IT Insights Blog — CompTIA

Scrolling through online forums about certification has told me a lot about what is on the minds of people wanting to certify. Those starting down the certification path usually have the question of what certification will best help them achieve their career goals. In that vein of thinking, I’m going to tell you how to choose between the CompTIA Network+ certification and Cisco's CCNA certification.

Is there anyone who would argue that a foundation is not the most important part of a building? If so, then I urge you to conduct a quick Google image search on “buildings without a solid foundation.” Spoiler alert: It isn’t pretty.

The day that was famously dubbed by then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a “date which will live in infamy” was 75 years ago today. The Japanese took everyone by surprise as they bombed the United States Naval stronghold at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. In total, 18 ships were sunk or run aground, 188 American planes were destroyed, and 2,403 American lives were lost.

As the saying goes, "The best things in life aren't free." (Well, unless you're Motown legend Berry Gordy, and you wrote that one song that the Flying Lizards covered in 1979 for the dance mix generation. Then maybe the best things actually are free. That's what the song says, at any rate.) It's also long been observed that, "There's no such thing as a free lunch," and further reflection yields, "You can't get something for nothing." Look, people, stop trying to freeload your way to the Big Brass Ring.

The votes have been counted, and the results are in. Donald J. Trump will be the next president of the United States of America. Trump’s victory is being heralded as “the biggest upset in modern political history.” The results seem to have left every American with the same question on his or her breath: What does this mean for the country?