12.26.07

Are You Cut Out to be a Systems Analyst?

Posted in Information Systems/Technology at 8:47 am by Paul Ambrose

Systems Analysts are in good demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the growth of job opportunities systems analysts will be much better than average. Here at the MCS program we train you to be a good systems analyst. But are you really cut out to be one? Suzanne Thornberry of Tech Republic identifies 10 signs that you aren’t cut out to be a systems analyst. Here you go!

  1. You expect the business to conform to IT
  2. You don’t like working with upper management
  3. You can’t say “No”
  4. You can’t say “Yes”
  5. You hate BAND-AIDS and duct tape
  6. You’re just into the big picture
  7. You rely on intuition to make decisions
  8. You don’t listen
  9. You think compromising means losing
  10. You want to work 9 to 5 — only

Here’s a link to the full article.

12.10.07

When will they come?

Posted in Information Systems/Technology at 9:49 am by Paul Ambrose

There are more IS/IT jobs than students that graduate from IS programs. Here’s an article featuring a student in my Systems Analysis and Design class about his job hunt experience:

Help wanted: Talented information technology workers in high demand

So why aren’t more students rushing to this profession?

11.30.07

Best Practices for Speeding Up Your Web Site

Posted in Information Systems/Technology at 10:04 am by Paul Ambrose

Here’s some useful tips from Steve Souders on improving frontend performance of website:

  • Make Fewer HTTP Requests
  • Use a Content Delivery Network
  • Add an Expires Header
  • Gzip Components
  • Put Stylesheets at the Top
  • Put Scripts at the Bottom
  • Avoid CSS Expressions
  • Make JavaScript and CSS External
  • Reduce DNS Lookups
  • Minify JavaScript
  • Avoid Redirects
  • Remove Duplicate Scripts
  • Configure ETags
  • Make Ajax Cacheable

Addition details available on Yahoo! Developer Network

10.12.07

MCS ranked #1 IT program in the nation!

Posted in Course related at 10:51 am by Paul Ambrose

Our MCS program at UW-Whitewater has again been chosen as the top ranked four year, undergraduate computer degree program in North America for 2007 by the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP).

This is the eighth time MCS has received this prestigious award (1984, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007). No other school has won this award this many times!

09.17.07

The six consumer technologies that are destroying traditional IT

Posted in Information Systems/Technology at 8:54 am by Paul Ambrose

Tech Republic blogger Jason Hiner writes that IT departments need to watch the following consumer technologies as they could significantly impact tradiational IT operations:

  • USB flash drives
  • Rogue wireless access points
  • Web email of GB storage
  • BitTorrent and P2P
  • Personal smart phones
  • Instant message software.

All these technologies have a significant impact on corporate securtiy. The full article can be accessed here.

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