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20 powerful women shaping the networking industry

Network World

But there are a number of groundbreaking women who have been highly successful in networking, and were highlighting 20 of them (in alphabetical order). Fun fact: Co-founded the Silicon Valley CIO Womens Network and is a member of the Girls in Tech Board of Directors.

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CompTIA updates Network+ certification

Network World

CompTIA today introduced an updated edition of its Network+ professional certification, which the nonprofit organization says will enable network practitioners to understand and apply both networking and security concepts to configure and harden networks. Separately, CompTIA research found that employers listed some 1.1

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10-year forecast shows growth in network architect jobs while sysadmin roles shrink

Network World

The two categories that are expected to decline are network and computer systems administrators, which are forecast to decline by 2.6%, and computer programmers, which are facing a 9.6% growth and 23,900 jobs added Computer network support specialists: 7.3% growth and 37,200 jobs added Database administrators: 8.2%

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Your Next Move: Systems Administrator

Association of Information Technology Professional

If you are interested in working with the day-to-day operations of computer networks, a career as a systems administrator could be your next move.

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NYC Department of Education builds the pipeline for future cybersecurity professionals

Network World

During this time, they work on cybersecurity initiatives such as network protection, endpoint protection, incident response, and data validation. degree in Computer Networking Technology at the end of the spring 2025 semester. My career aspiration was to just get into technology. I had no intention of attending college to get a degree.

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Remotely supporting as a System Administrator

Spearline Testing

We recently interviewed System Administrator, Daniel Popielnicki, about how he has adapted to working from home, the challenges he faced assisting other Spearliners, and more. One of your main roles as System Administrator is to make sure that all of Spearline’s employees are doing okay. Actually, yes!

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Tech hiring slows, more IT jobs lost

Network World

Key occupations that recorded higher percentages that did not specify a four-year degree include network support specialists (87%), IT support specialists (72%), network and systems administrators (52%), and database administrators (50%). Janco Associates also analyzed the latest U.S.