July saw a loss of 134,000 IT jobs, but net IT employment is still up by more than 203,000 positions since the outbreak of COVID-19.
Post-Pandemic IT Landscape Demands a New Data Center Paradigm
Network pros can be learning new technologies - 5G, edge networking, security, automated management - during the pandemic to support shifting IT priorities.
A Cisco report on IT trends says new jobs to address changing IT needs include business translator, network guardian and network detective.
Recruiting site Glassdoor reports says the month from early March to early April was as bad for IT jobs - and jobs in general - as the first nine months of the Great Recession.
IT pros considering Cisco professional certifications to improve their CVs face new requirements that address hot areas such as IoT and SD-WAN and new choices that include programming certifications.
Cisco's CCNA, CCNP, and CCIE certifications have changed as of Feb. 24 to emphasize areas such as network programmability, multi-cloud, Internet of Things, SD-WAN, and other software-focused initiatives.
Organizations are turning to hybrid cloud technology for greater agility, security, compliance and other benefits. Now they face the challenge of making everything work together seamlessly.
Major changes to Cisco's certification program emphasize network programming, automation.
Hybrid cloud training can help enterprise IT professionals who are trying to optimize private and public cloud resources.
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