NetSuite Administrator vs Developer: Who Do You Actually Need?

NetSuite administrator vs developer hiring decision, two IT roles side by side

By Tom Kenaley, Co-Founder and President, KORE1 A NetSuite administrator configures the system you already own, and a NetSuite developer writes the code for what configuration can’t reach, so most hiring managers who think they need a developer actually need an administrator first. Plenty of companies genuinely need a developer they haven’t hired yet, so … Read more

Oracle DBA Interview Questions 2026: The Screen That Actually Finds Who Can Run Production

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By Robert Ardell, Co-Founder, KORE1 Oracle DBA interview questions in 2026 should test RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, and AWR depth through real scenarios, not certification trivia, because the gap between a $95,000 Oracle DBA and a $230,000 one is production judgment, not vocabulary. Most loops still ask candidates to define terms they mastered a decade … Read more

AWS Solutions Architect Interview Questions: The 2026 Technical Prep Guide

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By Tom Kenaley, Co-Founder and President, KORE1 AWS solutions architect interview questions in 2026 map to the four domains AWS uses to grade the SAA-C03 exam: security, resilience, performance, and cost, and the best hires can defend a real trade-off in each one. A certification proves someone studied. It does not prove they can design … Read more

How to Hire an AWS Solutions Architect: 2026 Guide

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By Mike Carter, Director of Partnership Success, KORE1 Hiring an AWS Solutions Architect in 2026 means verifying real multi-account design work, not a certification badge, budgeting $145,000 to $220,000 base for a senior hire, and testing Well-Architected tradeoffs instead of service trivia. A req that just says “solutions architect, AWS a plus” pulls candidates from … Read more

Top 7 Snowflake Recruiting Firms (2026)

Data engineering hiring managers discussing Snowflake recruiting firm selection in 2026

KORE1 is the top-ranked Snowflake recruiting firm in 2026, with a dedicated SnowPro-vetted bench, documented AI-augmented sourcing, and a 4.7 Glassdoor rating across 219 reviews. MSH Talent and Motion Recruitment lead for AI-matched and enterprise-scale data hiring respectively. Rankings use the 7-factor Placement Authority Score, built from independently sourced public data. No provider paid for … Read more

VP of Finance Salary Guide 2026

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By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President at KORE1 VP of Finance salaries run $195,000 to $280,000 base in 2026 at most private companies, with PE-backed and pre-IPO seats reaching $300,000 and public-company divisional VPs clearing $340,000. The band is wide because the job is. Two people with the same title, the same team size, … Read more

IT Project Manager Interview Questions 2026

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By Mike Carter, Director of Partnership Success, KORE1 The IT project manager interview questions worth asking in 2026 cover cutover and rollback authority, change control inside a live production estate, vendor scope, and the dependencies the candidate did not own. A general project manager list skips all four. That is the entire gap. It is … Read more