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Real-time data analytics and visualization technology pioneer Brytlyt recently raised a €4.4 million funding extension. This comes as no surprise to many, as the market for data analysis is expanding at a fast pace, as more organizations are keen to optimize this for greater digital transformation. The growth in the market for data analysis has been impressive and by 2024 it is forecast to be worth more than $75 billion.

The widespread adoption of cloud computing has been an ongoing theme over the past year or so. This accelerated take-up has been partly due to the impact of the pandemic, as organizations in areas such as healthcare have rushed to try and cope with lockdowns and more remote working, as well as the pressure on the industry. As a result, there has been significant growth in global healthcare cloud infrastructure and the market is now forecast to reach $142 billion by 2028.

Even in 2021, data science is still a relatively new and growing field in which to work. However, it's also one of the most innovative areas of technology and one where there is huge opportunity for progress. Such has been the demand for those with data analytics skills that data scientist was the number one job in America between 2016 and 2020. Now that organizations are relying even more on data-driven decision making there is a huge market for data analytics jobs and those with the right skill set to help businesses start using the data they have to thrive.

The cloud is driving digital transformation across many different sectors today. Organizations eager to move to the next level are focused on finding the right people to help recruit for a more resilient approach, especially given the challenges of recent times. Average salaries for cloud infrastructure jobs are already in the six figures and that's not the only benefit for those who work in this field.

Although employment news has been challenging in many sectors throughout 2021, the technology industry has seen consistent demand. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US IT industry added 8,900 available positions in September this year and 4,800 available positions in October. The market has continued to grow despite the obstacles that have been thrown up by COVID-19 - and, in fact, has benefitted from the widespread digitization that has been the result of the pandemic response. Many in the industry have speculated that the issue is not the availability of roles when it comes to positions such as commercial services jobs in IT but the availability of candidates.

Progress and keeping up with the latest developments are vital to those in development engineering jobs, as well as organizations looking to expand and grow in the tech world. A new community launched by Microsoft could be vital to collaboration and progress across the tech sector. The .NET Tech Community Forums are designed for all .NET developer topics and chats - users can create chats and collaborations around any subject that interests them. Updates are then received on a regular basis via the user's homepage or via email or RSS feeds.

Apple's battle with Epic Games has left the technology giant with an injunction that ensures it has to allow developers to direct users to alternative payment methods other than just the App Store. The injunction means that developers can avoid the 30% 'tax' that the company was applying to purchases and Apple can't punish those developers that opt to offer users the option of making direct payment. While Apple was supposed to comply with the injunction by 9th December this year it has asked for a stay that means that affected developers will be stuck within the current, restrictive rules for another year.

Most employees never really know whether their boss is keeping an eye on what they do online and this can open the door to some people taking risks. However, the latest version of Microsoft 365 gives full notice that it contains changes that will allow companies to have a clearer perspective on what staff are doing when they're online.

Given the pressure on delivery networks and supply chains over the past year it's perhaps no surprise that many retailers have accelerated their use of tech in order to try and solve many of the issues that the pandemic created. One of the most prominent partnerships to do this right now is that between Walmart and Ford - the pair are collaborating in order to provide robo-delivery in specific locations around the country, including Washington DC and Miami.

The unfolding situation in Afghanistan has been the biggest news story of recent weeks. Now it's emerging that some of the American tech that was so necessary for forces in the country could be creating problems for those who are left behind. In particular, a biometric database that was used to track terrorists could be employed by the Taliban to identify those who were allies of the US.