CTS 2301 Notices

Linux Skills Are Hot in an Improving IT Hiring Front

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:00:00 EST

From Article By Katherine Noyes, PCWorld

(01/24/11) The hiring environment for information technology (IT) professionals last year was the best it's been since 2000, according to a recent Challenger, Gray & Christmas report, indicating that the technology industry has been more resilient than most during the weak economy. "These firms are definitely on the leading edge of the recovery, as companies across the country and around the globe begin to upgrade and reinvest in their technology," says Challenger, Gray & Christmas CEO John A. Challenger. The proliferation of smartphones and tablets has played a large part in keeping the tech industry thriving. Forrester Research predicts that 2011 technology spending will increase 7.5 percent in the U.S. and 7.1 percent globally. Skills in Linux are in particular demand, according to Dice research. "More and more devices and systems and services are built based on Linux, and therefore, more and more manufacturers and vendors are looking for Linux talent," says Intel's Dirk Hohndel. Linux professionals also tend to get as much as 10 percent more in salary than other IT workers, according to Dice.

Linux Skills Are Hot in an Improving IT Hiring Front

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST

CTS 2301 Syllabus

From Article By Nathan Eddy, in eWeek

(02/07/11) Information technology-related (IT) jobs experienced a net gain of 11,800 in January, the eighth straight month of positive growth, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Five bellwether IT job segments had a net gain of 74,200 jobs over the past 12 months, led by management and technical consulting services and computer systems design and related services segments, which together accounted for close to 95 percent of all new IT jobs. Foote Partners CEO David Foote says the government defines the IT professional narrowly, recognizing just 21 job titles, which are all traditional infrastructure jobs in systems analysis, programming, data communications and networks, tech support, and database administration. "The role of technology in the enterprise is now so pervasive that managing it is no longer entrusted to one group but instead split among every department, function, line of business and product group," Foote says. "The job of each one of these entities is to determine how to make the best use of information technology for producing revenues and profitability, building market share, ensuring satisfied customers, controlling costs, innovating solutions, and generally to stay competitive in their industries."

CTS-2301: Syllabus Updated

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:20:00 EST

CTS 2301 Syllabus

The syllabus has been updated for Spring 2012 term.

CTS-2301: Wiki Restored

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:20:00 EST

CTS 2301 Syllabus

The class wiki at http://YborStudent.hccfl.edu/UnixWiki/ has been rebuilt.

CTS-2301: Resources Updated

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:55:00 EST

CTS 2301 Syllabus

My first video production is available from the resources section. It is a screencast of a Fedora 16 installation on a VMware virtual machine. In addition, by popular demand, my lecture notes on computer busses is also available (see the resource "Computer Bus Info").