Getting a certification can help increase your earning power — if you can afford the certification, that is. Even if you're low on funds, however, you can still make a certification move.

It's a jungle out there, legalistically speaking, and IT firms are right in the thick of it. A special service launched by CompTIA earlier this year offers a legal lifeline to small companies with limited resources.

What's in MOOCs for Microsoft? The software and certification titan has much to gain from its recent investment in offering training and education courses free of charge online.

What's happening with the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate lineup of credentials in 2015? Bonus: Visual proof that the MCSA certification program began in 2002.

Pro football players go to Disneyland, especially if they've just won the Super Bowl. So what's the designated destination for working IT pros who are ready to get out of the office for a few days?

Standardized testing may be on the way out in the United States, which could eventually impact the way that certification exams are formulated.

The comparatively obscure Microsoft Specialist credentials often fly under the certification radar. What skills are assessed by these certs, and what can they add to your career?

Do we still need certifications that teach basic computer fluency in 2015? The range of jobs or futher educational opportunities opened up by digital literacy certs is quickly vanishing.

A kerfuffle is brewing in the certification world. Should credentialing organizations stick with entrenched testing methods, or is there room for new ideas about cert exams?

IT industry technical writer and journalist Aaron Axline continues the chronicle of his training experiences as he prepares for Microsoft's MCSA: Windows 7 certification exams.