Americas Hottest Jobs 2007 – from Business 2.0

Americas Hottest Jobs 2007 – from Business 2.0 Many computer-based careers are in this list!

On the Job with a Network Manager > A Day in the Life of a Network Manager

On the Job with a Network Manager > A Day in the Life of a Network Manager
“This chapter presents a number of scenarios to give an impression of the types of activities that are performed by people who run networks for a living.” A free chapter from an Introduction to Networking book.

Free Network Management Systems

JFFNMS – Just for Fun Network Management System and OpenNMS. These are two network management systems, both currently available free. The second is a fully  open source project housed on sourceforge and claims (with some justification) to be an “enterprise class” nms.

Why choose Java?

Mark Lam s Blog: Why choose Java? Good article which explains why Java is a good choice for a wide variety of projects. (via digg)

How to Break Into the IT Industry

CertMag.com Newbies: How to Break Into the IT Industry “Although there’s clearly no single path that every newbie looking to break into IT needs to follow, there are some characteristics and traits the IT professional will encounter on the career path.”

Shortage of Skilled Labor in China, India and Emerging Markets

World Labor Shortage: Shortage of Skilled Labor in China, India and Emerging Markets The Global Guru -
“At first, the flood of three billion new workers into the global marketplace for labor was a boon to employers across the globe. But cost cutting strategies, like offshoring and outsourcing work to low-wage countries, are running out of gas far sooner than many expected.”