Stories about: Brainbench

Anyone who has worked in IT for more than five minutes knows that the field has been in a dramatic transformation for the past 10 years, invading and conquering other organizational domains such as communications and security, while also wrestling with the new issues that technology has wrought such as employee mobility. In most organizations, IT has had to transform itself from a bunch of techies installing and troubleshooting equipment to a key enabler of business strategy and competitiveness.

Back in the 1800s, many educated people became practitioners of the bogus, bigoted "science" of phrenology, which used skull measurements to determine the capabilities of one's brain and the quality of one's character. You may remember -- if you were born in the 1800s or watch a lot of Discovery Channel -- seeing those phrenological drawings of folks' skulls divided into little compartments that specified the function of the parts of the brain within.

With a surging growth level, OpenSource is an increasing part of computer networks, but specific training for the sector hasn’t yet caught up. Tim Mendham reports.

If there was ever a time to consider IT training, then now’s that moment.

An unemployed Web developer who was laid off at the end of March writes that despite his best efforts, he can't find another position.

Insurance firm Travelers Property Casualty Corp. had a policy problem on its hands. The company's decentralized training strategy made it tough to effectively track course attendance and ensure curriculum was relevant for its 2,000 IT pros.

A new report about IT skills reveals two trends: In the U.S., if you're hunting for IT talent, shop in the big metropolitan regions. Overseas, if you're in the market for IT professionals, Romania and China are hot spots to watch.

Women in IT are closing the salary gap between their male counterparts, according to the results of Brainbench's 2001-2002 IT Salary Survey. While IT is still dominated by men, women are making significant progress towards pay parity.

At one time even customer-facing Web sites were nothing more than HTML brochures. As Web sites have become increasingly complex, more and more companies are turning to outsourced partners to handle services such as caching, content feeds, and secure credit card transactions.