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8 High-Demand Specializations for a Successful Tech Career

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The competencies companies look for are constantly evolving—but artificial intelligence and machine learning, Internet of Things, data science and big data, cybersecurity, blockchain technology, robotic process automation, DevOps and cloud technology are in high demand today.

Technology is changing the way we see the world and the way we work. Here are eight popular areas of technology that have become the preferred career choice for many individuals:

1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence (AI) enables machines to interact with humans. Machine learning (ML) is a subset of AI. ML allows machines to make accurate predictions at almost a human-level intelligence. The world will need many AI experts in the future. (Also read: Best Artificial Intelligence Learning Resources Online in 2021.)

2. Internet Of Things

Internet of Things (IoT) connects everyday physical devices to other devices that can send and receive data, with very little human interference. In other words, it’s a giant network of interconnected devices through the internet. IoT offers new graduates and experienced workers a bright career in recent times. Skills for managing distributed networks and Secure Access at the Edge (SASE) are in tremendous demand.

3. Data Science and Big Data

Data science is a major successful career path in today’s age. The devices we use are changing, getting more complex and collectively producing a vast amount of data every day. To monetize this data, organizations can hire skilled data scientists, but they also need business intelligence analysts who can work with big data in a distributed architecture. (Also read: Online Learning: 5 Helpful Big Data Courses.)

4. Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is the technological practice of protecting computer systems, networks, servers, programs and digital devices from malicious attacks. It includes information security, network security, application security and operational security.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic’s onset, it’s become acceptable for workers to do their jobs remotely. Pandemic lockdowns have also increased the use of e-commerce websites. Collectively, these situations have made network and computer systems more vulnerable to cybercriminals. As a result, cybersecurity has become one of the most in-demand tech specialties. (Also read: The Cyberattacks Pandemic: A Look At Cybercrime in the COVID-19 Era.)

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5. Blockchain Technology

Blockchain technology is a type of distributed database. It’s also called a “digital ledger” and it’s used to securely (and permanently) record transactional data. Blockchain technology is often associated with cryptocurrency and Bitcoin-related transactions, but this digital ledger technology can be used for any type of transaction. (Also read: Why Data Scientists Are Falling in Love With Blockchain Technology.)

6. Robotic Process Automation

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is another rising technology that’s used to automate business processes. A lot of repetitive tasks happen daily in businesses. Because RPA technology can automate workflows across multiple applications, it often becomes the first application of AI for many companies.

7. DevOps

DevOps is a software development model word made of two words:

  1. Development (Dev).
  2. Operations (Ops).

The goal of DevOps is to provide internal and external clients with fast, high-quality software delivery services. This emerging field also has good potential for career advancement because it purposely breaks down the silo walls that once separated development and operations teams, which in turn, encourages team members to expand their skill sets. (Also read: DevOps Managers Explain What They Do)

8. Cloud Technology

Cloud technology has changed business operations on a large scale, namely by helping them reduce costs and save time. Therefore, cloud engineers and developers are now in high demand in many companies.

Conclusion

Choosing the right career is the first step to success. Industries are changing rapidlywith technological advancement creating new opportunities. And, as new jobs are introduced, some old jobs are getting removed.

The technology specializations mentioned here can offer the brightest career path for the future. Hopefully, these technologies will dominate the tech world in the future and create new job opportunities worldwide.

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Kuntal Chakraborty
Technology Writer
Kuntal Chakraborty
Technology Writer

Kuntal Chakraborty is an Information Technology Engineer by profession and education and the founder of Philarity.com. He has rich technical expertise working as a Systems Engineer and Network Engineer at Siemens and Atos. Kuntal has also worked in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) domains in different roles. Besides, he has a deep interest in Cyber security and published a few articles on it in some international publications. He has also created and successfully published some Alexa skills as a part of Amazon Alexa crowd developer community.