Our post last week about the role of education in your career planning sparked off a lot of discussion. In this guest post, Josh Stephens from Solarwinds discusses the role certification plays in IT success, and the other skills you need to back them up. More »
Your parents might have spent years persuading you of the value of an education, but when it comes to actually scoring a job, it seems most Australians believe that on-the-job training matters far more than your qualifications. Is that wise? More »
The move towards cloud-based services for big businesses increasingly seems like a matter of “when” rather than “if”. But what impact does moving services outside the company have on the people who already have to work on maintaining IT systems? More »
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