Job profile: Become a product manager
This article couldn’t be more timely for me. I/we really need a product manager at my current firm. It’s important to really detail out the need. So what does a product manager do, exactly, and why …
Read ArticlePlease take our Cloud Computing Certification Survey
Cloud computing is everywhere in 2020. It even won the 2017 Preakness Stakes. No, really, that’s true. The Preakness Stakes is a horse racing event — the middle leg of horse racing’s sequential Triple Crown …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Java SE 8 Programmer
It’s been 25 years since the Java programming language first appeared and 15 years since it was …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Two questions about exercise
The prevailing perception of certified IT professionals tends to be that they largely spend their time sitting and staring at computers and are generally not what might be termed “workout warriors.” Is that …
Read ArticleTechnology-focused certifications can help close the cybersecurity skills gap
The cybersecurity skills gap shows no signs of going away. With the workforce being more distributed than ever before as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of workers around the world will …
Read ArticleBuilding the brand and market value of a new certification program
An industry colleague recently reached out for my thoughts on acceptable metrics for a new IT certification program, particularly for a program that was launched just over a year ago. As a bonus question …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on AXELOS ITIL Foundation
The new age of ITIL began with the launch of ITIL 4 last year. So this is the first time that we’ll be reporting AXELOS ITIL Foundation Salary Survey data (ITIL Foundation landed at No. 47 …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: The Great Jack Dorsey Twitter Hack
Pretty close to 11 months ago, the Twitter account of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was briefly compromised. For about an hour on Aug. 30, 2019, Dorsey’s feed was loaded up with rogue tweets, including …
Read ArticleA first look at CompTIA’s new Security+ exam (SY0-601)
Approximately every three years, CompTIA makes changes to their most popular vendor-neutral certification exams, and one of those being updated later this year is the Security+ exam (from …
Read ArticleFormer Navy officer and powerlifter is helping teens flex their IT muscles
Individuals are the sum of their experiences. Each event, whether good or bad, contributes to who we become. Fortunately, while experiences shape our character and influence our outlook on life …
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