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10 courses for IT leaders navigating AI change management

Considering what’s at stake, heads of tech facing AI adoption urgently need to get up to speed on best practices around AI change management. These courses are designed to help navigate the ever-shifting terrain with confidence.

By Sarah White

9 Jul 20268 mins

CIOCertificationsChange Management

8 generative AI certifications to grow your skills

By Sarah White

24 Jun 20268 mins

CertificationsGenerative AIIT Skills and Training

What is data governance? Frameworks, tools, and best practices to manage data assets

By Thor Olavsrud

22 Jun 202611 mins

Big DataCertificationsData Integration

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18 best entry-level IT certifications to launch your career

IT certifications can verify your knowledge in various skillsets, boost your pay, and set you apart from other entry-level candidates. Here are the entry-level certs worth pursuing.

By Sarah K. White

29 Jan 2026 11 mins

CareersCertificationsIT Skills and Training

Top 10 data engineer and data architect certifications

Data engineers and data architects are in high demand. Here are the certifications that will give your career an edge.

By Thor Olavsrud

11 Nov 2025 10 mins

Big DataCertificationsData Integration

Five takeaways from SAP TechEd Berlin

The ERP giant’s annual event, which wound up on Thursday, wove AI into everything — but there were also big changes in software certifications and some hints at how SAP is thinking about future technologies to remain relevant.

By Lynn Greiner

6 Nov 2025 4 mins

CertificationsData IntegrationQuantum Computing

SAP shakes up its certification process

The ERP giant is shifting away from multiple-choice questions toward a new model centered on real-world environments, starting with new formats for six certs rolled out at TechEd this week in Berlin.

By Lynn Greiner

4 Nov 2025 5 mins

CareersCertificationsSAP

Top 10 IT certifications in demand today

IT certifications can help you quickly gain and validate valuable skills and know-how in a domain that will further your career. Here are the most popular IT certs today.

By Sarah K. White

29 Oct 2025 10 mins

CareersCertificationsIT Skills and Training

10 data science certifications that will pay off

Looking to get ahead as a data scientist? Earning one of these data science certs will help you stand out in one of the hottest careers in IT.

By Sarah White and Thor Olavsrud

17 Oct 2025 9 mins

CertificationsData ScienceIT Skills and Training

Top 10 change management certifications to boost your IT career

Change management is a vital skill for IT, project management, and development. Here are the top certifications to help hone and demonstrate your change management skills.

By Sarah K. White

9 Oct 2025 8 mins

CareersCertificationsChange Management

5 hot IT career trends — and 5 going cold

The most promising career paths blend foundational IT skills, AI integration, and what people do best.

By Paul Heltzel

5 Aug 2025 10 mins

CertificationsIT JobsIT Skills and Training

The cross-functional communication required to deal with short certificate lifecycles

No one has truly solved certificate revocation, so the industry has given up and replaced it with shorter, more tightly defined certs. Now more than ever, CIOs need to keep the conversations going.

By Mary Branscombe

17 Jul 2025 8 mins

CIOCertificationsVendor Management

Top 14 certifications for enterprise architects

Enterprise architect is a vital, growing role for aligning IT strategy with business goals. Whether you're interested in cloud, applications, software, or systems, an enterprise architecture certification can give your career the boost it needs.

By Sarah K. White

14 Jul 2025 12 mins

CertificationsEnterprise ArchitectureIT Skills and Training

The rising value of IT certifications

Getting certified can benefit IT professionals and the organizations that employ them, boosting productivity and engagement, while also closing skills gaps.

By Sarah White

6 May 2025 8 mins

CertificationsEmployee ExperienceHiring

Best project management certifications of 2025

No matter what your IT role or how senior your position, a project management certification can add value to your career. Here are the top PM certs for every step of your career, along with their requirements and costs.

By Sarah White

2 May 2025 9 mins

CertificationsProject Management

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