 | | Doug Henschen | | | 7 Insights On Hiring Data Gurus Despite the weak economy and zero growth in many IT salary categories, business intelligence (BI), analytics, information-integration and data warehousing professionals are seeing a slow-but-steady rise in income. Our InformationWeek 2013 U.S. IT Salary Survey reveals that the median BI/analytics staff salary for 2013 is $90,000, up 1.8 percent from last year, according to 334 respondents in this category. The median BI/analytics manager salary is $119,000, up 2.2 percent from last year, according to 230 respondents. Keep in mind that these are median salary figures, and many factors will determine whether you'll pay (or be paid) more or less. Here are seven insights to keep in mind when hiring or taking a new job. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AND POST YOUR THOUGHTS | | | |  | | DOWNLOAD INFORMATIONWEEK'S DIGITAL SUPPLEMENT: UC DOLDRUMS Our 2013 Unified Communications Survey shows projects have stalled. We'll tell you why--and how to whip up more enthusiasm.
ALSO: The WebRTC open source project promises to make real-time communications easier, but it faces an uncertain future. DOWNLOAD NOW FREE (Registration Required) | |  COMMENTARY Tell Me Again: Why Rush Into Windows 8? By Kevin Casey There was a minor Internet riot last weekend over leaked information about Microsoft's Windows Blue, the upcoming release of--well, no one outside of Redmond really knows. It's not really a service pack and it's not really Windows 9, seems to be the general opinion. I'm not quite sure what it is, so I asked Forrester senior analyst David Johnson for his take. 8 Reasons Enterprise Architecture Programs Fail By Imre Kabai Enterprise architecture was conceived some 25 years ago to address the increasing complexity of IT systems and their poor alignment with business goals. The same problems still exist today, amplified by the accelerating pace of technology change. Why is it that EA programs are more likely to fail than succeed? Here are eight typical failure modes, followed by recommendations on how to avoid them. Netflix's Cloud Contest: More Companies Should Follow Suit By Joe Weinman Netflix recently announced the $100,000 Netflix Cloud Prize, dedicated to advancing cloud computing in 10 categories. Another InformationWeek article argued that Netflix is "ruining cloud computing" by focusing its innovation in a way the author, Joe Masters Emison, is concerned could "derail real IaaS competition." In my view, Netflix is free to select whichever partners they choose, and as far as the Netflix Cloud Prize is concerned, more companies should be looking to mimic its approach: leveraging the economics of contests, enhancing their own services and sharing core technology advances with everyone. Hope Battles Fear Over Student Data Integration By David F. Carr What if data about student performance were used to improve student performance, rather than solely to grade the student, the teacher and the school? Well, here comes an effort to do just that, big data style. Following close behind, here comes the privacy advocate freak-out. | JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By rsotol028: "Modern UI is the future. Some say that GUI is like a toy, not mature, etc. But if you think so, then stay with [Windows] XP, Vista or 7.
"The whole OS someday is going to be all Modern UI replacing the traditional desktop. Of course Microsoft needs more time to polish, finish it, and complete it. And please, Microsoft, make it one or two OSs only, with 64 bit only (with 32 bit capability)." In reply to: Windows Blue: What We Know View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply | | NEWS & ANALYSIS REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS
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