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Job profile: Network support specialists keep our systems and organizations running

I have to admit that I am the reason support centers and help desks exist. While I certainly possess a fair share of skills, they don’t extend to support, especially computer network support. As a result ...

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Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on CompTIA CASP+

Like in that one song by the Beatles, the Deep Focus series is saying hello and goodbye to this week's featured certification at the same time. This is the first time that we've ...

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Salary Survey Extra: The most effective way to prepare for a career in IT

Several centuries before Robert Frost debated which path to follow at a forest crossing, the Scottish folk song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" envisioned a similar dilemma. A romantic ballad, "Bonnie Banks" ...

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Job profile: Become a database developer

Database developers enable organizations to derive value from the large volumes of data that they amass from customers, the market, and a variety of other sources. The gathering, organization, and ...

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Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Everything is in the cloud in 2023. We just accept it. Along with taking the cloud for granted, however ...

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Get started in IT risk management

Year after year, cyberattacks are intensifying. According to Check Point Research (CPR), global cyber incidents on corporate networks increased by 38 percent in 2022 over the previous year. A recent ...

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Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)

Believe it or not, there was a time when you could visit a website and not get a notification regarding cookies. It was assumed that, by visiting a website, you consented to let it monitor your activities in ...

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Salary Survey Extra: Non-salary compensation for IT professionals

In the annals of employment, non-salary compensation is a relatively recent innovation. Some of the basic concepts have been around for centuries: At the dawn of the imperial era in ancient ...

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Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on CCNP Enterprise

Working in big business doesn't always mean power lunches, stock portfolios, and $500 haircuts. Imagine that your point of entry to the biggest stages of the global commerce arena sounded, for example ...

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Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on CompTIA Server+

Most people don't think about servers until they stop working. Even if it's just for a moment or two — a comparative availability hiccup — if the internet (or really any network of any size) doesn't perform ...

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