Pull-dated personnel: The problem of ageism is alive and well in the IT industry
An industry acquaintance of mine recently shared a story of the last office IT job he held. His manager at the company was a young adult nearly half his age, and none of the other team members in the …
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Money matters: Do IT certifications guarantee increased income?
From the mid-1990s onward, the question of whether achieving an IT certification increases one’s earning power has been debated by nearly everyone involved in the IT industry — or so it would seem, given …
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IBM buys a new Red Hat
Not quite two months ago, the tech industry’s great-grandfather IBM went to the open-source haberdashery and bought itself a pricey new piece of headwear. On Oct. 28, IBM purchased …
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Surveying the emerging field of Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
At the beginning of this decade, a sexy new three-letter acronym began making the rounds in the IT industry: SDN, which stands for Software-Defined Networking. At the time, SDN was an emergent …
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25 years of A+: The past, present, and possibly troubled future of the most popular IT cert of them all
The A+ certification from CompTIA is one of the most popular and well-recognized IT credentials …
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Is certification keeping pace with changes in technology and education?
To maintain a career in IT, you must constantly acquire new skills and knowledge as you progress. All successful techies understand that being a lifelong learner is a top qualification for any IT-related job …
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To degree or not degree: Is university education still an IT golden ticket?
Starting a career in the IT industry is a difficult challenge, whether you are at the very beginning of your professional journey, or looking to switch careers and enter the tech industry. Just as …
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Quantum computing holds massive potential for the future of technology
Microsoft held its annual Ignite 2017 conference for developers and IT pros last month, with CEO Satya Nadella delivering the opening keynote. During his presentation, Nadella called out three technologies …
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How long can we keep gathering and storing data about everything?
According to our best records, it took from the dawn of humankind until A.D. 1804 for the global human population to reach one billion people. From there, it took a mere 123 years to add another billion …
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The top publishers of IT certification study and training books
Most educators agree that every person has an optimal method of learning new material. Some people are auditory learners: They learn best when they’re listening to a lecture, or …
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