Big Data Skills in High Demand

Apache Hadoop Open Source driver in the big data development space

Big Data Skills and in High Demand and Pay Well - With enterprise focus moving towards "big data" there is an increased demand for technical and managerial skills. The focus is on then necessary skills and experience to develop, implement and manage it. In addition with the threat of cyberattacks, security is a key concern. As a result individuals with those skills are in high demand and compensation in is high.

Order Manager Blockchain Job DescriptionMany of the tools utilized are based on the open source platform Apache Hadoop. It is a software library which is the framework that allows for the distributed processing of large data sets across clusters of computers using simple programming models. With that in place, applications can be designed to scale up from single servers to thousands of machines, each offering local computation and storage.

This is accomplished not with hardware to deliver high-availability, rather the library itself is designed to detect and handle failures at the application layer, so delivering a highly-available service on top of a cluster of computers, each of which may be prone to failures.

Hadoop is not the only tool, but it is one that is highly prized in big data. In addition it has been around for some time and that provides a base of experienced IT pros that can be drawn upon. In Janco's preparation fits latest IT salary survey has identified ten big data skill areas that are in high demand along with some preliminary compensation numbers.

Big Data pay scale

Pay for big data IT professionals for these ten areas ranges for $130,000 to $180,000 -- or the high end for IT technical professionals.

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Blockchain is one of the "hottest" areas for employment in IT today. It is not uncommon for salaries to be in the range of $130K to $180K. This job description bundle is a must. This bundle will continue to be expanded and updated frequently, the update subscription service is a must.

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