It’s Friday morning and that can only mean one thing.  It’s time to share a link!  Ok, it can mean other things, but I won’t be sharing my new bottle of Bowmore 15 year Darkest sherry cask finished scotch, so don’t even ask…

This week’s link is about the tech industry I work in and the need for continuing education.  The bottom line is that we should never stop learning.  It is a priority for not just technology companies, but every company.  We should all have a great desire to give our staff opportunities to improve their skills.  There was a very interesting article about AT&T and adapting to new technology that appeared this week.  The story is very familiar.

One of the sites mentioned in the article is https://www.udacity.com/ – Udacity was built by silicon valley companies to give training in the areas that are in demand, namely technology.  There are quite a few free courses and also paid courses that are relatively cheap.  There is even a Masters in Computer Science in partnership with Georgia Tech.  You can do all the courses for free, but do have to pay if you want the accreditation.  However, the cost is pretty close to online courses in Québec (cheap!), leading to a M.S. for about $7,000 US.

We live in very interesting times with so many opportunities for technology workers.  Take advantage of all that is out there!

Have a great weekend ahead.