Career: AI threatens many IT jobs – experts consider these to be future-proof
No industry is as heavily influenced by artificial intelligence as the IT sector. What skills will be valuable to companies in the future - and how much they will pay for them.
Dirk Stöckmann, a former miner, has celebrated his 25th anniversary at Cisco, where he started as a systems engineer in 2001. He has since specialized in data center technologies and obtained one of the most challenging IT certifications, CCIE, which only around 100,000 people worldwide have achieved. Stöckmann now works as a Hypershield Solutions Engineer, developing security architectures for AI-based IT.
The IT industry is experiencing changes due to AI, but experts believe that the demand for specialized IT professionals will remain high, with a focus on skills such as critical thinking, domain knowledge, and communication with stakeholders.
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