I want to get into IT, where should I start?

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So there are many ways into information technology but the primary paths are

Security.
Support.
Development.

Each have their own characteristics.

At a very high level here are the considerations you want to take into account when looking at potential career paths.   This is basically me outlining the next few days of posts.

Security:  - You are trying to balance availability, integrity and confidentiality.
   You need to think about always providing least amount of access to a user or group of users to be able to do their job. 
   Ensure that data is not stolen or manipulated.
   Make sure data is available for use when needed by the users who need it.

Support:  Make sure things keep working or fix them when they break.
   System administration - build and maintain servers that support business applications or processes.
   System engineering - Designing infrastructure and hardware/software requirements for sys admins.
   Front line support role - help desk or desktop support.  Break fix, problem solving.

Development.  Creating code to make software that does... things.
  Traditional Software  -  You are creating the framework for productivity.  You are solving problems by creating tools to help people solve problems.
  Cloud development - same as above, only in the cloud.
  Game Development - You want to tell stories and entertain.
     PC
     Consoles
     Mobile
  Mobile development
     Android
     Windows
     Mac
     Linux
 
Over the next several weeks I'll add more articles on this series of posts.

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