2022-03-07 17:00
This feature first appeared in the Winter 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.Tech jobs are highly sought after. And the market f… Read More
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2022-03-03 17:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary… Read More
2022-03-01 17:00
A programmer analyst typically performs the job functions of both a programmer and a systems analyst. This key individual creates and improves computer systems and software programs that are… Read More
2022-02-28 17:00
This feature first appeared in the Winter 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.It was a simple plan: track down some rogue goblins… Read More
2022-02-25 17:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary Surv… Read More
2022-02-24 17:00
Sort of like with yin and yang, or Sturm und Drang, apples and oranges have always been linked. You can have one without the other, but also, no you can’t, what are you thinking, are w… Read More
2022-02-22 17:00
A large number of security-related certification exams require knowledge of NIST Special Publication 800-53 and its subsequent revisions and updates. This tome — formall… Read More
2022-02-21 17:00
The Certification Magazine home office is closed today in honor of the U.S. holiday of Washington’s Birthday (also informally known as Presidents Day). We’ll be ba… Read More
2022-02-16 17:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our annual Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary Survey data.In 201… Read More
2022-02-15 17:00
Careers that involve digital forensics have been the common focus of articles in Certification Magazine and on CertMag.com. Some examples of this trend include:Digital Forensics: Tech detect… Read More
2022-02-14 17:00
Efficient and secure computer networks are crucial to the functioning of most businesses and organizations. These networks are managed by network administrators. They play a vital role in op… Read More
2022-02-10 17:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our annual Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary Survey data.Coming… Read More
2022-02-08 17:00
As a technologist, you need to stay up on the latest trends — you need to find the sweet spot between knowing what is out there but not always buying into the hype of the “latest… Read More
2022-02-07 17:00
How many times have I heard this question: “Mr. C., what IT position pays the most?” The answer is more times than I can remember. Whether for the high school kids I taught for 1… Read More
2022-01-31 17:00
This feature first appeared in the Winter 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.A comedian once said that, when you’re in hig… Read More
2022-01-28 17:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our annual Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary Survey data.As the… Read More
2022-01-27 17:00
In terms of weight, the average adult male gorilla checks in somewhere around between 300 and 400 pounds — though a particularly lithe adult male gorilla might be in the neighborh… Read More
2022-01-25 17:00
When it comes to proposing standards and defining the language involved, few institutions compare in scale and scope to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a U.S. gove… Read More
2022-01-24 17:00
This feature first appeared in the Winter 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.When I first wrote a “top trends” artic… Read More
2022-01-21 17:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our annual Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary Survey data.Here a… Read More
2022-01-20 04:03
This feature first appeared in the Winter 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.A lot can change in five years. In or around 1427… Read More
2022-01-20 04:03
This feature first appeared in the Winter 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.A lot can change in five years. In or around 1427… Read More
2022-01-17 17:00
Today is a holiday in the United States that honors Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader who dedicated his adult life to ending racial inequality. Dr. King focused his work o… Read More
2022-01-15 01:31
Salary Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary… Read More
2022-01-11 17:00
It’s that time of year when many set career development goals to achieve over the course of a few months or a year or more. Following through with goals, however, can be challenging wi… Read More
2022-01-10 17:00
You don’t have to have a certification to work in IT. And not every worker who has a certification is inarguably better equipped to do his or her job than folks with no professional cr… Read More
2022-01-06 17:00
There are definitely some areas in life where more is better, at least up to a point. “More is better” thinking generally applies to things that people don’t get, have, or… Read More
2022-01-04 17:00
This feature first appeared in the Winter 2022 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.There were big stretches of 2021 whe… Read More
2022-01-03 17:00
There’s a scene in the ’70s-set coming-of-age drama Almost Famous where aspiring music journalist William Miller has one of his first close encounters of the rock star kind… Read More
2021-12-28 17:00
There is a vast library of IT certification content here at CertMag.com, and each year it gets a little deeper. With new articles four days a week most weeks during the year, that&rsquo&hell…Read More
2021-12-27 17:00
There is a vast library of IT certification content here at CertMag.com, and each year it gets a little deeper. With new articles four days a week most weeks during the year, that&rsquo&hell…Read More
2021-12-21 17:00
There is a vast library of IT certification content here at CertMag.com, and each year it gets a little deeper. With new articles four days a week most weeks during the year, that&rsquo&hell…Read More
2021-12-14 17:00
Effective May 1, 2021, the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) credential from (ISC)² was updated. In the previous installment of this two-part series, we looked… Read More
2021-12-09 17:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our annual Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary Survey data.Someti… Read More
2021-12-07 17:00
Once upon a time in 1999, the Linux Professional Institute began its existence with a three-tiered certification program conceived that spring (April 4, to be exact) at a La Quinta… Read More
2021-12-06 17:00
This feature first appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.When I was coaching my daughter’s soccer t… Read More
2021-12-03 17:00
When Cisco rejiggered its certification program (beginning in early 2019 with a groundbreaking announcement of changes to come), the professional tier of the old regime passed through the cr… Read More
2021-12-02 17:00
The end of 2021 is well within sight, as is the end of content from the 2021 Salary Survey. We’re sure that many, if not most, of our readers are plenty ready to let the 2021 surv… Read More
2021-11-30 17:00
Looking for a job can be strenuous, especially when you have to constantly talk to recruiters and other go-between entities who are not the people who will make the final call whether you ge… Read More
2021-11-29 17:00
In years gone by, I would help my children develop critical thinking skills by engaging them in various thought exercises during mealtimes. Our favorite was “Zombie Apocalypse Team.&rd&hell…Read More
2021-11-23 17:00
The global HQ of Certification Magazine is in the United States, so our crack team will be absent on Thursday and Friday this week as we celebrate Thanksgiving. Among oth… Read More
2021-11-22 17:00
Preparing to challenge (and hopefully pass) a certification exam can be a daunting task. Thankfully, there is a multitude of certification training materials and exam preparation options ava… Read More
2021-11-16 22:23
Salary Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary… Read More
2021-11-16 17:00
One of the most valued vendor-neutral security certifications today is the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) credential offered by cybersecurity professional associ… Read More
2021-11-15 17:00
This feature first appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.Imagine you are setting out to explore a certifi… Read More
2021-11-09 17:00
A quantitative analyst helps organizations assess risk and arrive at the right financial and business decisions, typically by applying a scientific approach to the visualization and analysis… Read More
2021-11-08 17:00
This feature first appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.IT training and certification is a global phenom… Read More
2021-11-04 16:00
When most workers get a paycheck in 2021, the funds go straight into a bank or credit union account. The average certified IT professional probably never sees a printer-ink-and-pap… Read More
2021-11-02 16:00
Way back before hacking had become a thing that pops up in everyday life with worrisome regularity, actors Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier were the stars of a film about a freela… Read More
2021-11-01 16:00
This feature first appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.Several years ago, the term “mentorin… Read More
2021-10-29 16:00
Azure, the cloud computing service offered by Microsoft, made its debut on Feb. 1, 2010, a little more than 11 years ago. It’s not the market-share megalith that Amazon Web Servic… Read More
2021-10-28 16:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our annual Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary Survey data.Just l… Read More
2021-10-26 16:00
Happy Halloween! Do you know what’s scarier than ghosts or goblins? Hackers and malware, that’s what. Halloween, it just so happens, is also the last day of Cybersecurity Awarene… Read More
2021-10-25 16:00
This feature first appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.I recently spoke with an IT instructor who told… Read More
2021-10-19 16:00
Quite often, if you work at an organization long enough, then you start getting looped in on visits with potential employees and asked to participate in interviewing them. While this is part… Read More
2021-10-18 16:00
This feature first appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.Preparing for an information technology (IT) cer… Read More
2021-10-15 16:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary… Read More
2021-10-14 16:00
Everyone has one or two pithy maxims that guide their thinking. Sometimes such rules apply to things that are central to daily life, and sometimes they only apply around the margin… Read More
2021-10-12 16:00
We get it. Your life is busy. You work hard. You have other obligations. Maybe it’s family. Maybe it’s continuing education. Maybe it’s community service. Maybe it&rsq&hell…Read More
2021-10-11 16:00
This feature first appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.Almost any professional career involves learning… Read More
2021-10-08 16:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary… Read More
2021-10-07 16:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary… Read More
2021-10-05 16:00
Some of my favorite people in the world are business intelligence (BI) analysts. I have always held the believe, like most do, that knowledge is power, so the ability to harness that power i… Read More
2021-10-04 16:00
This feature first appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.Just like superheroes, words — especially… Read More
2021-09-28 16:00
IT certification exams can be rigorous. For unprepared candidates, chances of passing are slim. It’s often necessary even for IT professionals with several years of experience to devot… Read More
2021-09-27 16:00
IS IT MONEY, or the milk of human kindness that makes the world go ’round? Trick question: Information technology (IT) makes the world go ’round. And successful IT requires… Read More
2021-09-15 02:28
The year was 2001, but I wasn’t on a space odyssey — instead, I was in rural Pennsylvania with several other IT professionals attending a Microsoft training boot camp. We were sp… Read More
2021-08-13 16:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary Surv… Read More
2021-08-10 16:00
Everybody enjoys a good laugh. It’s at least debatable whether any of the following jokes will result in a good laugh, or any other kind of laugh. On the other hand, if you already cli… Read More
2021-08-09 16:00
This feature first appeared in the Summer 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.Linus Torvalds created Linux in 1991 and relea… Read More
2021-08-06 16:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary… Read More
2021-08-05 16:00
Certification Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Certification Survey. These posts contain previously… Read More
2021-08-03 16:00
With all of the hype, both good and bad, surrounding cybersecurity, it is important for businesses and organizations to continually review the positions that typically fill out the cybersecu… Read More
2021-07-29 16:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our annual Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary Survey data.It wou… Read More
2021-07-27 16:00
The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) has been around and widely accepted for quite a while. Questions about it appear on numerous certification exams associated with networking, including the Ci… Read More
2021-07-26 16:00
The global COVID-19 pandemic required many certification programs to shift to remote operations — not only delivering tests via remote proctoring, but actually creating certification e… Read More
2021-07-22 16:00
Certification Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Certification Survey. These posts contain previously… Read More
2021-07-20 16:00
At a Macquarie Group virtual technology conference held in June 2021, Gwynne Shotwell, president of Starlink, said the company expects to achieve delivery of satellite internet services acro… Read More
2021-07-19 16:00
This feature first appeared in the Summer 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.From an early age, my parents pushed me to get… Read More
2021-07-15 16:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our annual Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary Survey data.In 202… Read More
2021-07-13 16:00
A telecommunications manager is responsible for installation, operations, availability, and maintenance of communications devices and technologies in an organization. Companies depend on tel… Read More
2021-07-12 16:00
This feature first appeared in the Summer 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.Most of us can agree that 2020 was, in many re… Read More
2021-07-06 16:00
This feature first appeared in the Summer 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.According to the people who decide such things… Read More
2021-07-01 16:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our annual Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary Survey data.As of… Read More
2021-06-29 16:00
Professional certification is a demanding endeavour for full-time information technology (IT) professionals. It requires time, effort, and resources to prepare for entry-level and advanced I… Read More
2021-06-28 16:00
Even just 100 years ago in the United States, the most common occupation by far, as indicated by Census Bureau data from the 1920 census, was some brand of farm or ranch laborer. Many p… Read More
2021-06-24 16:00
There are doubtless people who would contend that 2021 hasn’t actually been all that much of an improvement on 2020 — more just a continuation of it, really. Especially for… Read More
2021-06-22 16:00
The worldwide shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals exceeds 3.12 million individuals, according to research conducted by cybersecurity professional association (ISC)². Th… Read More
2021-06-21 16:00
Americans have frequently expressed disgust with the bicameral legislative branch of the federal government, which seems to have been mired in gridlock and partisan bickering for at least a… Read More
2021-06-17 16:00
Certification Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Certification Survey. These posts contain previously… Read More
2021-06-15 16:00
When it comes to software, the money that you spend — or save — on licensing can be substantial. Because of this, you are seeing questions on the topic starting to appe… Read More
2021-06-14 16:00
I am puzzled. It seems as though news outlets, industry reports, and vendors galore keep talking more and more about large companies or organizations being hacked — yet very few of tho… Read More
2021-06-11 16:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of periodic dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our most recent Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary… Read More
2021-06-08 16:00
As you traverse the path of life, you will encounter a lot of well-intentioned people giving very poor advice. Much like the handful of key characters wandering through The Sixth Sense &mdas&hell…Read More
2021-06-07 16:00
This feature first appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of Certification Magazine. Click here to get your own print or digital copy.When people think “Texas,” it automatic… Read More
2021-06-03 16:00
Discussions of organizational cybersecurity, whether centered on private-sector companies, government institutions, public service entities, or some other important group, generally point to… Read More
2021-06-01 16:00
I sometimes look back and mentally review all of the good advice I have received in my life. Everything from “You can’t expect everyone to love you,” to “People gener… Read More
2021-05-31 16:00
Today is Memorial Day here in the United States. It’s a federal holiday, so the Certification Magazine home office is closed until Tuesday. Memorial Day honors the American citize… Read More
Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus On VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization 2020
2021-05-28 16:00
Salary Survey Extra is a series of dispatches that give added insight into the findings of our annual Salary Survey. These posts contain previously unpublished Salary Survey data.Comput… Read More
2021-05-27 16:00
The world can seem like a dark and cynical place, especially in a year like the 2020 that many of us lived through, but few would choose to experience again. And yet, even when you’re… Read More
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