Certification
BASH YOUR WAY THROUGH EXAM STUDY
Over the years, I’ve seen many approaches to certification exam study. You can do everything from taking an exam blind — the idea being that it will help you get a feel for what questions and topics are on the exam, even if you fail — to sitting through weeks of expensive vendor training designed [...]
Information Security Certification Guide
Information Security Certifications are part of the credentialing landscape for an information security professional, and in many ways, those just generally interested in the subject.
Setup32.com writers have put together the definitive list of the top 50 information security certificates and certification paths for those who are serious about getting their information security certification.
In fact, the [...]
Almost ready: OCA Linux Certification
Oracle is almost ready to go live with the Oracle Enterprise Linux Certified Administrator (OCA) certification. This certification, a stepping stone to upper-level Linux certifications to come, requires passing two exams:
1Z0-402, the Enterprise Linux Fundamentals exam (which went live on March 22).
1Z0-403, the Enterprise Linux System Administration exam (which closed beta on March 31).
The Fundamentals exam [...]
LINUX CERTS AND THE CUTTING EDGE
I was struck by an odd observation this week. Desperately in need of shelf space, I began going through stacks of old books and tossing them or packing them away for storage.
Among the books on NetWare 3 — the first Novell certification I earned — I realized that there isn’t a single thing in them [...]
NEW NOVELL LINUX CERTIFICATIONS
Novell recently rolled out one new Linux certification: Certified Linux Desktop Administrator (CLDA), and is expected to soon go live with Certified Linux Administrator (CLA), as well. Both consist of a single exam on SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 that’s administered through either Prometric or VUE testing centers. The exam numbers are 050-708 and 050-710 (not [...]
A LOOK AT THE SUN CERTIFIED ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT CERTIFICATION
One of the more interesting certifications from Sun is the Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA), an upper-level certification aimed at those working with Java EE-compliant applications. What makes it interesting is the way you go about obtaining it.
To become certified, you’re required to do a number of things:
Pass the requisite testing-center exam (CX-310-052: Sun Certified Enterprise [...]
CODES OF CONDUCT
There seems to be a trend afoot to create or refine codes of ethics for all professions. CompTIA has one of the most succinct ethics policies that I’m aware of; instead of belaboring the point ad infinitum, the company takes a difficult topic and condenses it rather pithily: http://certification.comptia.org/resources/conduct_policy.aspx
Now, while CompTIA doesn’t publish numbers for [...]
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 [...]