In the domain of Information Technology, there is always a lot to learn and implement. However, some technologies have a relatively higher demand than the rest of the others. So here are some popular IT courses for the present and upcoming future:
Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing is a computing technique which is used to deliver a service over a network (mainly the Internet). With this, people can access files and applications from any device which has an access to the Internet.
The demand for Cloud Computing is on the rise. According to a recent survey, 25% of the major MNCs are searching for software developers who have knowledge of virtualization, Software as a Service (SaaS) development and Platform as a Service (PaaS). Cloud Computing is currently a $7 billion business. By 2015, Cloud Computing is expected to grow into a $123 billion market. One survey has projected Amazon’s AWS alone being worth $18 billion by that time. Read our article on Cloud Computing here.
Java
Java undoubtedly is the most popular programming language till date. Java was developed in 1995 by Sun Microsystems and over the last 20 years, has become one of the most sought-after programming languages in the domain of web development. It has been ranked as number one on JobsTractor and number 2 according to TIOBE Programming Community Index.
One of the key features of Java is platform independence, which means that programs developed for Microsoft Windows can be run on Apple’s Mac OS X and vice versa. This makes Java the most preferred language for developing enterprise applications.
Demand for Java developers is immensely high, with naukri.com counting around 73,826 Java vacancies in its database. The top employers in Java are Amazon, IBM, eBay, HP, Microsoft and Deloitte. For more information on “why” should you learn Java, you can read our article here.
Big Data
The volume of data being generated is doubling every three years. An example could be that Facebook has more than 11 million pictures uploaded every hour. The term “Big Data” refers to the technologies which could be used to handle this ever growing data.
Big Data is currently a $6 billion business. A study has predicted that Big Data is likely to cross $50 billion by the end of 2018. This is because Big Data technologies have an enormous capability to provide analytical services for solving critical business problems.
The demand for Big Data has seen a substantial rise due to which the top IT companies are exploring the Big Data domain including Hadoop, Map Reduce and NoSQL. For a detailed information on Big data, refer to our article here.
Mobile Application Development
Over 5 million people in India subscribe to mobile connections every month. A recent survey reflected that out of a total of 6.5 billion active mobile phones in the world, over 1.5 billion are being used in India. With the increase in usage of smart phones the demand for innovative mobile applications is on the rise. This has resulted in a huge scope of android and iOS development in India.
Android is an open source operating system which was developed by Google. It is being used in 70% of the smart phones and tablets available in the market. Apple’s sales in both iPhone and iPad has also increased substantially. All these reasons have generated a great demand for Android and iOS application developers. Studies have shown that mobile phone and tablet sales will reach around 2 billion this year, leading to a great demand for Apple and Android application developers.
Read our precise article on Mobile Application Development here.
Javascript
For those who’re interested in Web Development, learning JavaScript is strongly recommended. JavaScript, along with HTML and CSS forms the basis of Web Development. Javascript has been existing since quite a time, but has been recently quite used in almost every web browser for web development. Javascript is used to make web pages more dynamic and interactive.
The rise in E-Commerce has led to a major rise in demand for web developers. According to a recent survey a very high job growth rate for Web Development has been predicted between 2010 and 2020. You can read our article on Front end Web Development here.
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails has been in the market since quite some time but its popularity has recently increased. It is an open source web application framework. Ruby on Rails has changed the way we build web applications
A Ruby on Rails developer has full control over the presentation layer of the code which means “direct access to the HTML, CSS and Javascript. Thus if you are someone who loves code and if you’re comfortable working with scripts for web application development, Ruby on Rails might be a good option for you.
Some companies which use(d) Ruby on Rails are Hopify, GitHub, Twitter, Slideshare etc.
Python
Python is a high level object oriented programming language which has been quite popular from sometime.
Python was designed while keeping user orientation in mind. Python’s uniform syntax lets programmers create programs more quickly and with lesser code. When compared to other programming languages like Java or C++, Python lets you write the same program in relatively lesser lines of code.
The demand for Python developers has increased considerably. Big companies like Yahoo, Google and IBM are using Python.
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