If you’re here, you’re probably looking for a couple tips to prepare for a Microsoft Azure certification exam. From artificial intelligence to cyber security- it’s a great move. Professionals with a Azure certification earn 15-20% more than uncertified professionals. Plus, recruiters actively search for Microsoft Azure certification on LinkedIn. So, when you pass any of…
If you’ve been looking for IT jobs in the finance industry, you might have come across finance professionals who have acronyms next to their names. John Smith CPA, Jane Doe CFA, Fred Bloggs CFP, etc. These acronyms indicate the different financial certifications they have completed. Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst, and Certified Financial Planner,…
If you want a career in IT, one of the first things you’ll need to figure out is what you want to focus on. Saying that you want a career in IT is like saying you would like food for dinner. It’s a statement too vague to be useful, because IT encompasses a huge number…
The world has gone digital and companies have no choice but to follow. This was true before the pandemic, but it’s even truer today. A 2020 IDG survey showed that a CEO’s top priority for IT was digital transformation initiatives. Had it not been for the pandemic, IT might have had a few years to…
When we leave school and enter the workforce, we move from an environment where learning is encouraged to an environment where it’s not. Suddenly, we’re thrust into the wild world of adult life, where it’s no longer about acquiring skills, but about applying the skills you already have. And for much of the twentieth century, this…
An IT career is a stable and growing one. In times of economic uncertainty, that’s not a given for a lot of jobs. In fact, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics expects computer and IT occupations to not just remain stable but to grow 11% from 2019 to 2029, faster than all other occupations. That’s…
Artificial intelligence allows computers – including machines and robots – to perform work that previously required human input. That work can be simple, such as processing and categorizing data for better human understanding. Or, more complicated, such as helping us to understand what that data actually means to our everyday existence . The important thing…
Companies have a problem. They’re struggling to find people who have the right skills to fill the many permanent roles they have available for a career in IT. Harvey Nash and KPMG’s 2020 CIO survey indicated that 54% of organizations felt held back because not enough people have the right tech skills. But their problem…
Every two years, the World Economic Forum publishes a report called The Future of Jobs. In the report, the WEF talks about the labor market and what the future of work will look like for both employers and employees around the world. In particular, the report focuses on the jobs and skills of the future…
Innovation in healthcare continues to grow at a rapid pace creating a high demand for IT professionals who are tasked to implement and support new technologies. This means there’s no better time to consider a career in healthcare IT. While it’s an expanding field, there are challenges that the healthcare landscape brings that IT professionals…
If you want to pursue a career in IT, IBM professional certificates are the way to go. As a global technology leader, IBM offers a robust portfolio of products and services ranging from AI to IoT. Although the company is over a century old, its offerings have consistently defined it as one of the top…
The emergence of new technologies over time has continued to evolve the way the world does business. However, March of 2020 may have created the single biggest change to how organizations operate due to the drastic shift to a virtual work environment. The majority of workers used to commute into offices every day and now…