All-girl Alabama cybersecurity skills squad a force to be reckoned with
Writing profiles for Certification Magazine brings me into contact with many bright and hardworking young people. It is inspiring to learn of their accomplishments and, in a way, kind of humbling to compare …
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We are living in a new age of ITIL: Earlier this year, AXELOS, the U.K. agency that manages ITIL and ITIL certification, ushered in ITIL 4. So as a footnote to history, we’ll point out that today’s discussion …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Average annual salary in 13 non-U.S. nations
The Salary Survey, each year, tends to focus a lot of attention on conditions and circumstances in the United States. We can’t entirely escape from that, since certified IT professionals who live and work …
Read ArticleFortinet combats cybersecurity skills gap with training for veterans
There are more than 2.9 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs globally, according to a study by (ISC)2. And 59 percent of cybersecurity professionals surveyed for that study believe the widening talent gap …
Read ArticleIt’s time to subtract from CompTIA’s A+
CompTIA’s A+ certification for professional computer technicians has been part of the IT industry landscape for more than 25 years. The A+ accounts for half of all CompTIA certifications awarded in the …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on Okta Certified Administrator
There’s an important and growing niche in IT for cloud identity assurance professionals. The leader in the cloud identity field is Okta, and Okta credentials like Okta Certified Administrator, No. 17 on our …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: When is an election a sure thing?
In the waning decades of the Roman Republic, a charismatic young tribune named Gaius Marius (destined to become one of the most influential reformers in Roman history) threw the weight …
Read ArticleJob profile: Become an IT trainer
An information technology (IT) trainer teaches both non-technical computer users as well as IT professionals to use technology in the workplace. Topics taught range from simple word processing …
Read ArticleThe world of software development turns on the axis of Git and GitHub
Looking back isn’t always a great thing to do, but you are almost certain to encounter positives when you keep context in mind as you make your way down Memory Lane. My purpose in this article is …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on MCSA: Office 365
Every so often the Deep Focus team lands on a certification that is no longer in service (so to speak). Microsoft has made fairly sweeping revisions to its certification program over the past year …
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