Computer Certification Articles

How-to articles, expert interviews, and other stories about IT certification.
U.S. Military Veterans Should Spend GI Bill Benefits with Care
U.S. Military Veterans Should Spend GI Bill Benefits with Care

Ed Tittel offers a word to the wise (among U.S. veterans, that is) about benefits granted by the GI Bill.

Quantum Computing Could Change Everything ... Someday
Quantum Computing Could Change Everything ... Someday

The hype about quantum computing is already here and it's exciting. Quantum computing as we actually know and use it, however, is still in the early stages of a long-term journey to practical feasibility.

Virtualization Is Key to the Future of IT. Therefore ... What?
Virtualization Is Key to the Future of IT. Therefore ... What?

The IT world is in the midst of an all-encompassing migration to "the cloud." Cloud technology and virtualization go hand in hand. Ergo, you need to know a thing or two (or more) about virtualization.

Happy Independence Day from the GoCertify Team
Happy Independence Day from the GoCertify Team

How much do you know about John Hancock, the "forgotten" Founding Father? Celebrate (yes, belatedly) the U.S. observance of Independence Day with another GoCertify holiday quiz!

U.S. Jobs: June Numbers Are Already Old News
U.S. Jobs: June Numbers Are Already Old News

After more than 30 million jobs went away in March and April, 4.8 million came back in June. Or did they? With COVID-19 infections surging, many of those jobs may already have vanished — again.

Time Management Tips for IT Professionals
Time Management Tips for IT Professionals

You can't make time work for you, but you can get better at using the time available to do your work. So what does it take to increase your productive use of the hours in the day?

Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts and Certs Bearing the Promise of Fat Paycheck
Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts and Certs Bearing the Promise of Fat Paycheck

Ed Tittel encounters another article linking huge salaries to certification ... and beats it roundly with his "But" stick.

Single-Serving Certifications: Still More Bites of Discrete Data from the CertMag Salary Survey
Single-Serving Certifications: Still More Bites of Discrete Data from the CertMag Salary Survey

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

Creativity and Diversity Needed to Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
Creativity and Diversity Needed to Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Fortinet's new survey of U.S. and Canadian companies reveals a growing cybersecurity skills gap. Gear up, IT pros: We have lots of (good) work to do!

Who Invented the Computer? John Atanasoff and ABC
Who Invented the Computer? John Atanasoff and ABC

GoCertify takes a tour through the annals of recorded science to illuminate the origin story of one of the most consequential inventions in the history of humankind. In today's installment: John Atanasoff.