What an IT career will look like in 5 years
By 2028, IT professionals will be able to collaborate with colleagues equipped with AI. Teams will no longer need to be physically present but will have fully embraced this notion of hybrid work and will be able to better evolve from one company to another, thanks to key skills, IT market analysts say . While crystal ball technology is notoriously fallible, IT experts say there are a handful of changes to IT work we’re likely to see in half a decade. They predict IT workers will work in more task-oriented environments than job-oriented ones, relying even more heavily on automation and AI, and using increasingly portable yet powerful tools. At the same time, AI-powered automation in particular will require a human touch to scrutinise processes and outcomes, creating a greater need for soft skills in IT ranks than ever before. Here’s a look at how IT teams will operate and collaborate across the enterprise in the near future. Automation attacks productivity Driven by advances...