[TechRepublic] How to solve the tech skills crisis? Make IT cool again

IT Leadership TechRepublic Member | March 15, 2012

How to solve the tech skills crisis? Make IT cool again Demand for IT workers is high, but how does the industry shake off its uncool image and attract new recruits? Read more Resource of the day Rethink Your Storage With IBM Data storage is an interesting thing. While it's easy to add more storage with band-aid solutions, before long, you'll need to seriously rethink how you store. For some advice, turn to this white paper. Nine cheat sheets you should keep handy for emergencies Marco Fioretti suggests nine free software cheat sheets you should have accessible at all times. When things go wrong, easy access to keyboard shortcuts and codes can save the day. Read more It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: March 2012 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's March 2012 patches in your organization. Read more 10 tasks to keep your IT department productive during slow times When work slows down, it's smart to catch up on back-burner tasks. You can keep your techs busy and get some necessary (but neglected) chores out of the way. Read more How businesses can best leverage Apple's new iPad features Erik Eckel looks at the innovations of the latest iPad that will be of particular benefit to business users. Read more Use office politics to your own advantage Office politics can have a good side as well as a bad side. In this blog, executive leadership coach provides some tips to make politics your friend. Read more Featured multimedia   Jason Hiner's 22 most useful iPad apps The iPad isn't a computer replacement for everyone, but it's very good at several basic functions. Here are 22 useful apps that play to its strengths. View on site Today's recommended downloads Download the IDC Ten Best Practices Report: Cloud Service Selection and Management (CSC) Live Webcast: Businesses Using Microsoft Office 365 Experience Amazing ROI (Microsoft) Rethink Your Storage With IBM (IBM) Making The Most of Technology Transitions (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) IBM Backup Storage Systems and Why You Want One (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic How to solve the tech skills crisis? Make IT cool again Demand for IT workers is high, but how does the industry shake off its uncool image and attract new recruits? TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise

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