Salary Survey Extra: Big Data salaries by job hierarchy
Summer is here, with all of the fireworks, hot dogs, high temperatures, and recreational travel that you’d expect. There’s also a new issue of Certification Magazine. If you don’t have a copy yet, why not grab one …
Read ArticleThe Federal IT Security Institute (FITSI) is locked in on security certification
While the claim of global warming continues to be debated, there is no disagreement regarding the red-hot demand for skilled IT security professionals. With dozens of sponsoring organizations offering hundreds …
Read ArticleBetter cybersecurity requires sincere conviction from all of us
Earlier this summer on Friday, May 12, the media began reporting that a massive cyberattack was spreading across the globe. Within hours, computer systems in Asia and Australia were infected, …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on CompTIA Network+
For many certified professionals, the road to a successful career in IT begins with one of the three credentials that form the “holy trinity” of CompTIA certification. With an A+, Security+, or Network+ …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Still relatively rare to do IT work from home
Back when most honest labor was farm labor, everyone essentially did their work from home. Indeed, many people’s whole life, for the most part, unfolded within sight of the family plot. It wasn’t until the relatively …
Read ArticleHappy 4th of July from your friends at CertMag
Today is Independence Day here in the United States. It’s a federal holiday, so the offices of Certification Magazine are closed until Wednesday. Independence Day commemorates the adoption …
Read ArticleTest your knowledge of core Java concepts
One of the most popular programming languages of the past few decades is Java. Java, which hit a momentous milestone in 2015, provides the foundation on which so much else is built …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on Oracle Certified Professional
This one is a little bit different than some of the Deep Focus pieces that we do. You could say it’s less … focused. That’s because Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) is not a single credential …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Rating methods of IT job preparation
From ancient times right on up into the early 19th century, most people seeking to work in a given trade or profession followed a fairly standard model. The generally young aspiring tradesman or craftsman …
Read ArticleCompTIA ChannelCon 2017 a summer travel destination for IT pros
Kids who write those “What I Did with My Summer Vacation” essays for school probably don’t ever spin a flowery yarn about mixing it up with the computer technology industry’s …
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