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Are there certain areas in computer tech that don't gain any traction/support/attention?

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Vinodh’s Answer

Of late I can see that Mainframe technologies are not being preferred by younger programmers. While they are outdated and have their own limitations, the fact remains that many banks and major industries have mainframes as their backbone. If the mainframe modernization plans are not properly executed we may end up with a tech crisis as critical as the Y2K.
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Toby’s Answer

Justin, great question! When most people think of computer tech ... they think of working in an IT organization of some major company. Do your own research, but I would recommend a more enjoyable technical role ... something that is part of a customer facing Sales organization. You would be the technical brains behind a sales campaign to a prospective customer. These people are always in high demand, because they are contributing revenue to the company ... they're not just a necessary expense line item.

Look into roles like Solution Engineer, Pre-sales Specialist, Solution Architect ... you would be supporting a sales team and helping prospective customers with proof of concept and constructing specific demo environments based on customer requirements. In these roles you will have access to early stage software start-up companies and they usually have great equity plans that vest over 4 years. Even later stage public software companies will offer stock as part of your compensation ... this is a very good thing. Having a good background in computer science and business is ideal for these roles. But it's really more about how you communicate technology to people ... learn how to make complicated things simple for people to understand.

Toby recommends the following next steps:

Find a mentor in one of the roles I mentioned and ask them to be your professional mentor.
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Nathan’s Answer

From my experience, there have been many jobs in IT that have become either automated or very low level, easily repeatable. Examples include, server deployments, network cabling and installation, many other things are now standardized.
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Ken’s Answer

I think help desk and technical support in general deserve more support and respect than they get. People in these roles are the first person a customer interacts with, and although they are often the first role in a professional's career, they still have some unique challenges. To do the job well requires a broad range of knowledge so that incidents can be appropriately triaged and resolved. They also spend a lot of time on the phone which can be very fatiguing.
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Sadia’s Answer

Depends on the company values, some places value all IT types fields and invest as such. It also depends on and what is trending economically, Infosec is super popular and will likely continue to be popular.
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Fernanda’s Answer

Yes, unfortunately.
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