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5 Ways Technology Standards Can Help You In Your Career
Many of the technologies, devices, and products you work with as a technology professional, from Wi-Fi to messaging apps, function based on IEEE Standards. What’s more, because standards provide expert-led recommendations and guidance on the use of existing and emerging technologies, organizations that follow these standards can reduce their development time and costs, effectively communicate with other technologies, and build trust with customers in their products and services.
Across the technology industry, professionals see firsthand how understanding specific standards can help their careers, whether it’s landing their first job out of college or helping them move up the career ladder. In a workplace where standards are fundamental to a business’s success, understanding technical standards will help these workers grow their skill set and bring their employer some of today’s most up-to-date technical knowledge. Professionals who take the next step and become involved in collaborating and creating standards realize even more benefits as standards help them advance their career.
https://beyondstandards.ieee.org/5-ways-technology-standards-can-help-you-in-your-career/amp/
15 highest-paying IT certifications in 2021
Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect tops the list of highest-paying certifications.
In the IT job market, one of the best ways for job seekers to stand out from the rest of the crowd is to have a certification under their belt.
It's also a great way to earn a high-paying salary.
An IT certification is a standardized way to prove a person has a certain level of knowledge and ability within a specific domain of IT expertise.
A certification shows an individual has completed a course within that area of study. Certification also usually involves some form of examination. It can be in person or virtual, where a series of questions are asked to test an individual's knowledge of the subject. Upon successful complete of the exam, the recipient is usually granted an IT certificate.
There are IT certifications for general IT knowledge categories and more specific areas. Some of the more specific certifications include cloud architect, cloud services, systems control, networking, cybersecurity, development, infrastructure and project management.
Earning an IT certification is different than earning a post-secondary degree. IT certifications are often focused on very specific IT skills. Degrees tend to provide higher-level skills across computer sciences and engineering domains.
Learn more here about the differences between certifications and degrees, and which is best for you.
Highest-paying IT certifications
The highest-paying IT certifications vary based on the survey source. Among the most cited sources for IT certification pay scales is the Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report, which provides a listing of the top certifications and salaries.
Here are the highest-paying IT certifications in North America:
https://whatis.techtarget.com/feature/15-highest-paying-IT-certifications
Finding the right technologies to keep remote workers engaged
Hybrid working models look set to become the norm for many, which means businesses need to build technology ecosystems that promote productive, connected and engaged workforces
https://www.raconteur.net/technology/finding-the-right-technologies-to-keep-remote-workers-engaged
This is how each generation is feeling about returning to the office
As the world—cautiously but inexorably—returns to the office, an inescapable concern is how to deal with those who don’t want to return.
That’s a fair question. Some people are going to oppose returning to the office versus working at home. That opposition is legitimate. It could be rooted in work–family balance, flexibility, commuting, workplace distractions, comfort, clothing, conformity, or a hundred other concerns.
The Origin of the Term 'Computer Bug'
Join us as we explore Computer Bugs' origins and popularization in IT terminology.
The term "computer bug" or "software bug" is ubiquitous in IT parlance but where did the term actually come from? Although modern "bugs" have only existed since the invention of computers and software, the use of the term bug is much older indeed.
In the following article, we'll dive into the history of the term and explore its origins in the English language. We'll also explore its early uses and rise in popularity in the English lexicon.
https://interestingengineering.com/the-origin-of-the-term-computer-bug
Blockchain: Game changer or hype?
In this episode of Technology Untangled, experts lay out what blockchain is, what it's good for, and what future adoption might look like.
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/blockchain-game-changer-or-hype-2108.html
Enable End-to-End Zero Trust To Achieve Effective Outcomes
Featuring Research From Forrester
The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust eXtended Ecosystem Platform Providers, Q3 2020
https://reprints2.forrester.com/#/assets/2/1513/RES157494/report
Can a Robot Be Arrested? Hold a Patent? Pay Income Taxes?
When horses were replaced by engines, for work and transportation, we didn’t need to rethink our legal frameworks. So when a fixed-in-place factory machine is replaced by a free-standing AI robot, or when a human truck driver is replaced by autonomous driving software, do we really need to make any fundamental changes to the law?
Ryan Abbott, a Professor of Law and Health Sciences at the University of Surrey and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, seems to think so. Or perhaps more accurately, he thinks that surprisingly, we do not; he says we need to change the laws less than we think. In case after case, he says, we just need to treat the robot more or less the same way we treat a person.
He has published a short but powerful treatise, The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law, published by Cambridge University Press. In it, he argues that the law more often than not should not discriminate between AI and human behavior.
https://jobs.ieee.org/jobs/content/Can-a-Robot-Be-Arrested-Hold-a-Patent-Pay-Income-2021-06-08
New Resource for University Educators
Engineering education has evolved during the past year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities to close classrooms and shift to remote learning, prompting instructors to adapt their curricula and teaching style. As schools reopen this year using in-person, hybrid, and remote learning models, it has become crucial for teachers to adjust.
To help them, in May IEEE launched its Teaching Excellence Hub, a resource for university-level educators who are teaching engineering, computer science, and technology courses online or in person. The website offers tools they can use to improve their curriculum, manage student teams, and more. The hub is a collaboration between the IEEE Education Society and the IEEE Educational Activities Board.
'"IEEE quickly observed that university faculty did not have the resources or support they needed during the COVID-19 pandemic as they transitioned to remote learning," says Burton Dicht, director of student and academic programs for IEEE Educational Activities. "The IEEE Teaching Excellence Hub is meant to help all university staff access resources and tools they can use in the ever-adapting world of education."
Here is an overview of what the hub offers.
https://jobs.ieee.org/jobs/content/New-Resource-for-University-Educators-2021-09-09
The Four Pillars of Open Science, and How Universities Can Implement Them
A university leader explains the pressing need for the U.S. to make science more accessible and reform the ways research is rewarded
https://narratives.insidehighered.com/four-pillars-of-open-science/index.html
How to make your data FAIR
The FAIR data principles are guiding principles on how to make data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable, formulated by Force11 external link. On this website, the principles are explained and translated into practical information for Utrecht University researchers.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/research-data-management/guides/how-to-make-your-data-fair
The FAIR Data Principles
One of the grand challenges of data-intensive science is to facilitate knowledge discovery by assisting humans and machines in their discovery of, access to, integration and analysis of, task-appropriate scientific data and their associated algorithms and workflows. Here, we describe FAIR - a set of guiding principles to make data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. The term FAIR was launched at a Lorentz workshop in 2014, the resulting FAIR principles were published in 2016.
https://www.force11.org/group/fairgroup/fairprinciples
10 Core Principles for Assessing Library Technologies
Libraries, similar to most organizations today, rely on technology to sustain almost every aspect of their work. The quality and cohesion of the technology selected and implemented by a library can have a major impact on the success of the organization. Technology has great potential to propel the work of a library, but it can also be a point of frustration and impede progress. It is important to take a strategic approach that considers principles aligned with library values. Libraries benefit from such a strategic approach to build a robust and stable technical infrastructure to support their work rather than being driven by fleeting technology trends that may ultimately detract from organizational priorities. Incorporating the following 10 principles into the process of acquiring or developing new technologies can help ensure a robust and reliable technical infrastructure that's able to effectively support the library's internal work and patron services. Here 10 core principles for assessing library technologies are presented.
https://librarytechnology.org/document/26400/
Copyrights at the Crossroad? Bends, Turns, and the Churn
Today, when everything is being turned on its head, it is time to look back at how we got here when it comes to the issue of copyrights. It is about time we revisit the theories behind the copyright laws. These codes of practice have impacted information, from creativity to communication to consumption. Just as Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in 1450 revolutionized everything—from church to science, it is time we stir the pot of “copyrights.” Let us rethink the copyrights in the era of a digitally networked society. Maybe it is time to abandon the old assumptions and reframe them? The doctrines of copyright are outdated, and we need to question the status quo. Shall we step back and review the theories that forged the copyright laws? Let us start interrogating the theories and develop new doctrines for copyright laws for the new world order.
https://informationmatters.org/2021/08/copyrights-at-the-crossroad-bends-turns-and-the-churn/
FREE Special Report: Real Leaders Negotiate:
Understanding the Difference Between Leadership and Management can help you become an effective leader by building consensus, solving disputes, and improving working relationships. Whether you're an established executive or an aspiring manager, you'll discover the critical relationship strategies you need to succeed.
http://reply.pon.harvard.edu/dm?id=D0104436BFCC741F58D300BF9FA8831315C02428879BD7CC
Video: The Amazing World of Soft Robotics
Soft robotics is a growing field and it brings many impressive agile and capable machines. They can do many things that rigid robots never could.
https://interestingengineering.com/video/the-amazing-world-of-soft-robotics
18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic – a retrospective in 7 charts
A year and a half into what the World Health Organization officially declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, it’s an understatement to say that Americans are exhausted.
I’m an epidemiologist and an internationally recognized science communicator, and I’ve often found myself running between COVID-19 meetings asking “how did we get here?”
Figuring out the “how” is essential to preparing for the future. In trying to make sense of these past 18 months, I’ve found it helpful to broadly categorize the U.S. pandemic journey thus far into five phases: Scramble, Learn, Respond, Test and Hope.
https://theconversation.com/18-months-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-retrospective-in-7-charts-166881
Do we really need to walk 10,000 steps a day?
When it comes to being fit and healthy, we’re often reminded to aim to walk 10,000 steps per day. This can be a frustrating target to achieve, especially when we’re busy with work and other commitments. Most of us know by now that 10,000 steps is recommended everywhere as a target to achieve – and yet where did this number actually come from?
https://theconversation.com/do-we-really-need-to-walk-10-000-steps-a-day-153765
Why 7,000 steps a day is the new 10,000 steps a day
The good news for everyone is that the evidence is building to suggest that doing less than 10,000 steps is still good for your health. The most recent large study, led by the University of Massachusetts, followed over 2,000 middle-aged adults from different ethnic backgrounds over a period of 11 years. The researchers found that those taking at least 7,000 steps a day had a 50 to 70% lower risk of dying during the study period compared with those taking fewer than 7,000 steps a day.
https://theconversation.com/why-7-000-steps-a-day-is-the-new-10-000-steps-a-day-167490
Love and rockets: We need to figure out how to have sex in space for human survival and well-being
National agencies and private space companies — such as NASA and SpaceX — aim to colonize Mars and send humans into space for long-term missions, but they have yet to address the intimate and sexual needs of astronauts or future space inhabitants.
This situation is untenable and needs to change if we hope to settle new worlds and continue our expansion in the cosmos — we’ll need to learn how to safely reproduce and build pleasurable intimate lives in space. To succeed, however, we also need space organizations to adopt a new perspective on space exploration: one that considers humans as whole beings with needs and desires.
As researchers exploring the psychology of human sexuality and studying the psychosocial aspects of human factors in space, we propose that it is high time for space programs to embrace a new discipline: space sexology, the comprehensive scientific study of extraterrestrial intimacy and sexuality.
IRAI Quiz -- 210911
1. Google is likely to pay a sum of $ --------- billion to stay as default search engine on Apple Safari for iPhones, Macs. This amount is significant enough to account for almost 9% of Apple's gross profits.
2. Google, by default allows users a --------- second grace period to undo the email is sent to the sender
3. Google: Google Meet = Amazon: ------------
4. -------------- (Disciplined Agile Delivery / Safe Agile Framework) follows the top down approach?
5. ------------ (Agile/Waterfall) is the classic predictive SDLC methodology
6. The Right to be Forgotten falls under the purview of an individual’s right to ----------
7. -------------- (Wipro/Infosys) is the first Indian IT company to become carbon neutral
8. Grace Hopper popularised the term --------- which refers to a technical flaw
9. Moore's law is associated with computer ---------- (software / hardware)
10. On 25th Aug 2021, a popular software turned 30. Name it
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