Star Techies As computers become more indispensable, computer consulting becomes more profitable.

As computers become more indispensable, computer consultingbecomes more profitable.

Every day, computers become faster and more sophisticated.Unfortunately, computer users do not. Throughout the history ofcomputing, these truths have remained painfully self-evident:Computer technology progresses at breakneck speed, while the peoplewho use computers break their necks trying to keep up.

Perhaps that's why computer consultants continue to be inhigh demand, despite a relative flourishing of computer literacyamong businesspeople. As computers have become more indispensablein the workplace, the need for high-tech expertise has onlyintensified. Consultants who can set up complex informationsystems, troubleshoot office networks, train business owners onInternet usage, or provide teams of programmers for short-termassignments (to name but a few consulting concepts) face a massivemarket.