Stephen J. Bigelow, of SearchWinIT.com has presented a very interesting question, and one which paints a distinct portrait of the current climate in the IT market – ‘Does certification really matter in IT?‘ When first absorbing the question, the answer should seem obvious; of course certification is important. In just about every field that requires technical knowledge, common sense would dictate you want proof that someone knows as much as they let on.
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Linux is an OS that conjures up images of computer nerds hunched over their keyboards in the quest for digital divinity while following the doctrine of open source and free software for all. Such evangelistic ideals and hallowed images have often paved the way for computer engineering students to follow certifications such as the Microsoft series or even the vendor-specific RedHat certifications amongst those inclined towards certifying their skills in Linux.

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I received a press release announcing that REvolution Computing, a provider of software and support for the open source “R” statistical programming language had appointed R co-creator, Robert Gentleman, to its board of directors. The press release was a great impetus for me to look at R again.

For background about R, Ashlee Vance wrote:

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A Garbage Collector must do two things:-

1.Detect garbage objects
2.Deallocate the memory of garbage objects and make it available for the program.

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Java includes a special Three-way(Ternary) operator that can replace certain types of if-then-else statements.These statements include assignment when certain conditions are fulfilled.This operator is ” ? “.The working of ” ? ” operator is similar as in C,C++ and C#.The ” ? ” operator at first look might seem confusing but it is extremely useful in particular conditions when mastered. Continue Reading »

This month marks the first anniversary of when my startup, M-Dot Network, started building our enterprise solution on Amazon’s cloud computing platform. So as I reflect on a year that went by in a blur, I decided to share my thoughts on what I learned about cloud computing.

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I have worked in the IT field for almost 10 years. One of the most controversial topics among most of the people I have worked with is whether or not certifications should expire. I have heard many arguments for and against this. Mostly, the argument of "We need our employees to keep up with new technology and not just rest on what they know." As many of you know, those of us in the IT field have strong opinions and don’t change them easily.

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Here are several excerpts from an article about what a panel of leading tech vendors had to say about the future of social networking tools at the Collaborate 2.0 Conference, Tech Giants Move Toward Social Networks:

As the Facebook generation becomes a bigger part of the enterprise, companies face the challenge of implementing increasingly familiar social network technologies in concert with legacy systems.

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