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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Hey Google: Why your standardized certification exam may already be obsolete
“Which of the following is the correct pin mapping for a rollover cable?” It’s been a long time since …
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Securing the cloud: Inside the CCSP certification
It’s no wonder that cloud computing is currently enjoying sunny days. The cloud’s internet-based, anytime-anywhere access model has taken the business world by storm over the last decade …
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Five reasons your employer should cover your IT certification costs
When you work in information technology, you don’t reach a point where you finally get to “graduate” from advanced learning. IT industry professionals are constantly required to …
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U.K. company’s elite training brings Gold Star treatment to certification
When asked, most of us would admit to having at least some desire to experience the finer things in life. In the world of goods and services, this is commonly referred to as the Gold Star treatment. …
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The Linux Foundation is a great place to start your Linux certification path
In the early 2000s, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was not shy about sharing his opinion of Linux, the open source operating system that had achieved great success since its release in the early 1990s. …
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The 10 most interesting IT and certification stories of 2016
So 2016 was a fairly mundane year for technology and IT certification news. Oh sure, Yahoo! seemed(!) determined(!) to give away …
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From start-up to tech titan: A brief history of Cisco
On Jan. 2, 2002, the day after the Euro officially became legal tender in a dozen European Union countries, Cisco Systems surpassed Microsoft as the most valuable company in the world. At the end …
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Virtualization: The tech trick that makes hardware vanish
In the beginning, there was hardware. Big, chunky, heavy computing hardware that filled entire buildings built with specially reinforced floors to bear the immense weight. These early machines …
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