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Utilizing technology is a fundamental necessity across all industries and those knowledgeable of it are currently in high demand. Standardizing processes, collecting, protecting, and analyzing data, solving unmet needs, and improving efficiency are all the basic goals of technology implementation. The technology sector refers to the research, development, or distribution of technologically based goods and services. This sector contains businesses revolving around the manufacturing of electronics, creation of software, computers, or products and services relating to information technology. It offers a wide range of products and services for both customers and other businesses. 

On the business side, companies are dependent on innovations coming out of the technology sector to create their enterprise software, manage their logistics systems, protect their databases, and generally provide the critical information and services that allow companies to make strategic business decisions.

Like many industries, there is a wide array of career paths available within the technology sector. Job titles could include IT Analyst, Network Engineer, Applications Developer, Computer Information Research Scientist, Network and Computer Systems Administrator, System Architect and Web Developer. Along with the technical skills, the most successful tech professionals have excellent communication skills, analytical abilities, creativity, perseverance and problem solving ability to help others by being resourceful in finding ways around technology hurdles. 

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