Alternatives to Online Information Technology Training

March 14, 2016IT Training

Over the weekend, the News & Observer published an article that addressed two important topics with respect to the IT industry and the field of online information technology training. It pointed out, first of all, that women are still significantly under-represented in computing careers. Specifically, they comprise about 26 percent of the jobs in the … Read More

IT Security Threats Growing Rapidly

February 1, 2016IT Training

A new article at InfoWorld deals with the topics of malware and IT security in the present day, when security challenges are growing by leaps and bounds, and on a daily basis. The article gives the same information in a few different ways, which is understandable since the statistics are staggering. It points out that … Read More

“Technology” Means More Than You Might Think

January 12, 2016IT Training

In a recent article at IT World Canada, Don Sheppard made the argument that “technology is an overused word.” While the purpose of his observation seems a little muddled and he does little to illustrate this supposed overuse, he does point to some potentially interesting questions about the role of language in driving people toward … Read More

Online Information Technology Training for the New Year

December 28, 2015IT Training

As of this posting, the New Year is right around the corner. This is a time to reflect upon the career skills that you have developed over the previous year and the ones that you are likely to need in the coming year. If you have definitive answers as to what your employers or prospective … Read More

Free Training Now, Online IT Training Later

December 14, 2015IT Training

There was an article in the Houston Chronicle recently – certainly not the only one of its kind – which described the availability of various tuition grants for information technology training programs. That particularly article took San Jacinto College as an example, but if you’re on a blog because you’ve been searching for an online … Read More

Though Not Enough, IT Training Can Do Much for the 3rd World

October 26, 2015IT Training

A few months ago, information technology expert Irving Wladawsky-Berger wrote a policy brief for the Brookings Institution titled “Will the Digital Revolution Deliver for the World’s Poor?” We’ve briefly returned to that topic several times in the past few weeks, as part of our effort to emphasize the ways in which online information technology training … Read More

More Examples of IT Training as a Force for Good

October 15, 2015IT Training, News

We’ve discussed this topic on the Canvas Info Tech blog before, but we’re always eager to take another look at the incentives that might exist for people to pursue online information technology training, other than in order to make great money in the IT field. For some candidates, certified scrum master training or ITIL training … Read More