A certification primer for XML and related technologies
IBM was the first organization to provide certification for XML and related technologies. As XML has grown more popular, this certification has also gained respect, and now it is one of the most sought-after certifications for developers. According to IBM, the goal of this certification is to equip developers with the knowledge necessary to design and implement applications that make use of XML and related technologies such as XML Schema, XSLT, and XPath. Directory:
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Date: 2003-08-28
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Developing True Business Continuance in Legacy System Environments
In today's enterprise environments, implementing storage solutions that ensure true business continuance presents a major challenge. With many corporations continuing to rely on their legacy systems, business
continuity/disaster recovery (BC/DR) plans must overcome the age-old problem of keeping data secure, despite the fact that closed systems and mainframes remain an inextricable part of the evolving information infrastructure. Directory:
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Date: 2003-08-26
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The People Factor: Collaborative Decision-Making
Times are, um, interesting: companies are either stripping down to the bare necessities or recreating their business models so they can be ready for the future in new ways. In your company, you may be creating new strategic initiatives or hiring/firing/reorganizing staff. You might be adopting CRM technology or extending your current technology into other departments. You're rebranding. You're repositioning products. Directory:
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Date: 2003-08-22
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9 Ways to Get an MCSE or CNE Without Wasting $5000-$9000
1. Buy good certification books
Yes, I know how thick they are - the tests do cover that much material, so what can you do? A teacher is not going to talk that much without wearing out their throat, so in the final analysis you are going to spend a lot of time reading and studying those books anyway. Directory:
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Date: 2003-08-13
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5 Steps to Poor Listening: The ordinary professional’s guide
The development of non-technical, soft skills represents a significant choice in the career of IT professionals. For those who choose to take the road most traveled, here are a few thoughts on how to ensure poor client and peer relationships, projects that focus on solutions to the wrong problems, and working cross-purposes with your team. Directory:
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Date: 2003-08-11
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Computer Certifications
Not so many years ago, almost nobody in or out of the computer field had heard of computer certifications for computer careers. They actually did exist, given by a few specialized associations, but they didn't count for much. You got a computer job by convincing the boss you knew what you were doing. Most used a degree in computer science, some used blarney. Now computer certifications are widely recognized as valid for qualifying techies in highly particular technology skills. Directory:
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Date: 2003-08-07
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