Are you an IT professional? That is, does your career success, if not your very career survival, depend on continuously maintaining leading-edge expertise in a particular information technology? If so, and you’ve been at it for more than just a year or two, you already know all too well how difficult and stressful a challenge this can be.

As a practicing software engineer since 1978, I’ve faced the challenge of staying technologically current for over 25 years. I’m delighted to report that I’ve been successful in doing so ... but not without a great deal of effort! I’ve made my share of mistakes along the way, but have fortunately recovered from them all, and as a result, I’ve learned a tremendous amount about surviving in a fast-paced technical career. My goal in writing Taming the Technology Tidal Wave is to share my ‘lessons learned’ with other IT professionals, in the hope that it will make your own career journey smoother, more rewarding, and a whole lot more fun!

With my book, you'll learn:
  • Creative, inexpensive ways to come up to speed on the latest technology trends.
  • Ways to recognize technologies that are truly worth spending your time mastering, versus those that are just “passing fads”.
  • How to leverage the skills you already have to land an assignment that will give you on-the-job exposure to the new technical skills that you need.
  • How to recognize – and avoid – common career pitfalls that could otherwise lead you off-track.
  • Advice for moving back into a technical career track if you’ve already gotten “derailed”.
  • How to recover from professional burnout and rediscover the joy that led you into an IT career in the first place.
Most importantly, the tips in this book will help you to develop skills for continually renewing yourself technically that will last a professional lifetime. First published in 2004, my book is just as relevant to today's IT marketplace -- my tips are timeless!

I hope you enjoy my book!

Best regards,


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