Certification
Can A+ Certification Get You Started in IT?
Among the certifications available for computer professionals, A+ is probably the one cited most often as a starting point for careers in information technology (IT). More than 260,000 people have received A+ certification, viewing it as a way to find jobs as computer service technicians or to gain enough skills to move on to further [...]
Microsoft releases three new exams for its newest network operating system in March.
Windows 2008 Exams Go LiveThe Microsoft Learning Group has released three new exams for Windows Server 2008. All three are available worlwide at Prometric testing centers. The release comes quickly on the heels of the official release of Microsoft’s newest network operating system software in Los Angeles at the end of February.
Windows 2008 Exams [...]
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 [...]
MICROSOFT TRAINING = SUCCESS?
Lutz Ziob, the general manager of Microsoft Learning, answered some questions recently on the need for Windows Server 2008 training and certification. In the interview, Ziob compares IT professionals today (unsung heroes) to “the men and women who designed and built the physical infrastructure that fueled” much of this era’s social and economic progress. Some [...]
Certification Proves Its Worth to IT Security Professionals and Employers
Holding the right certification is especially important now, thanks to Sarbanes-Oxley in the U.S. and increased scrutiny on security worldwide.
According to Certification Magazine’s 2007 Salary Survey, two of the five top paying certifications are ISACA’s Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). The CISM came in second with an annual average [...]
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 [...]
Oracle Linux Certification is Beta
One of the strongest Linux certifications to debut in a while isn’t from a Linux vendor. To become certified as an Oracle Enterprise Linux Administrator Certified Associate (a mouthful, if ever there was one), you must first hold an entry-level Linux certification (LPI, Linux+, Novell, Red Hat or Ubuntu) and then pass exam 1Z0-403.
This exam, [...]
Microsoft’s 2008 Certification Shuffle
When it comes to the new certifications from Microsoft, I feel asconfused as Ricky Ricardo does after Lucy pulls another one ofher shenanigans.
In the beginning, the two main administrator-level certificationsfrom Microsoft were the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). While a number of tracks and derivatives have popped up to [...]
With Windows 2008 Come New MCP Benefits
Microsoft Learning improves MCP benefits package with access to Microsoft Partner-level support articles and improved transcript and certification manager.
The Microsoft Learning Group on Monday said it has made some incremental improvements to the benefits package that it issues to those who achieve Microsoft Certified Professional status. According to a press release issued by the company, [...]