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Sales vs. Marketing: What's the Difference?

Both marketing and sales focus on the customer, but in different ways. Learn the difference between these important business units: sales and marketing.

June 2, 2023

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[Featured image]: A team member uses visuals, including a fishbone diagram, to help identify the cause of a problem slowing down a project.

What Is a Fishbone Diagram?

Learn how to get to the root cause of a problem by creating a fishbone diagram, a powerful project management tool.

June 1, 2023

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[Featured image] A project team holds a retrospective in a conference room with a big window and a colorful wall.

What Is a Retrospective?

Retrospective meetings allow organizations to reflect on a project once it’s completed, which helps you improve your approach in the future.

June 1, 2023

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[Featured image] A security engineer stands in front of a desk with a light, laptop, and desktop computer in an open office with lots of windows.

What Is a Security Engineer? 2025 Career Guide

Learn what it takes to build and maintain cybersecurity systems.

June 1, 2023

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[Featured image] An information security analyst wearing black headphones and a patterned tank top works at a monitor with a printer to their right and colleagues in the background.

How to Become an Information Security Analyst: Salary, Skills, and More

Information security analysts keep organisations' data safe. You can become one by getting a certification, building the right skills, or earning a related degree.

June 1, 2023

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[Featured image] A computer forensics employee stands at a workstation with a server unit behind them.

What Is Computer Forensics? Types, Techniques, and Careers

Cyber crime is on the rise and jobs in computer forensics are in demand. Learn more about this field and how you can enter it with the following article.

June 1, 2023

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