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    Former Marine fights to connect veterans with IT jobs

    One consulting firm’s hiring program aims to place U.S. military veterans in IT engagements. The transition to corporate life can be challenging for military veterans. Companies aren’t used to hiring veterans, whose resumes are unlikely to make it past their keyword-filtering software. Veterans aren’t used to articulating their military experience […]

  • CIOs rack up millions in incentives

    A six-figure salary is just the beginning for CIOs. Cash bonuses, stock awards and executive perks can propel pay packages into the millions. CIO salaries in the U.S. average between $153,000 and $246,750, according to Robert Half Technology. But salary is just the beginning. Cash bonuses and equity awards can […]

  • 10 CEOs who took drastic pay cuts

    Median CEO pay climbed 9% to $13.9 million last year, but some tech leaders saw their pay slashed. Spectacular pay raises keep widening the gap between what CEOs earn and what average workers take home. But not all CEOs got a raise last year. We examined 62 tech CEOs’ compensation […]

  • 5 reasons why your IT job search is getting harder

    H-1Bs, DIY-ers, multiple skill sets, are all in the mix The IT job market is slowing down, use of contingency workers is picking up, and Congress has an unfinished fight ahead on the H-1B visa. In sum, this is going to be an interesting year for IT employment, politically and […]

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    70-646 Q&A / Study Guide / 70-646 Videos / Testing Engine

    QUESTION 1 You work as the Enterprise administrator at Certkingdom.com. The Certkingdom.com network has a domain named Certkingdom.com. The servers on the Certkingdom.com network run Windows Server 2008 and all client computers run Windows Vista. The Certkingdom.com network contains more than 3,000 computers. Certkingdom.com wants to make use of Windows […]

  • Demand for IT security experts outstrips supply

    Employers will pay more for certified — and experienced — IT security pros, studies find Demand for information security experts in the United States is outstripping the available supply by a widening margin, according to a pair of recently-released reports. A report from Burning Glass Technologies, which develops technologies designed […]

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    Microsoft MCDBA Certification Training

    Microsoft MCDBA Certification Training Database administrators continue to grow beyond the commodity status they developed in the early 2000s, now earning the opportunity to shape strategy at many large companies. Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) training helps MBAs learn how to convert their tactics into code, while helping DBAs support […]

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    Is it now crazy to offshore IT to China?

    Mandiant report citing Chinese government's role in cyberattacks might give more pause to some U.S. companies China has for years been developing an IT outsourcing industry aimed at bringing in business from the U.S. and Europe. It has succeeded, but then again it hasn’t thrived and now may face more […]

  • 12 effective habits of indispensable IT pros

    12 effective habits of indispensable IT pros How do you keep your job — or get a better one — in an era when hiring is slow and budgets are squeezed? Follow these 12 maxims. Some are practical advice you’ve heard before (and ignored). Being familiar with how technology can […]

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    Google raises ante for next Chrome hacking contest to $2M

    Google yesterday said it will pay up to $2 million for major vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser at a second Pwnium hacking contest this fall. Pwn2Own, a rival contest sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, will award as much as $200,000 in a mobile-specific challenge slated to run several weeks earlier. Google’s Pwnium […]