Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on MTA Database
Databases are some of the most fundamental building blocks of the information age, and a working professional knowledge of how they work is valuable career skill. Setting aside the flotilla of Microsoft …
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Certification Survey Extra: The helpdesk launch pad, Part 2
Here we are again at the bottom, looking up. There are jobs in almost every profession that are seen as leading to better things later on. Often those better things don’t have anything to do with the skills …
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ISACA (sort of) looks on the bright side of darknets
There’s an old humor routine about a comedian who learns a particular martial arts attack and then, eager to test and prove his newfound skills, walks down dark alleys with 20-dollar bills …
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Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on JNCIA-Junos
In the unlikely event that Cisco and its computer networking products were to suddenly vanish from the planet, Juniper Networks is one of the companies out that that might suddenly find itself …
Read ArticleCertification Survey Extra: The helpdesk launch pad, Part 1
Many working professionals from different backgrounds can look back at time served (so to speak) answering the phones in a call center, or managing a convenience store. We’ve all been there, right? …
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Certiport teams with EC-Council to take security certification to schools
As the internet gets larger, more complex, and more powerful; as computers are increasingly used to execute, support, and regulate business functions; as sensitive data piles up in virtual warehouses …
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Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on VCA 6-DCV
A post that appeared at ClearanceJobs.com earlier this month identifies five “entry-level” certifications that can help anyone building a career in IT hit the ground running. Four of the credentials …
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Happy Pioneer Day (Utah) from your friends at CertMag
Yeah, we know. Sometimes it probably seems like we don’t do anything at all around here during the summer months. Tuesday, July 24, is a state holiday here in Utah, where Certification …
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Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on MCSA Cloud Platform
As cloud computing become increasingly more integral to business operations and overall internet function, the demand for cloud-fluent IT professionals goes up. Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform is …
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Certification Survey Extra: My first computer support certification
For many skilled tech professionals, working in computer support is the first step toward working in IT as a whole. It’s a solid all-around entry path that improves familiarity with a broad array of tech …
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