Successful IT professionals add new skills and knowledge whenever they can
Almost any professional career involves learning new concepts and developing new skills over time. This is especially true of information technology. In the IT world, it is a given that there will be …
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Exploring the pros and cons of the brave new world of online conferences and conventions
Most of us can agree that 2020 was, in many respects, a train wreck. The ripples caused by …
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Who is winning the cybersecurity war?
I am puzzled. It seems as though news outlets, industry reports, and vendors galore keep talking more and more about large companies or organizations being hacked — yet very few of those businesses …
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The worst advice I ever got about how to get certified
As you traverse the path of life, you will encounter a lot of well-intentioned people giving very poor advice. Much like the handful of key characters wandering through The Sixth Sense — the ones …
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The best advice I ever got about how to get certified
I sometimes look back and mentally review all of the good advice I have received in my life. Everything from “You can’t expect everyone to love you,” to “People generally do good things …
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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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