IT Certification Council seeks nominees for 2017 Innovation Award
It was renowned American inventor Thomas A. Edison who did the math (so to speak) and produced the formula that tells us genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. Edison’s point …
Read ArticleFrom start-up to tech titan: A brief history of Cisco
On Jan. 2, 2002, the day after the Euro officially became legal tender in a dozen European Union countries, Cisco Systems surpassed Microsoft as the most valuable company in the world. At the end …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Spreading the word about networking certification
In any realm of human interaction, the best-kept secret, to address a familiar turn of phrase, is — think about this logically — impossible to identify by anyone who is not already privy to it. …
Read ArticleTop 10 reasons to take the annual Salary Survey
We get it. Your life is busy. You work hard. You have other obligations. Maybe it’s family. Maybe it’s continuing education. Maybe it’s community service. …
Read ArticleHow much do you know about CompTIA’s Network+ exam?
The CompTIA Network+ certification has become almost a must-have in today’s IT world. Over the years, it has added and dropped topics with each iteration, but the current version (N10-006) does …
Read ArticleSeeking tech career advice from experts
Almost two years ago, one of my CertMag articles addressed the potential risks of seeking certification and career advice from strangers. In that article I noted that often people with the least …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: What training do networking pros spend on?
Last week in this space we focused on footing the bill for certification. That is to say, where does the money come from, and whose money is it? Some people pony up the total cost of getting …
Read ArticleWashington, D.C., school teaches tech to America’s newest arrivals
Since 1776, tens of millions have immigrated to the United States for the chance to start a new life. They come for a variety of reasons: some to practice their religion; some to escape war …
Read ArticleTech-savvy teen is building his own computer science career in Alabama
Tuscumbia, Ala., is part of the greater Shoals area and it’s steeped in history. It’s the birthplace of Helen Keller, America’s First Lady of Courage, and the site of the first railroad …
Read ArticleHappy Halloween! Take CertMag’s spooky cybersecurity quiz
Happy Halloween! Do you know what’s scarier than ghosts or goblins? Hackers and malware, that’s what. Halloween, it just so happens is also the last day of …
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