10 Tech Skills You Should Develop During The Next Five Years
Date: July 23rd, 2007 Author: Debra Littlejohn Shinder If you want a job where you can train in a particular skill set and then never have to learn anything new, IT isn’t the field for you. But if you like to be constantly learning new things and developing new skills, you’re in the right business. In the late 80s, NetWare and IPX/SPX administration were the skills to have. Today, it’s all about TCP/IP and the Internet. Let’s take a look at some of the skills you should be thinking about developing to keep on top of things in the tech world in the next five years. #1: Voice over IP Many companies and consumers are already using VoIP for telephone services due to cost and convenience factors. According to a SearchVoIP.com article in June 2007, sales of pure IP PBX systems for the first quarter of 2007 increased 76% over the first quarter of the previous year. More and more companies are expected to go to VoIP, to either supplement or replace their traditional phone lines. And because Vo...