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Competition Is Mounting for Systems Engineering Skill Sets [GENERAL CERTIFICATION NEWS]

An article on the eWeek.com website by Don E. Sears is calling out to IT Pros - “Enterprise and network architects, listen up: Your skills are a hot commodity as companies mount new initiatives in automating and virtualizing the data center and desktop” I’ve stated this many times over the past year in person and on many prior posts; the economy IS slowly (very slowly) recovering. As such there is a small but increasing demand for people with IT skills. While the well is sort of full with water due to layoffs from the worldwide recession, this is slowly and subtlety changing. The well will begin to run low over the next 12 to 18 months in my opinion. Some places are hiring and they are trying to grab who they can with the skill sets they need at a reduced salary cost, mainly due to the power position of hiring in this recession where there are still skilled people out of work and looking for employment. At some point we’ll reach a tipping point; some catalyst will force a majo

MSDN EVENT - Register now for a Windows Phone 7 Firestarter event in Farmington, CT [GENERAL TECHNOLOGY]

Free admission. Farmington, CT Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010 9:00am - 5:00pm Hartford Marriott Farmington 15 Farm Springs Rd Farmington, CT 06032 Events run from 9:00am - 5:00pm Seating for the live event is limited, so register today. For more information or to register, visit > www.msdnevents.com/firestarter OR CALL 1-877-MSEVENT You are invited to join your local Microsoft Developer Evangelists for an inside look at the Windows Phone 7 platform. You'll learn how to harness the strength of Silverlight and XNA to create compelling user experiences with rich, multi-media content. We'll also outline the new distribution and revenue opportunities Windows Phone 7 and the Windows Marketplace offer to web, game, mobile and interactive developers and application publishers. Morning Sessions Introduction to Windows Phone Development and the WP7 platform Building Windows Phone 7 Applications with Silverlight Building Windows Phone 7