Maximize your value to potential employers by mastering soft skills
As I sit in my home office, devoid of people around me, cut off from the outside world, I cannot help but reflect on how interactions with people are so badly needed for tech workers to remain …
Read Article
Open source everything: We should expand the scope of human collaboration
Open source software — what is it, how has it changed and grown over time, where is it going? Can this model be evolved to better serve other areas of IT, or even other areas of life as we know it? …
Read Article
Seven tips to help you save big on the high cost of certification
So you want to get certified and you want to be at the very top of your profession. You are not rich, however, and the certification stack you want is very costly. How do you balance the right …
Read Article
Cloud identity management helps you do you across multiple applications
It seems that lately everyone is talking about online anonymity. But what about the other side of that equation? What about “proving” that you are who you say you are. One of the best ways of doing that …
Read Article
Cryptocurrency: What to know, how to learn in order to succeed
Cryptocurrency is growing in popularity and — eventually — could be used to pay for almost everything. Are there opportunities for a savvy IT professional with an interest in the field to become involved? …
Read Article
Six cutting-edge cloud certifications than can give your career wings
If the IT landscape were like an actual landscape, people in tech would be reaching for their umbrellas right about now, because the sky would be filled with clouds, from horizon to horizon. Spending on cloud …
Read ArticleCryptocurrency: Engine of the new economy, or emperor’s new clothes?
With thousands of informative articles bouncing around the Internet and billions of dollars worth of transactions occurring daily, cryptocurrencies seem poised to overtake our traditional ideas of …
Read Article
Six technology trends that could shape 2018
As we all turn the page on 2017, I, like many others, have looked back and said, “What did I do wrong,” and “What could I have done better?” As a gadget-loving nerd, I have also been reflecting on the …
Read Article
Digital twin technology is shaping the future of connectivity
In my current position as a project manager, I have responsibility for the manufacturing process and how it works with the Internet of Things (IoT). I must understand …
Read Article
Eight ways to mold yourself into a workplace MVP
Now that you’ve landed the job, know what your responsibilities are, and are performing at your usual high level, it’s time to take the next step and become an MVP employee. So now you ask yourself, “How …
Read Article