Certification

Thu, January 12, 2012 - Cloud computing is transforming IT operations and management, but the transition for IT professionals doesn't have to be difficult or daunting. Here, cloud computing experts explain how IT professionals can adapt their skillsets for the cloud and the impact cloud computing will have on five different IT jobs.

Wed, November 16, 2011 - In this survey of 700 IT professionals, most say certifications have led to raises and better jobs, busting the myth that certs are nothing but a scam.

Mon, November 14, 2011 - Sixty percent of IT professionals surveyed say a certification led to a new job, and half say it gave a salary boost. But some certs are more valuable than others.

Wed, November 02, 2011 - When CIOs look to add talent to their staffs right now, who should they be recruiting: employees with deep technical skills or deep business skills? That's one argument raging in corporate IT departments over the benefits of hiring staff with technical certifications such as Cisco Certified Internet Expert (CCIE) or business degrees.

Thu, October 27, 2011 - Wondering whether you'll get a raise or bonus if you earn another IT industry certification? Odds are you won't, according to the latest IT salary data from Foote Partners.

Tue, September 20, 2011 - Timothy Stettheimer, CIO for St. Vincent's Health System in Birmingham, Ala., has more confidence in IT certifications than referrals and in-person interviews when it comes to hiring.

Wed, July 06, 2011 - Online career development community Gild recently compared Indian programmers' math, logic, software development and communication skills with those of American programmers.

Mon, June 27, 2011 - IT professionals will be able to plan how their careers develop more clearly with a new Career Paths tool from BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.

Wed, June 22, 2011 - EMC plans to hire 500 new workers by the end of 2015 to staff a new customer support facility in Utah.

Tue, June 14, 2011 - A new SSL certificate authority squeezes so much overhead out of supplying certs that it plans to give them away starting next month and to continue at least through the end of the year.

Thu, April 28, 2011 - If you're planning to take any Microsoft certification exams, now is the time to act because Microsoft will raise the price for each exam by $25 beginning July 1.

Mon, March 07, 2011 - Daniel Wakeman, the CIO of Educational Testing Service, answers questions about keeping up to date, lobbying for a salary increase, and more.

Fri, February 18, 2011 - We asked 200 IT professionals to tell us how often IT workers cheat on certification exams, buy fake gear or illegally share software.

Thu, February 17, 2011 - Incidents of cheating on IT certifications are on the rise, a trend that experts say is an outward sign of the desperation felt by out-of-work and under-employed IT professionals.