Get started in IT consulting

What exactly does it mean to be an IT consultant? What does an IT consultant do? Those are interesting questions with even more interesting answers. At its most basic level, IT consulting ...

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Self-directed certification exam preparation can pay big dividends if done well

Many IT certification candidates choose to prepare for exams at their own pace and under their own direction.While some opt for self-study because they prefer it that way …

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Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)

Names can be misleading. The word "essentials" in the name of an IT certification, for example, probably suggests to many readers an entry-level credential that covers the basics. What to make then, of an ...

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Salary Survey Extra: Average annual salary in 12 non-U.S. nations

The Salary Survey, each year, tends to focus a lot of attention on conditions and circumstances in the United States. We can’t entirely escape from that, since certified IT professionals who live and work ...

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Add Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) certification to your toolkit

Modern businesses place a high premium on business intelligence (BI) which is why vendors like Microsoft have built it into its high-end enterprise products and services. But what exactly is BI, and how does ...

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Making sense of the ins and outs of employing IT contractors

Large firms have little difficulty differentiating between employees and non-employees, but small firms run afoul of the law all the time when it comes to this. The ramifications of an audit in which it is ...

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Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate

Cyber attacks happen with relentless regularity in 2023. Passive attention to security measures doesn't cut it anymore. Businesses, government agencies, and other organizations that want to survive ...

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Salary Survey Extra: Average salary for certified IT workers by U.S. state

There are IT jobs in every U.S. state. If you have the right "very particular set of skills" — our apologies to Liam Neeson — and probably especially if those skills are backed by a certification, then you're likely ...

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Happy Halloween! Take CertMag's hair-raising cybersecurity quiz

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 Awareness Month. (Do your ...

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Virginia high school graduate has near-magical knowledge of IT

London, England, 1997: Book agent Barry Cunningham is celebrating. For the past year, he has made the rounds to publishing houses pitching a manuscript from a first-time author. Numerous …

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