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akashs

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:10 am
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Hi,

Nowadays,the Job openings for mainframes have reduced drastically especially in India.Is it the problem with the world IT market remaining Dull or migrating from mainframes to Technologies like SAP is a reason for downfall of mainframes.

Please post your ideas so that i can plan my future career based on tht.

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Akash
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enrico-sorichetti

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:11 pm
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not wise IMO to use forum replies to plan a career

anything anybody could say would be just pure speculation ...

the question has been asked and UNanswered quite a few times,
usually resulting in a waste of time for everybody

anyway, just to add a bit of noise...

all depends on where You want to stand in the ranks of an IT shop ...

not many people have the overall view of things

everything is getting more and more cubicle oriented
so what happens in Your cubicle stays there and most of the time it will be very independent on the platform

the only ones concerned with the <platform> will be the <system> people

the application people will be concerned <only>
with the proper business requirements ( for the design )
and the software used for the implementation ( and that might be platform independent )
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Gary McDowell

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:34 pm
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According to the US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Outlook… Employment of computer programmers is expected to increase by 12 percent from 2010 to 2020, about as fast as the average for all occupations. But…
www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/computer-programmers.htm#tab-6
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Akatsukami

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:42 pm
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akashs wrote:
Is it the problem with the world IT market [...] migrating from mainframes to Technologies like SAP is a reason for downfall of mainframes.

Anyone who can be deceived by such a statement ought not to be in IT in the first place.
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akashs

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:24 pm
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Hi Gary,

computer programmers is expected to increase by 12 percent from 2010 to 2020 but what about the demand for mainframe skills in Job market in the near future.

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Akash
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Gary McDowell

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:54 pm
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I have no idea. But mathematically it averages out to about 1.2 percent increase yearly from 2010 to 2020. The company I am in now has about 2,200 in IT and mostly mainframe.
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Pete Wilson

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:39 pm
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UK IT jobs, especially mainframe, have been decimated here in the UK over the last few years, mainly as a result of outsourcing to India. Maybe there's fewer jobs left to transfer now

A search of the global jobsites might give an indication if the outsourcing work is moving elsewhere.
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