CCNA
What you need to know about Cisco’s new CCNA specializations
What are the new CCNA specializations?
To become a specialized CCNA, you must first be a “regular” CCNA, and then pass a single certification test in your specialist area.
There are three new CCNA specializations:
CCNA Security
CCNA Voice
CCNA Wireless
Each of these is an area of technology in which Cisco is pushing for a very strong presence.
What do [...]
NUMBERS DON’T LIE, BUT…
Many of you wrote to take issue with my recent discussion of vendor numbers: Cisco topped 1 million certifications granted since the beginning of its program, Microsoft is over 2 million, etc.
While I wholeheartedly agree that the numbers aren’t mutually exclusive — one individual may hold more than one Microsoft certification, or may hold a [...]
DEMAND AND SUPPLY, AND SUPPLY, AND SUPPLY…
According to a recent press release, more than 1 million Cisco certifications have been issued since the creation of the program.
Mind you, this isn’t the number of exams taken (many certifications require multiple exams), nor is it the number of attempts or anything else equally reasonable. Rather, this is the number of certifications actually [...]
CCVP GETS A FACELIFT
With all the changes and advances in IP telephony, Cisco announced that it’s “enhancing” its Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP) certification.
This certification requires five exams beyond the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and focuses on integrating IP telephony solutions into underlying network architectures, as well as the ability to implement, configure and troubleshoot. Those who [...]
Why not tie exams to employment?
Here’s an idea worth considering: Currently in the IT world, multiple-choice and practicum-based exams are used to authenticate your skills, give you something to put on your resume and allow your employer to advertise that they have a certain number of certified administrators/technicians/etc.
It seems to me that here’s an opportunity for employers to incorporate practicum-based [...]
Computer Certification: 2007 in Review and a Peek at What Lies Ahead
There was plenty going on in the certification marketplace in 2007, and the industry is showing signs of emerging from the relative doldrums of the last few years. From players large to small, certification vendors kept busy rolling out new exams and updating existing ones to incorporate the latest products and technologies. Going beyond maintenance, [...]
What’s in a name?
If you own a garage and want to hire someone who’s certified in the field and can keep cars running, you’d likely look for someone known as a “mechanic.” If you own a regional hospital and want to hire someone to diagnose that thing on a patient’s leg, you’d likely look for someone known as [...]
Want to be certifiable?
Perhaps you’ve been considering changing jobs. Is not having a particular software certification holding you back? … MCSE, A+, Microsoft, Cisco and CCNA certification training courses online. They even offer MCSE
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Microsoft MCSE
Microsoft’s Windows 2000 MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) … and Microsoft Windows Server System™. The Windows 2000 MCSE got its start back in April 2000 as Microsoft began to release exams on the Windows 2000 products. For the MCSE 2003, candidates must pass six core
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: CCNP ISCW OFFICIAL EXAM CERTIFICATION GUIDE
One of the most popular Cisco exams is Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks, better known as ISCW, or 642-825. The 650-page “CCNP ISCW Official Exam Certification Guide” by Brian Morgan and Neil Lovering (http://safari.ciscopress.com/9781587201509) does an outstanding job of covering all the materials you need to pass
this exam.
Divided into 23 chapters and four parts, [...]