2009: Latest trends and news in information technology

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The American population is experiencing many changes in 2009. Here’s a look at the latest trends and news in IT.

  • According to the article, “What’s Going to be Different in 2009,” telecommuting will become the norm. In the interest of saving energy, reducing overhead costs, and employing people on a global basis, organizations will ask fewer and fewer people to come to a central location to work. This will give both employers and employees flexibility over work schedules, and time wasted in commuting will be become useful time for family, personal pleasure, or for that second or third job many will take, http://www.ere.net/2009.
  • The average information-technology pro saw a 4.6% increase in salary from 2007, according to tech job site Dice.com, which surveyed close to 20,000 of its visitors, http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009. Security analysts got the biggest raises in 2008, followed by software engineers and application developers. Survey respondents also shared their top concerns including staying valuable to their employers (22%), fears that their jobs will be eliminated (20%) and that tech projects will get canceled (12%).
  • IT professionals will be happy to know that IT-related jobs are among the seven overall business careers noted as growing, http://education.yahoo.net/degrees. Others include HR management, sustainability architects, hospital administrators, accountants, marketing and engineering managers.
  • According to a recent IT survey, two-thirds of CIOs and IT executives believe that having a strong personal brand – an image that your colleagues think of when they hear your name - is "very important" to the IT department of their organization.
  • LinkedIn has created parameters around the number of connections one user may have. The reason? In the long run, the quality of connections with other users will matter more than the quantity. When it comes time for introductions to potential employers or important networking sources, you want to make sure the connection has your best interest in mind and creates a meaningful, trusted introduction, http://www.cio.com/article/477224.