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Microsoft and CompTIA Help Vets Transition to IT Careers
Microsoft and CompTIA are teaming up to enlarge the scope of Microsoft Software & Systems Academy, an education program designed to get service members ready for meaningful, productive work in IT after leaving the military.
Trend Toward IT Apprenticeships Picking Up Steam
It's quickly becoming more common to find IT up-and-comers resorting to apprenticeship arrangements to broaden the scope of their training and gain valuable work experience at the same time.
Network Development Group (NDG) Offers Online Learning and Labs
When good technology is readily available and reasonably priced, it might just become ubiquitous. This is on the way to becoming true for the Network Development Group.
How to Decide Whether Certification Is Right For You
Getting a certification may not always be the perfect next step for your IT career. Here are some points to ponder before you invest the time and money required to train and certify.
July Brings More Ho-Hum U.S. Employment Numbers
Despite modestly encouraging upticks in several areas, jobs are not being added to the U.S. economy fast enough to really shake things up. Both the country as a whole, and IT workers in particular, continue to muddle through.
Career Advice: How to Succeed in Project Management
Many IT and IT-fueled business are increasingly project-oriented. A skilled project manager can always find work, but you won't learn everything about successful project management from a certification.
Immigration Reforms Fall Short of High Tech's Needs
Now that the RAISE act aimed at reforming immigration is out in the open, we can take its measure. Alas, most of the Trump White House's ideas are too restrictive and don’t respect the wishes of the free market
Career Advice: Is Big Data the Right Fit for You?
Every day humans are generating and storing massive amounts of information. There are important secrets to be harvested from those ever-growing stockpiles. If you think that sounds exciting, then a career in data science may suit you.
Cisco Brings Virtual Reality to CCIE Certification
Earlier this year at Cisco Live, attendees had a chance to dig into CCIE topics via VR. On July 13, Cisco announced a partnership with “virtual reality agency” VRMADA to create “a pioneering new form of certification.”
Happy (Utah) Pioneer Day from Your Friends at GoCertify
Here we are observing another summer holiday. The GoCertify home office is closed today (Monday, July 24) but we haven't left you with nothing at all to show for our absence.
Checking In with Microsoft Software & Systems Academy
Microsoft Software & Systems Academy is up and running on seven military bases. Hundreds of learners, all veterans or transitioning active duty military personnel, have completed the program — with an 80 percent placement rate in IT jobs.
Your CISSP Certification Blueprint is Ready
Do you have what it takes to sit for and pass the notoriously difficult CISSP exam from (ISC)²? If you aim to tackle the biggest cert on the cybersecurity block, then follow these steps to ensure success.
U.S. Jobs: Slow Growth Overall, IT Employment On the Rise
There are signs of improving IT sector employment from the most recent jobs report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The uptick is modest, but the new norm of slow economic growth is continuing.
Stay Safe from Security Breaches with Common Sense
Another day on the internet, another reason to wonder whether your data is safe. There's no quick fix to the problem of cybersecurity, but we can all take simple steps to protect against persistent threats.
Production Note: Happy World Chocolate Day
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Happy 4th of July from Your Friends at GoCertify
How much do you know about the history of the Declaration of Independence of the United States? Celebrate the U.S. observance of Independence Day with another GoCertify holiday quiz!