Half of US IT operations jobs to vanish in 2 decades?

[sandor]

http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/12...src=mcrss-1204

In an eyebrow-raising forecast, Gartner Inc. researchers said they believe that as many as 50 percent of the IT operational jobs in the U.S. could disappear over the next two decades because of improvements in data center technologies.

Donna Scott, a Gartner analyst, said IT workers face a situation similar to that in the manufacturing field, which has lost jobs over the past several decades as automation has improved. Similarly, standardization of IT infrastructure, applications and processes will lead to productivity improvements and a major shift in skill needs, she said.

"There will be more room to automate, and that means there will be reduced labor cost," said Scott. "This is a long-term change."

u know as things go in the usa, so they eventually do in jamaica ... where will you be in 20 years

[AngelsKiss]

http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/12...src=mcrss-1204

In an eyebrow-raising forecast, Gartner Inc. researchers said they believe that as many as 50 percent of the IT operational jobs in the U.S. could disappear over the next two decades because of improvements in data center technologies.

Donna Scott, a Gartner analyst, said IT workers face a situation similar to that in the manufacturing field, which has lost jobs over the past several decades as automation has improved. Similarly, standardization of IT infrastructure, applications and processes will lead to productivity improvements and a major shift in skill needs, she said.

"There will be more room to automate, and that means there will be reduced labor cost," said Scott. "This is a long-term change."

u know as things go in the usa, so they eventually do in jamaica ... where will you be in 20 years

I am not surprise about this and in fact saw this coming from a few years ago. It's like I have been saying, nowadays its best to try to have a second career.

[megiddo]

i believe that most of the job cuts will ocme to lower end workers. yes the manufacturing industry may have cut jobs but how many ceo's or IT professionals did they fire? remember they need some IT person to manage all of those robots

[Malloc-X]

programmers will always be needed

[Virus]

In 20 years i will be making those robots to replace all of u.

Programmers will always be needed

Didn't you watch ghost in the shell part 1, or the matrix - the architect (a program) wrote more programs e.g. the matrix, the merovingian, etc..)

the merovingian - mafia/program, wrote that cheesecake (program)

So eventually you will be obselete.... HAHAHAHAHAHA

[crosswire]

Who will write (the girl in the red dress) that was creative beyond the architect, the Big coder

[Virus]

What?? you mean the little indian girl was created by the programmer who created the architect

[megiddo]

just u wait till neo come and mash u crackers

[BlackCryptoKnight]

Well there will always be a need for security people
The hacking and malicious code industries aren't planning on having any layoffs or workforce reductions anytime soon.

[Virus]

Back to the matrix - agent smith/malicious program was..... Fine the security ppl get way.... for now.