Half of U.S. I.T. Operations Jobs to Vanish 625
Ant writes "A MacCentral article says Gartner, Inc. researchers 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."
Improvements in data center technologies? (Score:5, Funny)
Uk government (Score:5, Funny)
Bugs (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Improvements in data center technologies? (Score:2, Funny)
Damn you Bourne! (Score:3, Funny)
Wait.... (Score:2, Funny)
Quoting Charles Wang on Gartner (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Yeah, right. 2024 will be exactly like that. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Helpdesk (Score:5, Funny)
Re:10 to 20 years (Score:5, Funny)
Like operating the point-of-sale terminal at the local Piggly Wiggly [pigglywiggly.com]???
Re:Yeah, right. 2024 will be exactly like that. (Score:5, Funny)
Dear Mom,
I know you don't think I can see the future but I can. In 2004 we will all be selling the shit out of our basements on eBay, listening to huge music libraries on devices the size of a deck of cards and spending our work days trolling Slashdot.
Now please get me out of this place. I don't like the doctors and want to come home.
Love,
Your son the burrito
Dec. 14th, 1984.
Re:Historically.. (Score:1, Funny)
Thus creating the pink goo phenomenon, where the world is consumed by pink warm fuzzy mufflers.
Re:10 to 20 years (Score:3, Funny)
Screw that! What about all the people who lost their jobs when the buggy whip industry when belly up? They still haven't found a replacement in 100 years.
Re:Helpdesk (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Improvements in data center technologies? (Score:4, Funny)
Besides, this is a GOOD thing. This will free up more of our time to devote to entertainment and learning. Granted, we will need a major cultural and economic shift towards a system where the state provides equal access to resources for all whether you are employed or not, but that is not a big deal. Imagine a world where the only people that have to work are those that WANT to work and the rest of us can sit and play games or read books or watch TV all day and not worry about where the food will come from or the housing will come from. It will be provided by the government.
back to the toll booth (Score:2, Funny)
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"Today Asok the intern learns that life is not like 'Star Trek'."
I would like this sort of world myself, but unfortunately I think Paramount got it right... it's gonna take a couple hundred years.
Re:Improvements in data center technologies? (Score:2, Funny)
No wonder no one can get a job! We have to compete with guys from the 80s!
Re:Improvements in data center technologies? (Score:3, Funny)
Self-scan needs some work (Score:4, Funny)
Slow, booming female voice: "Please place your (pause) 'Comfort Shit hemorrhoid cream' (pause) on the belt."
Slow, booming female voice: "Please make sure that your (pause) 'Comfort Shit hemorrhoid cream' (pause) is on the belt."
Slow, booming female voice: "Please call the attendant to clear your (pause) 'Comfort Shit hemorrhoid cream' (pause) from the scanning area."
Right. It's gonna take some work, at least in my local Stop & Grope.