A recent study by the Economist Intelligence Unit found that two-thirds of respondents—607 executives (43 percent of them C-level and board executives) hailing from 20 different industries across the globe—say that the collection and analysis of data underpins their firm’s business strategy and day-to-day decision making.
IT may still be wrestling with the notion of cloud computing, but chief financial officers already believe.
odis, an IT Staffing firm recently compiled a list of five cities in particular where big data is driving job growth.
During June, more than 22,000 job ads were placed online for Mobile Developers in the US. Hiring demand for this talent has grown quickly, now up 159% year-over-year from June 2011 and marking a new high in the volume of available job listings.
Surge in hiring temporary workers account for one-third of U.S. job growth
This is a guest post by Christopher Yonker of Executive Strategy Group, a management consulting firm that works with growth-directed companies seeking to increase corporate revenue. He blogs about performance improvement and sales and marketing training. You can reach Chris on LinkedIn and Twitter.
New BLS job data has confirmed that a 21 percent increase in social media employment will take place. This represents tens of thousands of new jobs that will open up in 2013.
The staffing industry led employment growth in June by adding more than 25,000 jobs, according to seasonally adjusted employment data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This is a guest post by Dan Fisher. Dan is founder and managing director of the Menemsha Group, a provider of sales training and consulting services to the IT staffing industry. He blogs about IT staffing sales best practices. You can reach Dan on LinkedIn and Twitter.
A recent study found that SME’s are investing in big data at faster rate than larger companies. Mobile devices and social media are prompting businesses to leverage big data to boost competitiveness.
