People in Certification — Mr. Carrera’s Opus

This feature, by Breanna Olaveson and Cody Clark, first appeared in the Winter 2014 edition of Certification Magazine.

Johnny Carrera didn’t set out to become a magician, or even just a teacher. But he has pulled off something magical in a decade of teaching IT skills to kids at Holmes High School, a …

Salary Survey 2013 — What’s in your bank account?

This feature originally appeared in the Winter 2014 edition of Certification Magazine.

What’s your dream of the good life? For some it means a nice home and a family, a vacation to Disneyland or Yellowstone National Park, and a workshop with one of every power tool, or twin jet skis behind the garage. For others …

Salary Survey 2013 — Dollars & Cents

This feature originally appeared in the Winter 2014 edition of Certification Magazine.

Let’s talk about the most important part of the salary survey: salary. In a world where just about everything involves technology — whether it’s ranchers using wireless transmitters to remotely herd cattle, or a toddler playing Temple Run on her parents’ tablet — IT professionals are in demand everywhere. Employers have …

Salary Survey 2013 — Workplace

This feature originally appeared in the Winter 2014 edition of Certification Magazine.

IT is everywhere in 2013, and IT workers are literally all over the map. You can find them any place you look, not just in big glass-and-steel buildings where floor space is measured in cubicles. To get a better picture of where people work, however, we asked a few questions about …

Salary Survey 2013 — Certification

This feature originally appeared in the Winter 2014 edition of Certification Magazine.

What’s your certification story? We want to identify the best ways of becoming certified, as well as find out what people are doing to get there. There’s always the question of money — the exams aren’t free, and not everyone passes on the first attempt. Most candidates put in quite a bit of study …

Salary Survey 2013 — Demographics

This feature originally appeared in the Winter 2014 edition of Certification Magazine.

What do you see when you look in the mirror? We don’t know which of the IT professionals and students who responded to our 2013 Salary Survey have red hair, or brown skin, or green eyes. We can’t say how many respondents are at least 6 feet tall, or which ones …

Picture This: A Visual Guide to Hard Copy Sanitation

Since the IT world isn’t paperless — yet — proper documents destruction is still a security must.

Out with the old: When certs get the gold watch treatment

CertMag’s Oracle expert bids a fond farewell to 2013 — along with nearly two dozen cert exams.

Press Pass: Strike-it-rich certs, power rankings and more

CertMag opens its mail and finds answers to questions about answering questions.

Press Pass: Certs in high places, cloud coverage and more

CertMag opens its mail and gets (high) schooled about certification.