IT Careers

While we love technology as much as the next guy, most of us are in the field because we need to put food on the table. This section takes a look at issues related to an IT professional's career or those interested in getting into information technology.

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5 Tips for Getting Into Information Systems Management

If you make the right choices, getting into information systems management today is simpler than it sounds. Learn how.

Azure Week: Key Learnings and Deep Expertise From the Azure Experts

Learn more about Azure Week, which will take place online from October 14-18, 2019.

Job Role: Machine Learning Engineer

A look at the role of a machine learning engineer

College Grads Need These Data Science Skills

You may need to learn additional skills to be more marketable. The top three skills that new graduates are learning in the six months...

The Best Places in the World to Work in Tech

Think that Seattle or Silicon Valley are the best places for techies to work? They are for some people, but not for everyone. Many other...

Job Role: Business Intelligence Analyst

In the broadest sense, the business intelligence analyst is responsible for working with business intelligence data, creating insights and...

Job Role: AWS Solution Architect

The AWS solutions architect is someone who fits AWS services to an enterprise model. An AWS solutions architect boils down the components...

Understanding Big Data: 6 Online Courses to Help You Best Understand Your Data

Big data is the order of the day, but ever since advanced storage media made it possible for us to compile much larger amounts of...

Top Tech Skills to Acquire by 2020 - and the Courses to Get You There

If you really want to invest in your future, the way to go is to get on top of in-demand tech skills. Here are basic definitions of nine...

DevOps Training: 5 Things to Know About Certification

DevOps pros must be skilled in both the 'Dev' and 'Ops' areas of the software development life cycle, meaning they need a broad skill set....

The IT Talent Shortage: Separating Myths from Facts

We’ve been told over and over that there’s a severe shortage of IT professionals. However, some critics have said there really isn’t a...

6 Myths About Hacking That May Surprise You

All hackers are bad people who make a living by stealing your personal information and installing Trojan horses and keyloggers on your...

Job Role: Ethical Hacker

In the world of enterprise IT, the term “ethical hacker” is quickly gaining ground. On a very basic level, ethical hackers are...

Breaking Into Machine Learning: 5 Online Courses to Help You Get Started

Machine learning is a quickly emerging field. If you want to get started in ML, these 5 online courses are a great place to start!

Job Role: Hardware Engineer

Hardware engineers need to understand how physical systems are provisioned, but they also need to have an inkling of the return on...

The Best Paying Jobs in Tech for Women

Several professions in the tech world seem tailor made for women who desire a well-paying job. Whether it’s programming or security, the...

Top Career Tips for Women Working in Technology

Women who have made it have some valuable insight to share with those who aspire to follow in their path or blaze their own. It all comes...

Minding the Gender Gap: 10 Facts about Women in Tech

The state of women in tech presents a kind of half-full – or more precisely quarter-full – glass perspective. There is still a marked gap...

Job Role: Database Administrator

Ever since the first and most primitive databases appeared in computer mainframe systems, database administrators have handled the tough...