aoit industry update
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Explore the latest employment and industry trends in the field of information technology in this session led by NAF industry partners.TRANSCRIPT
Academy of Information TechnologyIndustry Update
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Agenda
Introductions and Welcome
Discussions and presentations from industry
experts
Q & A
Adjourn
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Introductions and Welcome
Who are we?
Who are you?
Why are we here?
Ground rules
o Ask questions
o Share experiences
o Have some fun
Confidential and proprietary materials for authorized Verizon personnel and outside agencies only. Use, disclosure or distribution of this material is not permitted to any unauthorized persons or third parties except by written agreement.
FiOS TV: Television for Tomorrow
Tushar Saxena
Director – Video Technology and Planning
PC
Multi-room DVR
Client
STB
Client
STB
Game
Console
MoCA
Interface
Optical
Network
Terminal
FTTP
FiOS TV – A Next Generation TV Network
Verizon utilizes IP and the
home network for Widgets
and iPad companion devices
Wireless
Devices
•6
• 4.2 million subscribers and counting
• 7th largest distributor
• In over a dozen major markets including 6 of the top 10 DMAs
Where is FiOS TV Today?
FiOS TV Widgets
Zona Latina
Spanish
Portal
Checkers
Climb and
Slip
ESPN
Fantasy
Games
Galaxy
Skip
Gemology
Hangman
Hangman
Kids
Nick
Games
Sudoku
Game
Where’s My
Holiday
Stuff? Game
iHeartRadio
Music
Choice
Pandora
YouTube
AP News
Fidelity
Investments
Horoscope
TMZ
Traffic
Visual411
WeatherBug
Yelp
Ford
Lincoln
MKZ
Victory
Motorcycles
Dining
Reservations
Flower
Delivery
Food
Delivery
History
Shop
HSN
Reversi Movie
Tickets
Spend
Smart
Kodak
Baseball
Widget
Football
Widget
International
Soccer
NBA
League
Pass
FiOS
Mobile
Remote TV
Rapidly Growing Portfolio of 40 + TV Widgets
Over 500 million Widget launches in 2011
There are several ways to discover Widgets:1. Widgets Button 2. Widgets Menu 3. Channel Prompt 4. Virtual Channels
Widget Marketplace
Widget Carousel
35% - 40% of FiOS TV subscribers
actively use widgets•Weather Widget - launched 3 times per day
•Horoscopes and Traffic - viewed daily
•Sports widgets - Usage spikes on game
days
• Facebook - Millions of photos are viewed
each week on Facebook
FiOS Interactivity – Companion Devices
FiOS has transactional capabilities across a portfolio of devices
Mobile CETablets
Verizon Media Manager
Key Features • Transactional
purchase of VoD
• Access to 16K on demand titles
• 32GB free storage -access to personal content
FiOS Mobile
Key Features:
•Browse guide
•Remote DVR Mgmt
•FiOS Mobile Remote Control
•Bookmark VOD
• See Whats Hot
• Add Favorite Channels
Flexview: FiOS on Demand on Mobiles, iPads
Oct 2010 1H11 1H12 2H122H11
2K 20K
12.5 SD
7.5K HD
16K
9.7 SD
6.5K HD
32K
20K HD
12K HD
5K
Flexview Library Growth
Big hitters
• Box Office Titles
• Kids Titles
• Episodic Content
• Over 20,000 hours of content on Tablets and mobile devices
• Average Engagement - 8 hours a week
• Drives incremental VOD revenue - Purchase on companion devices
FiOS TV on CE and Mobile Devices
• Customers- Ready to use alternatives to Set-Top Boxes
• Reduce future Capital expense - CE devices = Viable Set Top Box replacements
High EngagementHigh Interest
5% of FiOS Subscribers are using the
application
Next Gen User-Experience
•Voice activated commands •Gesture based control
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Sherry Thompson Giordano -IT Women
Digital Equipment Corporation – 20years
Business Consulting Firm – Currently, 14+ years
Executive Director, ITWomen
Vice President Program Development, USATL
o Inaugural STEM TECH Olympiad 2012
Immediate Past Chair, Miami AOIT Advisory Board
Current Member: Broward and Miami NAF Advisory
Boards
Vice Chair NAF Tri-County Board, South Florida
ABLC Member, 2012 NAF Champion
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IT Careers & Women: Statistics
Even though women hold 56% of all professional
occupations . . .
They only hold 25% of IT occupations
Economic studies show that women with jobs in
Engineering and Technology . . .
Earn 33% more than comparable women in non-
Technology and Engineering jobs
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IT Careers & Women: Why is it Good?
Profits High, Unemployment Low, Salaries High
Tech Companies Remain Profitable
IT is Growing faster than the STEM average
Computing Salaries are Highly Competitive
Computing Helps Close the Gender Wage Gap
We are in a Society that is increasingly IT-dependent
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IT Careers & Women: Encouragement
Create a safe environment for discovery
Illustrate why IT is Important
Demonstrate the Creativity of IT
IT is Team oriented – create teams
IT is Valued, Respected and Flexible – you are not a
nerd, you are a pioneer!
IT is everywhere
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IT Careers & Women: Opportunities
Top Careers
Mobile – Quick entry into the workforce
Social Media – Big Data
Cyber Security – Demand continues to grow
What Skills are CIO’s looking for in addition to IT
Communications
Adaptive to the environment
Willing to change
Translate needs
Leadership
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IT Careers & Women: Remember . . .
Women with jobs in Engineering and Technology
Earn 33% more than comparable women in non-
Technology and Engineering jobs
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David Keirsted – Kelly IT Resources
IT Product Manager, Kelly IT Resources
30 years providing IT Workforce Solutions
11 years with Kelly IT
Contract, SOW, Project, BPO, RPO, Direct
hire, MSP, VMS
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Current IT Labor Force Data
Employment
Areas of concentration
Growth areas
Sector analysis
Earning potential
Labor demand
Growth projections
Summary
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Current IT Labor Force Data
Employment
o 3.4 million IT professionals working in 2011
Areas of concentration
o Developers and web developers
o Systems Analyst
o Support
o Network analyst
o Project managers
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Current IT Labor Force Data
Growth areas from 2010 to 2018
o Software developers 32%
o Application developers 28%
o Database administrators 31%
o Network Administrators 28%
Sector analysis
o Service sector (banks, retail, healthcare)
o High tech
o Government
o Self employed free agents
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Current IT Labor Force Data
Earning potential
o Median salary 1 year or less 44k
o 5 of top ten starting salaries are IT
o Average salary for IT is 79k compared to 44k
Labor demand
o 24% growth for on line IT job postings in 2011
o 59% of employers hiring IT (2012)
o Web and software developers 26% growth in 2011
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Questions?
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Contact information
Tushar Saxena – [email protected]
Sherry Thompson Giordano – [email protected]
David Keirsted – [email protected]
Brenda Barry – [email protected]