Salary Survey Extra: More [Fill in the blank] vendor-neutral certs, please!
Generally speaking, most people want to have options. It’s never a good feeling to realize that there’s only one course of action available, whatever the situation. We all want to feel like we can choose between …
Read ArticlePierce County Skills Center prepares IT students for actual IT jobs
Monday through Friday, the Pierce County Skills Center, located in Puyallup, Wash., buzzes with activity. The Center’s mission is “to provide rigorous technical and professional experiences …
Read ArticleHave a safe and enjoyable Washington’s Birthday
The Certification Magazine home office is closed today in honor of the U.S. holiday of Washington’s Birthday. We’ll be back tomorrow (Feb. 20), with more of the all-around IT certification goodness …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on CompTIA Linux+
Linux is the backbone of the internet, and the internet is where quite a lot of everyone’s business gets transacted in 2018. A solid understanding of the principles and processes of Linux is a great foundation …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Everybody’s goin’ surfing
In 2018, almost every individual who works in any sort of office setting — and probably quite a few individuals who don’t — has access to an internet-connected desktop or laptop computer. Quite a few …
Read ArticleCompTIA releases first major overhaul of Cloud+
Cloud computing technology is in just about everyone’s long-range IT forecast these days. Global spending on public cloud services (PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS) is projected to climb to almost $128 billion this year …
Read ArticleSix technology trends that could shape 2018
As we all turn the page on 2017, I, like many others, have looked back and said, “What did I do wrong,” and “What could I have done better?” As a gadget-loving nerd, I have also been reflecting on the …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on TestOut Security Pro
These days it seems like you can hardly swing your arms without smacking a brewing cybersecurity crisis. Businesses and organizations desperately need skilled cybersecurity professionals …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Do women and men have comparable IT salaries?
Anything you can do, I can do better. That’s what Annie Oakley says — or rather, sings — in Irving Berlin’s iconic stage musical Annie Get Your Gun (there’s a movie version, too). The implication that women …
Read ArticlePlease take our Cloud Certification Survey
As noted at the end of last summer, we have steered the good ship CertMag Surveys into new waters. The annual Salary Survey remains the staple of our year-round mission to collect and analyze data about …
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