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Colleges and certification: The new IT curriculum?

Irving Berlin sang it in 1938: "Everybody's doin' it, doin' it, doin' it. Everybody's doin' it now! Come, come, come, come, let us start! Cuz ev'rybody's doin' it now!" ...

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Oracle Ace or Oracle Master: Which is right for you?

Recently on the Oracle Technology Network certification forum, someone posted a question asking what steps they could take to "earn the Ace certification." John Watson, a well-known author of ...

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Seeking 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 ...

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What is a free certification worth?

I spend a fair amount of time on various certification forums, LinkedIn groups, and Quora answering questions from individuals who are either pursuing IT certifications or ...

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To have and to hold: Married to the Internet of Things

For several years we have been carefully observing the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT). For those not familiar with the term, it refers to the connectivity of virtually every ...

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Certification takes ambition, teamwork, persistence

As I have visited with IT students in classrooms around the world, I am often asked the following question: Is getting certified worth it? My answer is always the same: ...

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Privacy vs. protection: Cybersecurity and the public good

In recent months the vexing problem of protecting the greater good while ensuring security and privacy in the digital domain has come to a head with the controversy pitting Apple ...

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Making the U.S. IT industry more welcoming to women

Information technology (IT) has changed the way government, industry and other enterprises work and how people go about their day-to-day lives. In spite of such innovative and disruptive changes ...

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Taking stock after three years of renewed publication

In early 2014 I wrote a piece for Certification Magazine titled "Rising Generation." In the article I expressed my belief that the future of IT training and certification ...

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A life skill that counts: Managing personal finances

We hear a lot lately about the need for "soft skills." While the right certifications are critical to getting a job in IT, employers are looking for candidates who also have workplace skills. ...

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