Global Knowledge keeps up to date with trends in IT careers, certifications, and compensation. In this, our inaugural quarterly report, we offer a look at salaries for the top 25 IT jobs, organized by region. We also offer a look at the top certifications and in-depth analysis from our resident market research analyst. 

Bonus payments have long been a feature of the reward package for most IT professionals, but when the UKeconomy went into freefall during late 2008, many employers either reduced such payments or did away withthem altogether. 

This white paper explores employee performance in today's organizations and examines how poor data analysis is contributing to percentage increases. Discover the right way to measure performance by ensuring data validity through key tactics and realize how accurate measurements can help drive business success. 

With shrinking budgets and a number of employees set to retire, federal HR directors are having trouble with workforce planning. This white paper discusses how cloud-based workforce analytics and planning technologies can resolve these issues and help you regain control of workforce management. 

Somewhere between our in-depth consultants’ guides and our short AnalystNotes that discuss specific aspects of IT careers, there is a need for an up-to-dateoverview of IT career structures. This is it. 

There is a clear financial case that favors SMB adoption of virtual environments or cloud computing. The decision of which strategy to choose is less clear simply because the stakes are so high. This paper compares both strategies and point out the best option for SMBs. 

The first edition of Cloud Computing Review tackles the big questions about cloud computing, such as does the cloud really save you money? Find out about the hidden costs of cloud, as well as what you should pay attention to in cloud contracts. Plus, explore the link between enterprise applications and the cloud through a detailed case study. 

The right cloud computing solution makes it possible for call centers to eliminate barriers created by obsolete premise-based solutions, achieve customer service excellence and continue business success. Find out how inContact is helping hundreds of call centers greatly reduce costs while simultaneously increasing customer satisfaction levels. 

Beyond cost reduction, demonstrating the true value of cloud computing has its challenges. This paper, based on global research, reveals a direct link between cloud computing and business agility—how business outcomes are associated with agility, the role of IT for agile companies and the importance of cloud computing to business leaders. 

While some larger organizations continue to manage internal data center, many business managers are able to increase service levels, cover more users, and lower response times by outsourcing their out-dated server farms to third-party data centers and cloud computing providers. This white paper will define data centers and explore cloud networking. 

<p>Companies must continue to provide basic business services even as they transition to a cloud environment. This white paper highlights a unified computing strategy that can address issues associated with assembling infrastructure components, multiple switching layers, and more.</p> 

This paper examines cloud computing models for data warehousing and the differences between public versus private clouds. 

Cloud Computing is easy to deploy, flexible and cost-effective.  As federal agencies continue to outsource data management and operations to third-party cloud providers, their ability to ensure data integrity and privacy is becoming a potential security risk. Read this white paper to learn how you can manage Cloud Computing safely and efficiently.