Six important career skills that IT certification programs are overlooking
Information technology certifications can be broadly divided into two categories: certifications that are primarily knowledge- and task-oriented, and certifications that include content specific to …
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The next five years of IT certification
What do you see yourself doing five years from now? It’s a question commonly asked at job interviews (and on more than a few first dates). The point is to get candidates to peer into the future…
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The case for enforced restructuring of Big Tech’s big offenders
The uneasy relationship between humans and technology is thousands of years old. In recent decades, however, tensions have hit a boiling point, with a number of Big Tech companies under threat of …
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It’s time to subtract from CompTIA’s A+
CompTIA’s A+ certification for professional computer technicians has been part of the IT industry landscape for more than 25 years. The A+ accounts for half of all CompTIA certifications awarded in the …
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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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