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Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot?

According to this recent article in ADTmag.com, citing a survey by Foote Partners, "Data Managers are Hottest of the Hot."

The article says data professionals are in good shape for the next 12 months and only selectively subject to outsourcing or offshoring.

I have subscribed to the Earl Nightingale school of thought, which says you are compensated based on:
1. What you do
2. How well you do it
3. Who you do it for
4. The difficulty of replacing you

According to the article, data management professionals are at least doing something demanding. Now about "how well you do it" and "who you do it for", that is up to you....

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