Lots of companies hold patents on technologies that they never actually develop into anything. But does Google really need a patent on a fiendish, unnatural teddy bear?
The word "architecture" means one thing to most people, and something a little different to IT pros. Like the other kind of architect, however, an IT architect can get a tidy paycheck in exchange for her (or his) expertise.
There's a lot of money in the emerging, somewhat vaguely defined field of DevOps. You can get a nice-sized annual salary if you can, um, figure out what skills you need.
What will you find inside a data center? How about a career? As the Big Data wave picks up speed, there's a growing need for IT pros who know the ins and outs of a data center.
The future of the internet is IPv6. (And also appliances that are much smarter than any of us suspect.) What could be better than a certification that will get you up to speed, free of charge?
Sometimes you need a computer inside your computer, sort of like those Russian nesting dolls. Virtualization can handle that — and if you can handle virtualization, then demand for your skills is growing.
You don't have to know sixteen levels of karate or go on a quest for a lost ring of power to become a grand master. Just grab a fistful of web development certs from Acquia.
In many ways, the C programming language is the granddaddy of them all. And while there are many other languages currently available, it's still worth learning to code in C. (Something that certification can help with!)
Take your web development career to the next level (and stay ahead of the security curve that afflicts one of the world's most exploitable web tools) with a new Java 8 credential.
