Exploring IT Denver, CO April 8, 2010

Agenda Welcome Quick Quiz on IT Careers The Future of IT The Demand The Scarcity Types of Careers in IT Overview Examples Host Visit Overviews

Agenda Welcome Quick Quiz on IT Careers The Future of IT The Demand The Scarcity Types of Careers in IT Overview Examples Host Visit Overviews

Quiz… is it TRUE or FALSE? Students who graduate with technical degrees struggle today with finding jobs.  All IT jobs are going to be “outsourced” to India and China.  All the interesting technologies have already been developed, so it is too late to go into an IT career. If you go into an IT career, you are pretty much locked into that for life.  You spend more time working alone than working with other people in an IT job.  Only nerdy guys go into IT careers. IT is one of the highest paying careers right out of college. 

Agenda Welcome Quick Quiz on IT Careers The Future of IT The Demand The Scarcity Types of Careers in IT Overview Examples Host Visit Overviews

Factors Driving Technology Growth 1 Year 3 Years 10 Rapid Consumer Adoption Technology Convergence Silicon Economics

Some of the Fastest Growing Jobs

Declining Technical Majors in the US

Agenda Welcome Quick Quiz on IT Careers The Future of IT The Demand The Scarcity Types of Careers in IT Overview Examples Host Visit Overviews

Example Corporate IT Opportunities CEO Chief Information Officer VP of Architecture VP of Application Development VP of Operations VP of Program Office Enterprise Architect Technical Architect Security Specialist Business Analyst Web Designer Developer Testing Specialist Network Administrator Systems Administrator Database Administrator Help Desk Analyst Project Manager Customer Relationship Manager Vendor Manager

Example Other IT Opportunities Technology Products Product Developer Product Support Specialist Sales Associate Managed Services Network Manager Systems Analyst Help Desk Support Specialist Service Providers Requirements Analyst Web Designer Application Developer Testing Analyst Architect IT Strategist

Agenda Welcome Quick Quiz on IT Careers The Future of IT The Demand The Scarcity Types of Careers in IT Overview Examples Host Visit Overviews

Host Visit Overviews Logistics Host visits will be at these locations: Thurs, 4/15 MapQuest (downtown Denver) Thurs, 4/22 SysTest Labs (downtown Denver) Wed, 4/27 ViaWest (near I-225 & Parker Rd.) All visits will be from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM You are responsible for your own transportation and parking at the location (see maps)

Host Visit Overviews MapQuest Company Overview Helps people find places Three business units Internet (mapquest.com) Wireless Business Exploring IT Visit Highlights Office Tour Demo of Software Development Lifecycle Requirements Development Testing Releases Discussion of mobile technology challenges Career Opportunities Overview

Host Visit Overviews ViaWest Company Overview Manages IT infrastructure, clients include: Denver Broncos Chipolte Frontier Airlines Vail Resorts Services include: Colocation Managed Hosting Exploring IT Visit Highlights Datacenter Tour Demo of Network Operations Center Career Opportunities Network engineer Systems Engineering Data Center Operation

Host Visit Overviews SysTest Labs Company Overview Consulting services: Software testing Quality assurance (QA) Independent verification and validation Three lines of business: Government Commercial Compliance Exploring IT Visit Highlights Company History Testing Lab Tour Demonstration of digital voyce™ Provides information and reputation management protection by monitoring the web Career Opportunities

MapQuest 555 17th Street, Suite 1600, Denver, CO Thurs, 4/15/2010, 6 PM Meet in lobby No parking on 16th Street Mall Some street parking on Welton, meters take coins, feed $2 for 2 hours Denver Pavilions offers underground parking spaces accessed off Welton Street, $8 for 2 hours SysTest Labs 216 16th Street, Suite 700, Denver, CO Thurs, 4/22/2010, 6 PM Meet in lobby

ViaWest 11900 E. Cornell, Aurora, CO Wed, 4/28/2010, 6 PM Parking just east of the building

Questions?