Let's face it, IT roles have evolved and are no longer meant for the IT department alone. Most departments tend to have a technical person that can help make sense of data. These days, businesses encourage data democratization, meaning that everyone in the business is responsible for the information that the organization receives. Departments no longer have to wait for data to pass through IT before they receive it. The departments get information as it comes. Then, they make decisions based on that data.

IT Job Roles and Responsibilities

1. Project Manager

A project manager, in this case, is someone that plays a managerial role in a company’s project. In fact, this is one of the most important IT job roles. The manager is responsible for his or her team. He or she makes sure that deadlines are met, and the project proceeds as planned. It mainly includes planning, design, initiation, monitoring, execution, and control.

2. IT Director

In most cases, the term director is associated with big positions in a company, and is often associated with a board role. As one of the top IT job roles, the IT director is responsible for planning, managing and executing the core-infrastructure of a company. The primary role of the IT director is to oversee all the technology operations within the firm. The director then evaluates what his or her team does to make sure that the activities are in line with firm’s main objectives. On top of that, the IT director makes sure that all departments have their technology needs met by his or her team.

3. IT Manager

The rank of an IT manager is definitely lower than that of a director, however, the role is still very crucial for any IT department. Every IT department has staff members that are meant to deliver results at the end of the day. The IT manager supervises most of the workers in the IT department. He or she is in charge of motivating them and making sure that they do what they are supposed to do. The IT manager’s roles include monitoring, planning, coaching, disciplining employees, and counseling.

4. Software Engineer

This position can also be referred to as a software architect, system engineer or application programmer. The main work typically involves creating and programming system-level software such as database systems, operating systems, and embedded systems. Their primary role is to ensure that they understand how both software and hardware work and to use them appropriately. However, the responsibilities don’t stop there. The software engineer is also required to interact with both colleagues and clients to explain which system or solution is going to be more suitable for use.

5. Systems Analyst

A systems analyst can also be called a solutions specialist, product specialist or a systems engineer. Their primary work mainly involves identifying, analyzing, and coming up with new information systems that will provide a viable solution. This is mostly done as a response to the requests of customers or just for the business. They also have to make sure that they determine the costs and total time required to bring the information systems into effect.

6. Helpdesk Support

There are times when your team could encounter system problems. Perhaps, a piece of hardware or software has malfunctioned. You need helpdesk support to deal with such issues. This is a professional that knows about common computer problems. Without them, business operations could stall because an employee can be stranded, and there’s no one to help.

7. Network Designer

As much as helpdesk support can solve most IT problems, there are other issues that they can’t solve. You may experience system shutdowns or slow internet. In that case, you need an expert in maintaining communication systems. These professionals will also be responsible for setting up cyber security systems for the organization.

IT involves many job roles and responsibilities that all work hand-in-hand to deliver results. As you begin your business, you should know about these roles so that you can know which ones are going to be the most suitable for your firm.

Organizations That Use Python

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Here is a list of the organizations that use Python. This list is periodically updated by HSG’s software fans as well as the community at large.

Web Development

1. Yahoo Maps
Yahoo acquired Four11, whose address and mapping lookup services were implemented in Python. Yahoo Maps still uses Python today, as can be seen by examining its URLs.

2. Yahoo Groups
A comprehensive public archive of Internet mailing lists that was originally implemented in pure Python. At one point Scott Hassan, one of the founders of Findmail/eGroups (the company that was later acquired by Yahoo), reported that they had 180,000 lines of Python underlying everything from their 100% dynamic website to all email delivery, pumping out 200 messages/second on a single 400 MHz Pentium.

Ranking Programming Languages: Which are Gaining Popularity?

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Once again theTIOBE Programming Community has calculated the trends in popular programming languages on the web. Evaluating the updates in the index allows developers to assess the direction of certain programming skills that are rising or faltering in their field. According to the November 2013 report, three out of four languages currently ranking in the top twenty are languages defined by Microsoft. These are C#, SQL Server language Transact-SQL and Visual Basic.NET. Not surprising though, the top two languages that remain steady in the number one and two spots are Java and C.

How are the calculations measured? The information is gathered from five major search engines: Google, Bing, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, Amazon, YouTube and Baidu.

Top 20 Programming Languages: as of November 2013

C
Java
Objective-C
C++
C#
PHP
(Visual) Basic
Python
Transact-SQL
Java Script
Visual Basic.NET
Perl
Ruby
Pascal
Lisp
MATLAB
Delphi/Object Pascal
PL/SQL
COBOL
Assembly

Although the index is an important itemized guide of what people are searching for on the internet, it’s arguable that certain languages getting recognition is a direct result of early adopters posting tutorials and filling up discussion boards on current trends. Additionally, popular tech blogs pick up on technological shifts and broadcast related versions of the same themes.

When does the popularity of a software language matter?

If you want marketable skills, knowing what employers are looking for is beneficial. As an example, languages such as Java and Objective C are highly coveted in the smart-phone apps businesses.
A consistently shrinking language in usage is an indicator not only that employers are apt to pass on those skills but fall in danger of being obsolete.
Focusing on languages that are compatible with other developers increases your chances to participate on projects that companies are working on.

What are the best languages for getting into functional programming?

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Studying a functional programming language is a good way to discover new approaches to problems and different ways of thinking. Although functional programming has much in common with logic and imperative programming, it uses unique abstractions and a different toolset for solving problems. Likewise, many current mainstream languages are beginning to pick up and integrate various techniques and features from functional programming.

Many authorities feel that Haskell is a great introductory language for learning functional programming. However, there are various other possibilities, including Scheme, F#, Scala, Clojure, Erlang and others.

Haskell is widely recognized as a beautiful, concise and high-performing programming language. It is statically typed and supports various cool features that augment language expressivity, including currying and pattern matching. In addition to monads, the language support a type-class system based on methods; this enables higher encapsulation and abstraction. Advanced Haskell will require learning about combinators, lambda calculus and category theory. Haskell allows programmers to create extremely elegant solutions.

Scheme is another good learning language -- it has an extensive history in academia and a vast body of instructional documents. Based on the oldest functional language -- Lisp -- Scheme is actually very small and elegant. Studying Scheme will allow the programmer to master iteration and recursion, lambda functions and first-class functions, closures, and bottom-up design.

Supported by Microsoft and growing in popularity, F# is a multi-paradigm, functional-first programming language that derives from ML and incorporates features from numerous languages, including OCaml, Scala, Haskell and Erlang. F# is described as a functional language that also supports object-oriented and imperative techniques. It is a .NET family member. F# allows the programmer to create succinct, type-safe, expressive and efficient solutions. It excels at parallel I/O and parallel CPU programming, data-oriented programming, and algorithmic development.

Scala is a general-purpose programming and scripting language that is both functional and object-oriented. It has strong static types and supports numerous functional language techniques such as pattern matching, lazy evaluation, currying, algebraic types, immutability and tail recursion. Scala -- from "scalable language" -- enables coders to write extremely concise source code. The code is compiled into Java bytecode and executes on the ubiquitous JVM (Java virtual machine).

Like Scala, Clojure also runs on the Java virtual machine. Because it is based on Lisp, it treats code like data and supports macros. Clojure's immutability features and time-progression constructs enable the creation of robust multithreaded programs.

Erlang is a highly concurrent language and runtime. Initially created by Ericsson to enable real-time, fault-tolerant, distributed applications, Erlang code can be altered without halting the system. The language has a functional subset with single assignment, dynamic typing, and eager evaluation. Erlang has powerful explicit support for concurrent processes.

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Tech Life in Florida

Software developers in Florida, have reasonably great opportunities for development positions in Fortune 1000 companies scattered throughout the state. In town and in reach, Floridians have access to corporate headquarters for Citrix Systems, Tech Data Corporation, the SFN Group, and the Harris Corporation just to name a few.

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Software developers near Sanford have ample opportunities to meet like minded techie individuals, collaborate and expend their career choices by participating in Meet-Up Groups. The following is a list of Technology Groups in the area.

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Fortune 500 and 1000 companies in Florida that offer opportunities for Linux Unix developers

Company Name	City	Industry	Secondary Industry
Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS)	Jacksonville	Software and Internet	Data Analytics, Management and Storage
World Fuel Services Corporation	Miami	Energy and Utilities	Gasoline and Oil Refineries
SEACOR Holdings Inc.	Fort Lauderdale	Transportation and Storage	Marine and Inland Shipping
MasTec, Inc.	Miami	Business Services	Security Services
Health Management Associates, Inc.	Naples	Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech	Hospitals
B/E Aerospace, Inc.	Wellington	Manufacturing	Aerospace and Defense
Roper Industries, Inc.	Sarasota	Manufacturing	Manufacturing Other
AutoNation	Fort Lauderdale	Retail	Automobile Dealers
Watsco, Inc.	Miami	Wholesale and Distribution	Wholesale and Distribution Other
SFN Group	Fort Lauderdale	Business Services	HR and Recruiting Services
Tupperware Corporation	Orlando	Manufacturing	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing
AirTran Holdings, Inc.	Orlando	Travel, Recreation and Leisure	Passenger Airlines
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.	Tampa	Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech	Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech Other
Lennar Corporation	Miami	Real Estate and Construction	Real Estate Agents and Appraisers
HSN, Inc.	Saint Petersburg	Retail	Retail Other
Certegy	Saint Petersburg	Business Services	Business Services Other
Raymond James Financial, Inc.	Saint Petersburg	Financial Services	Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.	Jacksonville	Retail	Grocery and Specialty Food Stores
Jabil Circuit, Inc.	Saint Petersburg	Computers and Electronics	Semiconductor and Microchip Manufacturing
CSX Corporation	Jacksonville	Transportation and Storage	Freight Hauling (Rail and Truck)
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.	Jacksonville	Financial Services	Insurance and Risk Management
Tech Data Corporation	Clearwater	Consumer Services	Automotive Repair & Maintenance
TECO Energy, Inc.	Tampa	Manufacturing	Chemicals and Petrochemicals
Lincare Holdings Inc	Clearwater	Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech	Medical Supplies and Equipment
Chico's FAS Inc.	Fort Myers	Retail	Clothing and Shoes Stores
Burger King Corporation LLC	Miami	Retail	Restaurants and Bars
Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Lakeland	Retail	Grocery and Specialty Food Stores
Florida Power and Light Company	Juno Beach	Energy and Utilities	Gas and Electric Utilities
Ryder System, Inc.	Miami	Transportation and Storage	Freight Hauling (Rail and Truck)
Citrix Systems, Inc.	Fort Lauderdale	Software and Internet	Software and Internet Other
Harris Corporation	Melbourne	Telecommunications	Wireless and Mobile
Office Depot, Inc.	Boca Raton	Computers and Electronics	Audio, Video and Photography
Landstar System, Inc.	Jacksonville	Transportation and Storage	Freight Hauling (Rail and Truck)
Darden Restaurants, Inc.	Orlando	Retail	Restaurants and Bars
PSS World Medical, Inc.	Jacksonville	Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech	Medical Supplies and Equipment

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