Information Technology Career

This book is a consolidation of 16+ years of experience, knowledge, and tips gathered while working in the Information Technology Industry.

This audiobook is about the stuff you learn when you've worked for a boss you'd swear jumped out of a Dilbert cartoon; worked in a business whose performance careened up and down like a runaway clown car; when you've faced legal or ethical problems that needed the wisdom of Solomon to sort out while they roiled your guts at night; or when you've sat on the stand across from some third-rate Perry Mason, or tried to be one yourself.

A big-picture look at how the latest trends in information management and technology are impacting business models and innovation worldwide.... With all of the recent emphasis on "big data", analytics and visualization, and emerging technology architectures such as smartphone networks, social media, and cloud computing, the way we do business is undergoing rapid change. The right business model can create overnight sensations - think of Groupon, the iPad, or Facebook.

Without question, IT consultancy is one of the smartest jobs for the money, time, and flexibility it allows. For this reason, people qualified and yet to be qualified aspire to enter the IT consulting space. It then becomes a question of what is required, how to set up, get clients, and dominate competition. How to Start and Run IT Consultancy Business provides you with proven answers to these how's as well as the educational requirements, and the financial outlay for starting an IT firm.

Ignorance of technology is the new measure of illiteracy. Is it hurting you and your business? Are critical IT decisions being made by the right people in your organization? In many small to medium-sized companies, key business decisions are being made by the IT support folks (geeks), while technology decisions are being made by management. Too often signals get mixed and decisions with less than ideal judgment or clarity are made.

Many companies automatically assume that they have to hire an accountant to be capable of getting their business to the idea that they need it nevertheless, you won't need to hire an accountant. You merely should try to learn the fundamentals of accounting and you'll be in a position to be the financial expert of your business.

John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid show us how to look beyond mere information to the social context that creates and gives meaning to it. Arguing elegantly for the important role that human sociability plays, even - perhaps especially - in the digital world, The Social Life of Information gives us an optimistic look beyond the simplicities of information and individuals.

Is your IT system an asset or a hindrance to your organization's success? More important, can you tell the difference? Unlike other well-recognized professions, information technology is still in its infancy. With this book you will gain an understanding of how IT systems and tools can offer your organization the best chance to succeed.