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CompTIA's certification pedigree is potent, but some of its credentials are not

Over the last two decades, the IT certification arena has been heavily influenced by the work ...

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As access to technology improves, more people are better equipped to learn about technology

A revolution is upon us — a wave of change so ubiquitous it is difficult to detect even while living ...

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Six trends that will drive technology development in 2021 — and beyond

It's still 2020 as I write this, but the end is in sight. It seems like it was years ago that the COVID-19 pandemic hit, with its resulting chaos and disruption. For a number of individuals, the struggle ...

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With 2020 gone, what did the tech industry learn from COVID-19?

If the major theme of the last 20 years has been how information technology dramatically changed the world, then the year 2020 was when IT itself had to adapt, in order to serve a pandemic-stricken ...

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Blaze your own trail with training and certifications

We've heard a lot about the cybersecurity skills gap in the past decade — and it's getting worse. While estimates of the total hiring shortfall vary a bit, everyone agrees that it's bad, with a deficit of as many as ...

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Employers need cloud computing expertise, but demand is outstripping supply

The last several months have certainly been a roller coaster of change for all professional environments. Even before the widespread disruption caused by COVID-19, however, the occurrence ...

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Technology-focused certifications can help close the cybersecurity skills gap

The cybersecurity skills gap shows no signs of going away. With the workforce being more distributed than ever before as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of workers around the world will ...

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Building the brand and market value of a new certification program

An industry colleague recently reached out for my thoughts on acceptable metrics for a new IT certification program, particularly for a program that was launched just over a year ago. As a bonus question ...

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Six important career skills that IT certification programs are overlooking

Information technology certifications can be broadly divided into two categories: certifications that are primarily knowledge- and task-oriented, and certifications that include content specific to ...

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The next five years of IT certification

What do you see yourself doing five years from now? It's a question commonly asked at job interviews (and on more than a few first dates). The point is to get candidates to peer into the future...

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