Top 10 IT Most Valuable Certifications

The certification landscape changes as swiftly as the technologies you support. Erik Eckel looks at the certs that are currently relevant and valuable to IT pros.

When it comes to IT skills and expertise, there are all kinds of “best certification” lists. Pundits are quick to add the safe bets: Cisco’s CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert), Red Hat’s RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer), and other popular choices.

This isn’t that list.

Based on years of experience meeting with clients and organizations too numerous to count, I’ve built this list with the idea of cataloging the IT industry’s 10 most practical, in-demand certifications. That’s why I think these are the best; these are the skills clients repeatedly demonstrate they need most. In this list, I justify each selection and the order in which these accreditations are ranked.

Beginner’s Guide to SSL Certificates

  If you own a website and is interested in ensuring that you keep a higher degree of trust by your customers, clients or partners then this article is a must read for you.

SSL stands for “Secure Socket Layer.” It is a technology that establishes a secure session link between the visitor’s web browser and your website so that all communications transmitted through this link are encrypted and are, therefore, secure. It is also used for transmitting secure email, secure files, and other forms of information. As a result of the sensitive nature of this method of transmission, it is important that you obtain your SSL certificate from a trusted Certificate Authority (CA), especially one that follows very strict rules and policies about who may or may not receive an SSL certificate.

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