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EmpleaTech ’24: LPI Joins Spain’s Premier Junior Tech Talent Event
January 24 (Barcelona); January 31 (Madrid), 2024 Join LPI at EmpleaTech 2024, Spain’s leading event for junior tech talent, happening in Barcelona (Jan 24) and Madrid (Jan 31). This unique gathering connects IT educators from over 120 institutions with the ... Read more

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LPI Publishes Learning Materials in Vietnamese
Toronto, 09-27-2023 – Linux Professional Institute (LPI), a global leader in providing education and certification about free and open source software, is proud to announce the release of Vietnamese translations of the free Learning Materials for Linux Essentials and Web ... Read more

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Cybersecurity: Top and Bottom of It
Cybersecurity has evolved beyond being a mere buzzword; it has become a multifaceted concern we must address in our daily lives. Networks: the safe way The increasing digitization of recent years has elevated security practices in the IT realm to ... Read more

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