{"id":11848,"date":"2021-09-10T10:25:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T14:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technewsday.com\/?p=11848"},"modified":"2021-09-10T10:25:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T14:25:15","slug":"best-computer-science-certification-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technewsday.com\/staging\/best-computer-science-certification-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Computer Science Certification of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-ar-index=\"0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2021 IT Salary report from Robert Half, recently released the 10 of the most-coveted computer science certifications in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-ar-index=\"1\"><b>1. AWS Certified Solutions Architect: Professional<\/b><\/h2>\n<p data-ar-index=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abilities validated by this certification:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design and deploy dynamically scalable, highly available, fault-tolerant, and reliable applications on AWS<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select appropriate AWS services to design and deploy an application based on given requirements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Migrate complex, multi-tier applications on AWS<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design and deploy enterprise-wide scalable operations on AWS<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implement cost-control strategies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-ar-index=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. <\/span><b>Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p data-ar-index=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CCSP is for IT and information security leaders who are tasked to apply best practices to cloud security architecture, design, operations and service orchestration, including those in the following positions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enterprise Architect<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Security Administrator<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Systems Engineer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Security Architect<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Security Consultant<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Security Engineer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Security Manager<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Systems Architect<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average salary (global): $119 880; North America: $150 400<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-ar-index=\"5\"><b>3. Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p data-ar-index=\"6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The certification provides a natural progression for IT professionals involved in the designing, implementing, and managing the technology that stores, collects and transports PII and ensures that privacy is given top priority in the design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salary range: $75,000 &#8211; $118,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-ar-index=\"8\"><b>4. Certified Data Professional (CDP)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p data-ar-index=\"9\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CDP is an update of the Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), offered by the ICCP from 2004 until 2015 and upgraded to the CDP. Data Professionals may specialize and certify in the following areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"10\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Analytics, (CDP-BA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"11\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Analytics &amp; Design, (CDP-DAD)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"12\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Governance, (CDP-DG; DGSP)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"13\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Integration and Interoperability), (CDP-DII)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"14\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Management, (CDP-DM)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"15\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data &amp; Information Quality, (CDP-DIQ)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"16\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Stewardship, (CDP-DS)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"17\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Warehousing (CDP-DW)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"18\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enterprise Data Architecture (Zachman), (CDP-EDA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"19\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information Systems or IT Management, (CDP-Mgmt)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Sector Data Governance (CDP-PSDG; PSDGP)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"21\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salary range: $95 000 &#8211; $125 000<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-ar-index=\"22\"><b>5. Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p data-ar-index=\"23\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Certified Ethical Hacker certification is ideal for an aspiring or current ethical hacker or penetration tester. You are or will be working in a domain within IT or cybersecurity that is focused on the security of systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"24\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salary range: $79 500 &#8211; $161 500; averages $104 813 , $82 966\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-ar-index=\"25\"><b>6. Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p data-ar-index=\"26\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CISM certification is a globally recognized professional requirement in the IT Security domain and is most suited for security consultants and managers, IT directors and managers, security auditors and architects, security system engineers, CISOs, information security managers, and risk officers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"27\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average salary (North America): $99 778<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-ar-index=\"28\"><b>7. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p data-ar-index=\"29\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is a highly regarded certification for security analysts. The certification aims to ensure that professionals in computer security have standardized knowledge of the field and helps candidates succeed as a computer security professional.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-ar-index=\"30\"><b>8. Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p data-ar-index=\"31\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE certification) is a series of technical certifications for senior networking professionals involved in the design, building, implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting of complex enterprise networking infrastructures. The certification program is divided into six separate series and includes the following: collaboration, data center, routing and switching, security, service provider, and wireless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"32\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average salary: $149 800\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-ar-index=\"33\"><b>9. Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect<\/b><\/h2>\n<p data-ar-index=\"34\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This program provides basic knowledge on Microsoft Azure concepts; core Microsoft Azure services; core solutions and management tools; general security and network security; governance, privacy, and compliance features; Microsoft Azure cost management, and service level agreements. This is best for IT personnel who are new with Microsoft Azure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"35\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average salary: $152 142 (North America)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-ar-index=\"36\"><b>10. Oracle Certified MySQL Database Administrator (CMDBA)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p data-ar-index=\"37\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oracle<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the world&#8217;s largest database provider, is by far the world&#8217;s most popular open-source database. This digital training helps candidates have deeper knowledge of relational databases so they can manage MySQL applications more effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ar-index=\"38\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salary range: $64 500 &#8211; $91 300<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-ar-index=\"39\"><b>HERE&#8217;S A LISTING OF RECOMMENDED ENTRY-LEVEL IT CERTIFICATIONS<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cisco Certified Technician (CCT)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ (ITF+)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comp TIA A+<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CompTIA Network+<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CompTIA Security+<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft 365 Fundamentals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-ar-index=\"40\"><b>SEVEN SOFTWARE CERTIFICATIONS YOU CAN TAKE TO BOOST YOUR IT CAREER:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oracle Application Express Developer Certified Expert<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oracle Certified Professional MySQL 5.6 Developer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ITIL Foundation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Developer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certified ScrumMaster<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puppet Labs Puppet Developer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Management Professional<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-ar-index=\"41\"><b>DESIRABLE CERTIFICATIONS FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oracle: Oracle Certified Associate (OCA): Java Programmer. Oracle Certified Professional (OCP): Java Programmer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft: MCPD: Microsoft Certified Professional Developer. &#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CIW: Web Foundations Associate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-ar-index=\"42\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, you may view the original story from ZDNet.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2021 IT Salary report from Robert Half, recently released the 10 of the most-coveted computer science certifications in 2021. 1. 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