10 best IT jobs right now

IT professionals looking to find new employment or upgrade their current positions should investigate job opportunities that address growing demand for technologies such as virtualization, cloud, network security and social computing skills.

IT firms predict hiring increase

Hiring in the information technology field is expected to continue to increase in coming months, according to a survey by Oakbrook Terrace-based Comptia, a professional group for IT professionals.

While more hiring is expected to take place in China and India, that doesn't necessarily mean the worst for local tech workers.

"Quite the contrary, we see a need for more people in IT careers right now," said Comptia spokesman Steve Ostrowski.

How to approach IT staffing in today's data center

At one time, it took a small army of highly trained and experienced IT professionals to run a corporate data center. But the persistent advances of technology and changing business perceptions have changed the nature of IT staffing.

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