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• Experience vs certification: The winner?

  With IT outsourcing and offshoring on the rise, technology professionals in Australia have been forced to upgrade their skills and turn to industry certification to stay ahead. But are they on the right path?

• Experiencing Cisco's notorious CCIE lab

  The hope of six-figure salaries, companies lining up to recruit you, and outstanding job security has enticed many an IT professional to pursue the most renowned IT certification: the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE). Take a look at the gruelling process that is CCIE.

• Developing your .NET certification strategy

  Once you decide to pursue a .NET developer certification, where do you begin? Find out what you need to know to get started and what you should consider in choosing a cert.

• Certified info-sec pros get paid more

  So the downturn is here. Tech professionals are sinking or swimming. If you're a security professional in Australia, getting certified may be an option. Getting the right certification could mean a larger paycheck, and many corporations would just kill to have a Certified Internet Systems Security Professional (CISSP) on board.

• Programmers: out of the back room?

  Code, code, code used to be the mantra of the programmer. But now a growing number of these Australian IT pros are moving out from behind the keyboard.

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  No paper, no promotion

  It comes at no surprise to learn that HR people use IT certifications to choose between candidates when hiring, but in some organisations it can also inhibit career advancement.

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• Have (IT) certs will travel?

  Is certification better than experience? Here's what industry analysts and IT professionals have to say, including issues with MCSE.

• Experiencing Cisco's notorious CCIE lab

  The hope of six-figure salaries, companies lining up to recruit you, and outstanding job security has enticed many an IT professional to pursue the most renowned IT certification: the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE). Take a look at the gruelling process that is CCIE.

• What makes a certification valuable?

  Whether you're a hiring manager or a hopeful job candidate, it's tough to decipher the real value of certifications. One heavily certified tech guru weighs in on the factors affecting the value of certifications.

• MySQL grows up with certification

  MySQL AB is introducing a certification programme for experts, as it drives toward the enterprise

• Programmers: out of the back room?

  Code, code, code used to be the mantra of the programmer. But now a growing number of these Australian IT pros are moving out from behind the keyboard.

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