GeneralNext move: Novell skills

Expert advice for readers' career problems

The question: what are the options for a Novell engineer? I have been an IT support engineer for eight years and need a change. The problem is that I work with Novell and Lotus Domino, and jobs in these technologies are few and far between. I would really like to concentrate my efforts on e-mail and web security. I am also debating whether to move into Cisco and pay my way through training. What would you advise? The solution: Cross-train in a dual-platform company Novell and Lotus technologies are not as popular in the UK as they once were. However, because there are not many sites still using these technologies, people with your skills will be in demand with certain businesses. They will also tend to have higher salaries than their Microsoft counterparts. The ideal situation for you would be to move to a company that operates both Novell and Microsoft technology... [ Read more on www.computerweekly.com ]

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