Colleges and certification: The new IT curriculum?
Irving Berlin sang it in 1938: “Everybody’s doin’ it, doin’ it, doin’ it. Everybody’s doin’ it now! Come, come, come, come, let us start! Cuz ev’rybody’s doin’ it now!” …
Read ArticleWarmest wishes and our holiday publishing schedule
To everyone who has visited CertMag.com this year, or turned the pages of the latest issue of Certification Magazine, whether digitally or in print, we say, “Thank you for being awesome.” None of this would …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: The perks of work and other survey odds and ends
With 2017 just around the corner and a mountain of data from the 2016 Salary Survey in the on-deck circle, it’s time to empty our sack from October’s Salary Survey PLUS …
Read ArticleStill got it: CISSP certification a must for aspiring security professionals
Rumors of the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification’s demise are greatly exaggerated. In January 2015, I published an article on this site …
Read ArticleTaking further stock of your CompTIA Network+ knowledge
In our last two installments, we started the first parts of a self-test practice assessment based on the CompTIA Network+ (N10-006) certification exam. We looked first …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Top U.S. states for certified networking professionals
As a general rule, most of the certified professionals who respond to our surveys live and work in the United States. So when we turn to our most recent survey for additional insights — still, in this case …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Do men in IT networking earn more than women?
Short answer: Yes. Does it surprise you to learn that there’s a gender pay gap in IT? It feels like equal pay for equal work should be the rule in 2016, but there’s apparently still some ground to make up. …
Read ArticleNew training course provides solid footing in Microsoft Office 365
CBT Nuggets, a provider of innovative IT training delivered in nugget-sized bits of knowledge, has just released another engaging learning experience. Want to get up to speed on Microsoft Office 365 …
Read ArticleOracle Ace or Oracle Master: Which is right for you?
Recently on the Oracle Technology Network certification forum, someone posted a question asking what steps they could take to “earn the Ace certification.” John Watson, a well-known author of …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Non-U.S. networking salaries by job hierarchy
One week ago in this space, we examined the correlation between organizational standing and salary among U.S. networking professionals. Generally speaking, we saw that certain job roles …
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