Businesses are actively seeking professionals with Microsoft Windows (NT/2000/XP) administration skills, according to CIOs surveyed. Forty-six percent of respondents said this expertise was in greatest demand within their IT departments. Checkpoint firewall administration and wireless network management are also hot specialties, each receiving 15 percent of the response. SQL Server management and Cisco network administration were named the most in-demand skill sets by 13 percent of technology executives, respectively. (Note: Survey respondents were allowed multiple answers.)
When asked which specialties were experiencing the most growth within their IT departments, 20 percent of CIOs said networking. Information security followed, with 13 percent of the response, while help desk/end-user support received 11 percent of the response.
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