Survey says: New Tech Boosts Careers

By Greg McNevin

December 6, 2007: Storage capacity management firm MonoSphere has released the results of a new survey on IT careers, finding that unsurprisingly, employees who bring in new technologies to automate processes and make savings end up having more successful careers.

The survey attracted 112 respondents, the majority of which claimed to have worked at the same company for three to five years. Out of this group, 60 percent of IT decision makers (from managers to CIOs) identified championing technology that cut costs, enabling more capital to be allocated to other projects, as having the biggest impact on employee success.

Championing technology that automates mission-critical processes for the company was acknowledged as having the second biggest impact.

Monosphere claims that the survey reveals that metrics on storage availability, customer feedback, and backup processes are important aspects in determining employee raises or promotions, and that it normally takes five to seven years of experience before employees are promoted to management.

It also says that the study shows that storage professionals are generally happy in their current roles, with 77 percent saying they like or love their jobs.

“As the year ends, we wanted to take a close look at what would help storage professionals advance in their careers, and we noticed that embracing new technologies that save the company millions of dollars in hardware costs and automate current processes topped the list,” said Frank Kettenstock, vice president of marketing at MonoSphere.

“Our survey clearly indicated that in today’s IT world, employees who recommend or purchase leading-edge storage technologies that have a clear return on investment are rewarded.”

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