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The 2018 Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report has been released and you can download your copy now. We surveyed over 16,000 IT professionals around the world and asked them to provide insights into training, salaries, job satisfaction, certifications and much more. As a result, our annual report is one of the most comprehensive in the industry, while providing the clearest picture of worldwide IT departments.

Topping this year’s list is ISACA with four IT certifications, followed by AWS, Cisco and Citrix. Our 2018 IT Skills & Salary Report also shows trending areas in cybersecurity, cloud computing, and business—demonstrating what skills you need to become a more valuable and higher-paid IT professional.

If you’re looking for serious change, why not focus on your IT professional career? How much can you really learn from a five-point “Hack” list that speaks to everyone, yet no one? Not much. Too many articles rattle off a quick hit list. After reading this goal-setting guide you’ll be able to develop a game plan to bring successful change in your professional life.

Each year as the data from the Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Survey is put through the analysis process, certain trends become clearer. One of those is the prevalence of IT professionals who pursue certifications across multiple categories.

Unlike ITIL, DevOps is more of a philosophy than a formal framework. DevOps, which is short for Collaboration between Development and Operations, arose as a movement within IT best practices when IT managers began to realize that something needed to be done to close the communications and collaboration gap between development groups and support operations staff. After some time and examination, it became clear that there was no inherent conflict between the DevOps movement and ITIL—the two, in fact, are quite complementary.

As it happens, this Silicon Valley effect is now being felt right across Canada. More and more of the “right people” in technology are choosing to make Montreal, Waterloo, Toronto, and Vancouver their places to grow. Let’s look at some of the reasons why.

There’s no one word that can adequately describe the upheavals brought on by the digital revolution. Instead, we have to rely on an acronym: VUCA, which describes a situation that is at once volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. VUCA neatly describes a world and a workplace transformed by technology. And it applies even more accurately to the government’s race to master the intricacies of digital service delivery.

Data from Global Knowledge’s 2017 IT Skills & Salary Survey revealed which certifications can help you advance your IT career and earn a better paycheck. From AWS to Microsoft and Citrix, these up-and-coming certifications are in security, cloud computing, networking, and more.

Government executives don’t typically crave the spotlight. Their focus is on delivering excellent service. It’s not easy. Almost by definition, government projects are carried out in an environment of significant constraints and risks. Government executives understand these risks, and they work tirelessly to mitigate them.