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| Have Your IT Leaders Fallen Behind? I have spent a lot of time recently questioning the leadership of IT organizations who become a cost center due to a "keeping the lights on" mentality and have asked the question Are we Sleeping at the Wheel?. Date: 2008-12-05 Informatica Starts Data Quality Certification Program Informatica Corporation has introduced its Informatica Data Quality Certification program for its partners, customers and other IT professionals wanting to extend, standardize and validate their skill in supporting customer data quality initiatives. Date: 2008-11-07 SCDM Announces New Exam And Certification Record The Society for Clinical Data Management has been busy. First, the SCDM introduced a new version of its Certified Clinical Data Manager exam. Then, the organization certified what it describes as a high of 330 individuals. Date: 2008-10-10 The Need For Open Source Skills Bernard Golden, Navica CEO and known open source expert, in his recent report "Open Source in the Enterprise" dedicates a section to open source skills, returning interesting evidence of actual use of open source within enterprises. Date: 2008-09-12 Is A Security Certification Necessary? Two great posts on "to cert or not to cert" in the never ending debate on if a security certification is the right thing to do reopens the contentious debate. For some it is, for some it is not, this is one of those questions that can only truly be answered by knowing the answer to the question "what do you want to do to enhance your career". Date: 2008-08-28 Get Ahead With Preview Of Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex Come October and Ubuntu fans shall cherish yet another release of the next Ubuntu - Intrepid Ibex (along with its derivatives - Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc.) If you're aware, Ubuntu is known to adhere to a six-month release cycle and gets its version numbers from scheduled release dates. Date: 2008-08-15 IT Certification Cons Being Addressed Imagine showing up at a job interview with your impressive resume all in order. Then some drooling dunce comes in with the same IT certifications. Well, a movement against cheating should prevent this sort of thing from happening. Date: 2008-07-25 Information Security Certification Guide Information Security Certifications are part of the credentialing landscape for an information security professional, and in many ways, those just generally interested in the subject. Search Security writers Ed Tittel and Kim Lindros have put together the definitive list of the top 50 information security certificates and certification paths... Date: 2008-06-27 Rackspace Hosting: The Smart and Cost-Effective Solution Peace of mind. It comes from knowing that your mission critical IT needs are in the expert hands of the world's hosting leader, Rackspace Hosting. We're the smart and cost-effective solution for those needing 100% network uptime, responsive support, Microsoft technical expertise and a secure, high-end infrastructure. Date: 2008-06-11 ISP Suggested As Certification Standard By paying a few fees and sacrificing a handful of stamps, it's possible to get several degrees within a single month. Tell anybody about those degrees, though, and you'll hear laughter instead of congratulations. To some extent, the same problem can come up regarding IT certifications. Date: 2008-06-02 Do Security Engineers really think differently? While in general I disagree with Bruce Schneier more often than I do agree with him, on his "Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional" I have to agree with him. He has hit on one of the more fundamental differences in approach that security engineers have when it comes to solving a problem. Date: 2008-03-21 The Technology Or The Presenter? Another interesting presentation today at the iLinc Customer Summit came from Barb Nead-Nylander of the Dow Chemical Company. She talked about Dow's requirement for all of their online instructors (well over one hundred of them) to take an internal training and certification class before being allowed to host a meeting or course for the company. Date: 2008-02-01
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