There are many interesting topics in IT field, which are including but not limited to; network, security, maintenance, and databases. However, in my opinion, studying for the service management is a great opportunity since there is a lack of qualified people in this regard in only in my country but in the whole world. Also, the security is something changing every day because of the new viruses and threats, and thus it is essential to have strong skills in this field of IT.
The first interesting topic is the service management, which is including service strategy, service design, service transitions, service operation, and continual service improvements. These will add more improvements to the business such as the quality assurance; follow up with tasks, and continual service improvements programs. These is also a certificate in this field called ITIL, which stands for Information Technology Infrastructure Library. This certificate is starting from foundation to expert level, and it is a great to have especially for the IT managers. “Executives (Directors and above) are more positive about ITIL than general IT, most likely because they most strongly own the need for IT transformation” (AXELOS, 2014)
The second interesting topic is the security, which is nowadays one of the most demanded IT major worldwide. “planning for a terrorist incident is, in many ways, very similar. Nearly one in five business suffer a major disruption every year”. (Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for InfoSec Managers, 2005). Therefore, it is important to protect the business from any incident related to the IT security. There are many IT security certificates and the most demanded one is CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).
In conclusion, the IT service management has got a high demand in the current markets as well as the IT security. Also, since there is a lack of qualified people in IT service management and security, there will be a good chance for getting a nice job in most of the IT companies. In addition, IT threats from terrorists and hackers are increasing globally, so in order to protect the business and its data, there has to be security specialists to secure the data.
References
(2005). In a. J. John Rittinghouse, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for InfoSec Managers (p. XV). Burlington, MA: Elservier Digital Press publictions.
AXELOS. (2014). The Importance of ITIL. Retrieved from EXIN: https://www.exin.com/uploads/content/The_Importance_of_ITIL_-_A_Global_View%202014.pdf