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IT education poll results in
We did a poll last week in which we asked about the educational backgrounds of TechRepublic members. Here are the results. by Toni Bowers
Tags: Education, Background, Workplace, Scenario, Information Technology, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Toni Bowers
Blog posts 2008-08-06
What's more important to become an IT consultant: education or experience?
A TechRepublic member recently e-mailed me this question: "Is there a special course you have to take to become an IT consultant, or does it depend on what computer skills you have?" The topic of education vs. experience comes up a lot in the TechRepublic Forums. I...
Tags: Education, Consultant, Knowledge, Information Technology, Computer, Strategy, Productivity, Management, Chip Camden
Blog posts 2008-03-17
The Pragmatic Professional
I’m concerned that even among IT professionals (that is, people paid to manage other people’s computers) there is often a very narrow view of what is “correct.”Some people not only insist that their particular choice of IT tools is the best, they demand that others acknowledge this. That attitude seems...
Tags: Technology, Security, Risk Management, Leadership, IT Management, Education
Blog posts 2007-06-04
Am I too old to get into IT?
Hi, my name is Juan, I'm 32 years old, I have no college degree education, but I've been into computers since 1998, but somehow I haven't looked at the posibility of getting into the IT field. I'm my friends tech support specialist, I have even proven myself at work as...
Tags: career, computer, education, information technology, IT Field, macaso, software
Discussion threads 2007-01-17
Which college courses have enhanced your IT career?
I've taken almost enough accounting courses to qualify as a minor. That allowed me to easily find employment with a company that produces software for credit unions.A series of technical writing courses have helped me to expand my writing and marketing skills and to connect those concepts with my...
Tags: pennatomcat, education, training, off-topic, information technology
Discussion threads 2006-05-23
IT's no wonder that the US Education
IT's no wonder that the US Educationisn't comparing well on a global scale.My Stepdaughter goes on summer vacation on MAY 4 2006MAY 4th!!!!how do you expect your kids to learn anything if they are getting long vacations from schooling?It's no wonder the USA has such a terrible reputation for the...
Tags: Jaqui, mandatory tagging sucks, off-topic, information technology
Discussion threads 2006-04-27
Looking for advice on were to start....
Looking for advice on were to start....I've been reading as many posts I can here trying to find out what direction I should go and how to go about it but I thought, rather than pieceing together different advice on differnt posts, I'd just give my situation and see what...
Tags: career, career path, certification, education, getting started in it, information technology, pvt1cl@...
Discussion threads 2005-12-16
Career Crisis
I am haveing a crisis. I have the job I want to do in mind but I just dont know the technical name for it or what training is needed to do it. The discription is as follows:Going to a company and installing software. Then you teach the people how...
Tags: career, certification, education, information technology, job, Lil~Bunny~Nose~520, software, trainer, training
Discussion threads 2005-12-12
Young (27) educated (MBA/MIT) and ready to roar, where to go now?
Hello Everyone,I have some career questions I would like some advice on.I am in a funny situation at the moment. I don't know where to concentrate my time and effort in terms of the type of career path I would like to take. Here's my background. I attained a bachelor...
Tags: career, consulting, consulting company, education, information technology, kslowinski@..., path
Discussion threads 2005-09-29
Entering IT with expertise
Entering IT with expertiseOk, I'm actually still a high school student that already manages a LAN that has about 20 comps and 2 Win2k3 servers that interact with several upstream Netware servers. I've read a lot of the MCSE books for ceritfication a
Tags: career, certification, education, Human Resources, information technology, job, SirMalcom
Discussion threads 2005-04-04
Keeping Your Education Current Without Going Broke
Working for a big company can be a very different experiencefrom working for a small firm. I have friends who work in the IT departmentsfor huge companies. Often, such companies have volume licensing agreements withMicrosoft, which means that they always get the latest software as soon as itis released. When...
Tags: information technology, education, Brien M. Posey MCSE, training
Technical articles 2005-03-16
Combat a lack of formal IT training with niche classes
QuestionI manage a small IT department, but I do not have any formal degrees. I work with EDI, and while I have those transferable skills, I still feel that I need to go to school.I am middle-aged, and I want to maximize my time left to work. I really am...
Tags: Molly Joss, training, SAP AG, education, EDI, information technology
Technical articles 2003-08-13
Job snapshot: Systems Administrator
Have you ever thought about becoming a systems administrator? To get a reality check, here's some insight into the role from a working IT pro. by Toni Bowers
Tags: Education, Job, Information Technology, System Administration, Recruitment & Staffing, Workforce Management, Toni Bowers
Blog posts 2010-02-18
IT Security Maturity in Higher Education
The attendee will learn how to transform the institution's security program into an operationally mature program that permanently reduces risk.
Tags: Education, IT Security, Information Technology, CIBER, Strategy, Security, Management
Webcasts 2009-01-01
IT Security in Higher Education
The technology environment in higher education is complicated by many factors. First, there are often ambiguous campus perimeters. Many schools have a transient student population, and, even when this is not the case, computer equipment is often moved during the school year between campus and home. This situation is further...
Tags: Education, Distance Learning, School, IT Security, Information Technology, Computer, Rapid7, E-learning, Productivity, Training And Certification, Training And Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
White papers 2009-03-05
IT consultant discusses his training, education, and offshore outsourcing experiences
IT consultant Marty R. Milette, who has been a TechRepublic member since January 2000, is profiled in a TR Member Spotlight podcast. Listen to the interview to hear about his extensive IT background. by Mary Weilage
Tags: Education, Consultant, Information Technology, Offshore Outsourcing, Training, Outsourcing, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, Mary Weilage
Blog posts 2009-11-13
Education Center Upgrades Software to Improve Service and Lower IT Costs
The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center SVHEC provides adult-learning opportunities to this rural corner of the state through partnership with eight colleges and universities. It also provides conference and business support services. Because SVHEC prides itself on being the technology epicenter for southwest Virginia, the IT staff deployed the Windows...
Tags: Education, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, IT Cost, Computer, Desktop Computer, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
Case studies 2007-06-01
Humble ISD's Centralized, Clustered Network Infrastructure Is Improving the Quality of Education Through 20-Fold Faster Data Access, Greater Uptime, More Reliable Data Backup and a 40% Reduction in IT Administration Time
The Humble Independent School District is named for a pioneering Texas settler, not for its approach to education. The fast-growing Humble Independent School District needed to improve network bandwidth and uptime, make data backup faster and more reliable, and reduce the time its IT staff spent on repairs and routine...
Tags: Education, Dell Computer Corp., IT Administration, Information Technology, Data Backup, Uptime, Humble Independent School District, Cluster, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Servers, Data Management, Hardware
Case studies 2008-03-01
Life Skills Education Firm Achieves 25 Percent Efficiency Increase After IT Upgrade
Realityworks, based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, provides life skills curricula and products to help people avoid problems, such as addiction and teen pregnancy. Over time, the company outgrew its corporate IT network and allowed its hardware and software to become outdated. As the business grew, the lack of adequate technology...
Tags: Education, Information Technology, Strategy, Management
Case studies
University Offers Business IT Education to Thousands of Students Across Sweden
University of Gothenburg, one of the top ranked universities in Sweden, has educated a new generation of tech-savvy professionals. Traditionally, business schools in Sweden have not provided IT instruction because it was seen as a separate skill that should be taught to students studying informatics, not business. However, IT proficiency...
Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Education, Sweden, Information Technology, Student, Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Enterprise Software, Management, Software
Case studies 2008-04-01


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