r/InformationTechnology

I don’t have the figures of this but after buying dinner for another Gen Y lady for awhile and seeing her massive addiction to Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook WhatsApp and who knows what was quite concerning to me. Recently I have taken from her and have been on Muzz, Reddit, salams, tinder, bumble and upward and I see it as negatively impacting my concentration on my career.

My only positive platforms right now are stackoverflow, LinkedIn, GitHub and codementor.
All career based.

When I find a wife will I be threatened by her activity in social media? Will I have to make all these accounts and do all this stuff with social media just to keep her from divorcing me?

How will I concentrate on my career, as I am not a sales professional or marketing guru:

Also any tips of references on social media addiction and what we can do to gain back our focus on the real world problems before us.

I’m in the early stages of developing a new venture but have no background in technology or software development. I’d love any advice on how someone in my position should get started, including recommended resources for learning about building and launching digital products, common pitfalls to avoid when creating something scalable, and the best approach to turning an idea into a viable product.
Additionally, if you happen to know any software engineers or developers who might be open to an internship, contract, or freelance opportunity, I would greatly appreciate an introduction or recommendation.

I've got an entrance exam and an interview coming up where I need to show that I am interested in this field of study, I have built my own PC and i'm more or less a techie. What do you suggest I should learn additionally before going to the exam and interview?
I hope this post fits the subreddit,
Thank you in advance

I was not ready to accept that IT service will face de-growth in absolute term. Yes, absolute top line will fell. AI models like Claude, Co-pilot, Cursor so on, all will destroy fundamental hours based service delivery business model of Indian IT Services.

Initially I was thinking by AI integration more work will come these and that. But something different way AI is unfolding.

Global players directly getting access to Al models. They giving half finished work. Rest small amount of works ultimately if left done by services companies.

Simply means that higher productivity of Claude and ChatGPT models eating Indian services jobs. In other words higher their coding platform revenue then lesser Indian IT services growth. Indian IT is pure anti-AI global play. Now I am accepting this view point.

Issue doesn’t stop here. 8 million IT jobs there in India. First of all almost rare new job addition to this IT service. Second, almost no change of salary hike possibilities left. In worst case scenario, if there is de growth in the sector then there are massive level of debt taken by this workforce from our Banks, NBFCs, Insurance policies so on. They will get negatively affected from these 8 million top paying jobs. So, IT de growth will derail BFSI stability.

Still hoping these things doesn’t come true. But one after another cards getting open then more and more this film getting real. Let’s see what happens ultimately.

In my previous role I managed a team of engineers tasked with legacy on prem to cloud migrations and server deployments and reported directly to our VP. I had done that for the last 5 years and was an Infrastructure & Systems Specialist for 5 years prior.
I was let go due to “Position Elimination” 03/25 and decided to take a year off due to health reasons but I’ve recently accepted a job offer as an IT SysAdmin for a small school system with only 1 other IT guy.

Oddly enough, I guess I’m a bit nervous. Not about the work but the change in work flow. I’m looking to see if anyone’s got some pointers or has had a similar transition?

Hi. I have had my yahoo email account stolen by my ex. I need to get details like dates and locations of changes that have been made to passwords and recovery options etc.
Spoken with Apple and have been told to contact yahoo.
I am based in Australia and can’t find anyone to speak to with email, chat or on the phone at Yahoo to request this information.
Yahoo help - doesn’t actually me with how to get the information.

Can anyone suggest how I can contact Yahoo
🙏

I recently graduated with a BS in CS in September and have been applying to jobs mainly entry level and haven’t got anything to stick. I’m not into coding I’m not good at it and looking for something at least entry level that can get my foot in the door. Where do I start and what should I focus on? Willing to get certs too. I’m also 28. Thank you

Hi everyone,

I’m currently working in the data field and actively exploring opportunities in Data Engineering / Analyst / Data - related roles.

I’m also trying to build my network in tech and stay updated with job openings.

If anyone is open to referring, sharing advice, or knows any good WhatsApp/Telegram/Reddit communities for:
• Data Engineering
• Azure / Databricks / Palantir Foundry
• Tech networking
• Job updates (Middle East)

Please comment or DM me.

A little about me:
• Experience as a Data Engineer
• Skills : Palantir Foundry, Microsoft Azure / Databricks, MySQL, PySpark, Power BI
• Actively looking for job opportunities

Thanks in advance — would really appreciate any help 🙌

Been doing a quarterly IT review for two years. Ticket volume, resolution time, SLA adherance. Leadership nods as always meeting ends and nothing happens.

I don't think metrics are wrong exactly but I also don't think they're answering any question a VP of finance is actually asking. 94% SLA adherence is meaningless to someone who doesn't know what an SLA is. And ticket volume going down couldmean your team is getting more efficient or it could mean employee have stopped bothering to report things.what yall using that actually landing for other people in these reviews.

Am aplicat si primit feedback pozitiv dupa interviu pe pozitia asta de tse - entry level la microsoft. La primul telefon de dinainte de interviu am zis expected salary 6000 ron/month net. Dupa interviu am primit direct oferta pe mail, fara nicio negociere inainte cu 5200. Am trimis mail inapoi la recruiter, pentru o negociere. Este un pas bun daca vreau sa intru in domeniul de programare/software? Eu lucrez ca si inginer de verificare digitala pe chip-uri, deci hardware cu salariu de 5600 in momentul de fata.
Goal-ul meu e sa invat in zona de cloud, devops, fac cursuri in momentul de fata, incerc sa fac niste proiecte relevante.

Astept pareri/sfaturi. Mersi!

I’ve been working help desk for a while, and I’m trying to move into something more technical. Maybe junior sysadmin, desktop engineering, or network support.

I’m struggling to explain the work in a way that shows troubleshooting judgment.

Day to day I handle shared drive access issues, failed laptop images, SSO login loops, or a user who can’t reach one internal app while everything else works. I check the basics first, ask better questions, read logs, and avoid changing five things at once.

When I talk about it, I sometimes make it sound too simple. I end up saying something like, “The user couldn’t access the shared drive, so I checked permissions, had them sign out and back in, confirmed the mapped drive path, and resolved it.” That’s true, and it can sound like I clicked through a ticket.

It leaves out the reasoning. I suspected access first, ruled out a wider file server issue, checked the user group before touching the machine, and had a next step ready if that failed.

Lately I’ve been going back through old tickets and writing out what I checked first, where I could have wasted time, and what I learned. I’ve also practiced with ChatGPT and Beyz interview helper to rehearse follow-ups and keep the reasoning in view.

How do you explain troubleshooting in a way that shows the reasoning behind it?

I’ve seen people describe Gartner as a glorified marketing firm, and I’m curious what people actually mean by that.
From what I’ve seen, that criticism seems to come more from analyst relations teams at technology vendors (that don’t get on Quadrants) than from IT organizations themselves. Is that accurate, or do IT leaders and practitioners generally feel the same way?
Is the criticism mainly about Magic Quadrant visuals, or does it extend to Gartner analysts as well?
For those of you who have worked with directly with Gartner analysts, not just used Magic Quadrants, did/do you find they added value outside of technology purchasing? Things like IT strategy, enterprise architecture, AI adoption, cybersecurity, operating models, or organizational change.