http://blog.verkom.ie Verkom's Blog - Updates on IT Jobs & Careers in Ireland Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:18:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Virtualization is one of the fastest growing areas in the current I.T. market.  Deemed as “Green IT”,  it is providing opportunities to improve computer performance and end user productivity as well as cutting costs.  Virtualization at the server level is more established, however, desktop virtualisation is gaining ground.  Virtualization’s value comes ... http://blog.verkom.ie/2010/07/virtual-is-the-new-reality/ “… Ireland exited the recession during the first quarter of 2010”; I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard the newsreader announce the bulletin on Wednesday morning when I was scrambling to get ready for work. I envisaged skipping to work as my fellow Irishmen and women hooted with joy ... http://blog.verkom.ie/2010/07/o-say-can-you-see-%e2%80%93-o-save-us-i-t/ Before Computex the worlds second-biggest IT trade fair kicked off earlier this month, the hype about which tablet personal computer would challenge the ipad was in full swing! Jen-hsun Huang, chief executive of Nvidia, the specialist graphics company that is also a big supplier of chips for tablet PCs kicked things ... http://blog.verkom.ie/2010/06/tablets-to-become-biggest-computing-category/ May 2010 saw the highest number of new professional jobs coming on to the market  in any one month since October 2008 The volume of new professional job vacancies in Ireland increased by 15% month-on-month in May 2010  Compared to the same month a year ago, there was a 33% increase in ... http://blog.verkom.ie/2010/06/ireland-sees-15-rise-in-professional-job-vacancies-in-may-2010/ The gaming industry is a rapidly growing industry that can provide lucrative opportunities. USA and Japan remains the hub for gaming development, but can Irish firms break into this market? The barrier for entry to this lucrative multibillion dollar multi-platform gaming industry may be too big for Irish firms given the ... http://blog.verkom.ie/2010/06/get-your-game-face-on/ Data Growth has continued to explode over the last year with a new report claiming a worldwide rise of 62%.  With so much information streaming into and out of organizations from call centers, customer Internet forms, point-of-sale contact information, Web-based applications and other customer information systems, data quality and ... http://blog.verkom.ie/2010/06/the-data-explosion/ What is Java?  To those outside the IT industry it probably brings to mind a brand of coffee or an exotic island somewhere. To those of us within the IT world it’s a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun and released in 1995.  It is one of the ... http://blog.verkom.ie/2010/06/java/ Following on from our topic of the iphone v Nexus One, we thought it was worth taking time out to look at the mobile market on the whole. With mobile phone sales on the increase year on year, clearly this is a profitable industry that has potential to drive forward our recovery. Recent research ... http://blog.verkom.ie/2010/05/upwardly-mobile/ We are delighted to announce the launch of our 2010 Salary Guide!  As part of the Premier Group, we continuously monitor market trends.  Since our 2009 Salary Guide the Irish employment market has clearly undergone significant changes and continues to experience very challenging economic conditions.  In the midst of such uncertainty ... http://blog.verkom.ie/2010/05/verkom%e2%80%99s-2010-salary-guide-launched-today/ Social Media ROI (Return on Investment)  Social Media = Positive ROI Over 300,000 businesses have a presence on facebook. Gary Vaynerchuk grew his family business from $4 million to $50 million using social media. Vaynerchuk found: $15,000 in Direct Mail = 200 new customers. $7,500 in Billboards = 300 new customers. $0 on Twitter = 1,800 new ... http://blog.verkom.ie/2010/05/social-media-return-on-investment/