Technology is one area that no one
in any industry can afford to grow
complacent about — tech is
changing so quickly that skills
you mastered last year may
already be outdated.
In such a quickly evolving industry
, information decays at a rate of
30% a year, according to Research
in Labor Economics, rendering
nearly a third of last year's tech
-related knowledge irrelevant.
But don't panic — there's a solution. Staying up-to-date with emergent technologies
and trends — as well as the skills needed to master them — will help you offset the
lightning-fast pace of skills disruption and keep you ahead of the curve.
Continuous learning is the key to maintaining an ongoing competitive advantage,
both for individuals and organizations.
On that note, here are the top six tech skills that Pluralsight has identified as not just
"nice to know," but "need to know," in 2015:
in any industry can afford to grow
complacent about — tech is
changing so quickly that skills
you mastered last year may
already be outdated.
In such a quickly evolving industry
, information decays at a rate of
30% a year, according to Research
in Labor Economics, rendering
nearly a third of last year's tech
-related knowledge irrelevant.
But don't panic — there's a solution. Staying up-to-date with emergent technologies
and trends — as well as the skills needed to master them — will help you offset the
lightning-fast pace of skills disruption and keep you ahead of the curve.
Continuous learning is the key to maintaining an ongoing competitive advantage,
both for individuals and organizations.
On that note, here are the top six tech skills that Pluralsight has identified as not just
"nice to know," but "need to know," in 2015:
As I've written recently, coding is the
number-one skill in demand today
worldwide. Although coding and
computer science are still
marginalized in the K-12 education
system, it's clear that the ability to
code has become as important as
other basic forms of literacy like
reading and math.
Fortunately, no matter what your age
or current comfort level with
technology there are ways to pick up intro coding skills — and many of them are free.
number-one skill in demand today
worldwide. Although coding and
computer science are still
marginalized in the K-12 education
system, it's clear that the ability to
code has become as important as
other basic forms of literacy like
reading and math.
Fortunately, no matter what your age
or current comfort level with
technology there are ways to pick up intro coding skills — and many of them are free.
According to Forbes, big data will
continue to grow in 2015, due in part
to the rise of the Internet of Things,
which has the power to embed
technology in practically anything.
As ever-larger volumes of data are
created , it's vital to know how to
collect and analyze that data -
particularly when it's related to
customer preferences and
business processes.
No matter what industry you're in, you'll miss out on key marketing and decision-making
opportunities by ignoring big data.
continue to grow in 2015, due in part
to the rise of the Internet of Things,
which has the power to embed
technology in practically anything.
As ever-larger volumes of data are
created , it's vital to know how to
collect and analyze that data -
particularly when it's related to
customer preferences and
business processes.
No matter what industry you're in, you'll miss out on key marketing and decision-making
opportunities by ignoring big data.
TechRadar reported this month that
2015 will be the year that the cloud
becomes the "new normal." The
reason, writes Mark Barrenechea
CEO of OpenText, is that costs
can be slashed as much as 90%
through digitization of information-
intensive processes.
Barrenechea predicts that by year-end,
we'll see "a world of hybrid
deployments in which some
information and applications reside in the cloud and the remainder resides on-premise."
Learning to utilize the cloud's flexible power can improve everything from your data
security to your collaboration ability.
2015 will be the year that the cloud
becomes the "new normal." The
reason, writes Mark Barrenechea
CEO of OpenText, is that costs
can be slashed as much as 90%
through digitization of information-
intensive processes.
Barrenechea predicts that by year-end,
we'll see "a world of hybrid
deployments in which some
information and applications reside in the cloud and the remainder resides on-premise."
Learning to utilize the cloud's flexible power can improve everything from your data
security to your collaboration ability.
As Six Dimensions states, "If you
don't have a mobile strategy, you
don't have a future strategy." This
has never been truer than in 2015,
the year in which The Guardian
predicts an increasing number
of companies will learn how to
mobilize their revenue-generating
processes, like making purchases
and depositing checks.
This is also the year that we'll hit
critical mass with the fusion of mobile and cloud computing, according to Forbes.
That means many more centrally coordinated apps will be usable on multiple devices.
don't have a mobile strategy, you
don't have a future strategy." This
has never been truer than in 2015,
the year in which The Guardian
predicts an increasing number
of companies will learn how to
mobilize their revenue-generating
processes, like making purchases
and depositing checks.
This is also the year that we'll hit
critical mass with the fusion of mobile and cloud computing, according to Forbes.
That means many more centrally coordinated apps will be usable on multiple devices.
Data keeps multiplying, which means
whatever message you hope to
communicate online must find
increasingly creative ways to break
through the noise.
That's where data visualization comes
in, which involves using a visual
representation of the data to discover
new information and breakthroughs.
Creative Bloq notes that this
technique can reveal details that
poring through dry data can't.
Fortunately, you don't have to be a web designer or developer to create compelling
infographics.
whatever message you hope to
communicate online must find
increasingly creative ways to break
through the noise.
That's where data visualization comes
in, which involves using a visual
representation of the data to discover
new information and breakthroughs.
Creative Bloq notes that this
technique can reveal details that
poring through dry data can't.
Fortunately, you don't have to be a web designer or developer to create compelling
infographics.
User experience (UX) designers
consider the end user's ease of
use, efficiency, and general
experience of interfacing with
a system (such as a website or
application).
Smashing Magazine notes that
while user experience has long
been important, it has become
more so recently in relation to
the diverse ways that users
can now access websites, including mobile and apps.
"The more complex the system, the more involved will the planning and architecture
have to be for it," writes Jacob Gube. But it's not just professional designers who
can benefit from understanding UX design — anyone can.
consider the end user's ease of
use, efficiency, and general
experience of interfacing with
a system (such as a website or
application).
Smashing Magazine notes that
while user experience has long
been important, it has become
more so recently in relation to
the diverse ways that users
can now access websites, including mobile and apps.
"The more complex the system, the more involved will the planning and architecture
have to be for it," writes Jacob Gube. But it's not just professional designers who
can benefit from understanding UX design — anyone can.
Sources:Times Of India
