The final demise of MCSA (and MCSD and MCSE) certification marks the end of an era
The year was 2001, but I wasn’t on a space odyssey — instead, I was in rural Pennsylvania with …
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CompTIA’s certification pedigree is potent, but some of its credentials are not
Over the last two decades, the IT certification arena has been heavily influenced by the work of the Computing Technology Industry Association, popularly known as CompTIA. CompTIA is …
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Cloud services giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is dominating a key IT industry
On Nov. 25, 2020, the entire internet went down. Or at least that’s how it seemed for thousands …
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With 2020 gone, what did the tech industry learn from COVID-19?
If the major theme of the last 20 years has been how information technology dramatically changed the world, then the year 2020 was when IT itself had to adapt, in order to serve a pandemic-stricken …
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Pick a cloud, any cloud: Where should you focus your cloud study efforts?
Cloud computing is the de facto technology standard for the majority of people in both their working and personal lives. The convenience and functionality of the cloud paired with powerful mobile …
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5G is what you think (faster, more powerful) and not what you’ve heard (a vector for infectious deseases)
During a recent conversation with a non-techie friend, I was asked about the impending rollout …
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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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