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Small Sample Size Certifications: Salary Survey Leftovers, Round 8
Small Sample Size Certifications: Salary Survey Leftovers, Round 8

Certification Magazine hands off some data leftovers from its annual Salary Survey. We pop them in the microwave.

White House Raises the Curtain on Student Loan Forgiveness
White House Raises the Curtain on Student Loan Forgiveness

Starting Aug. 24, the White House has been sharing information about forgiving federal student loans. Most borrowers will be eligible for a $10,000 reduction.

Who Invented the Computer? Paul Baran, Robert Taylor, and ARPANET
Who Invented the Computer? Paul Baran, Robert Taylor, and ARPANET

GoCertify illuminates the origin story of one of the most consequential inventions in history. In today's installment: ARPANET gives birth to the internet.

Chewing Over Datamation's Top 10 Data Center Certs for 2022
Chewing Over Datamation's Top 10 Data Center Certs for 2022

To playfully mischaracterize the misattributed Willie Sutton quote, IT pros work at data centers because that's where the data is. And data is where a lot jobs are.

TestOut Launches New Course and Certification to Teach IT Essentials
TestOut Launches New Course and Certification to Teach IT Essentials

IT courseware and certification provider TestOut has a new course (and certification) to help tech newcomers find their footing in the modern digital landscape.

Cybersecurity Organizations Work with the White House to Plug Employment Gap
Cybersecurity Organizations Work with the White House to Plug Employment Gap

In mid-July the White House held a summit to address the alarming shortfall of qualified IT cybersecurity workers. (ISC)2, Cisco, and Fortinet have answered the call.

Find an IT Job That Suits Your Skills
Find an IT Job That Suits Your Skills

It's entirely possible to have impressive IT skills and knowledge, but not have a clear sense of how best (or where best) to apply them in the workforce. Not to worry: We have some advice.

U.S. Jobs: Surprisingly Strong July Confounds Conventional Wisdom
U.S. Jobs: Surprisingly Strong July Confounds Conventional Wisdom

It's taken some time, but the U.S. workforce has now completed a full recovery from the COVID crash. And that's not all of the good news from July's employment report.

What Do We Mean When We Say: Composable Applications
What Do We Mean When We Say: Composable Applications

Information technology (IT) evolves and expands quickly enough that it can be hard to keep up with new technology and new terminology. Today we unpack the conversation around "composable applications."

The Increasing Integration of IT Certs and Micro-Credentials in Workforce Training
The Increasing Integration of IT Certs and Micro-Credentials in Workforce Training

So-called "micro-credentials" developed by Google could lead the next big wave of workforce development.