Certification
I’LL PASS ON THE MULLIGAN
I confess to having mixed feelings about the “Second Shot” promotion that Microsoft is currently offering. If you fail an exam you registered for between now and Jan. 30, 2008, the promotion lets you have one free retake. Second Shot is applicable for any IT professional, developer or Dynamics exam.
As Microsoft’s marketing piece says:
“Microsoft certification [...]
70-623: Exam Review
Exam 70-623 PRO: stands alone as a Microsoft certification. The exam targets IT professionals who work within the consumer market supporting end users. Familiar with The Geek Squad? Well, that’s the target audience. Exam 70-623 gives this group a way to prove their knowledge supporting users with installation, configuration and troubleshooting retail versions of Windows [...]
MCSE Certification: Real Boot Camps And Cheat Camps
A technical training school that provides accelerated instruction leading to MCSE certification is typically referred to as an MCSE boot camp.
From my experience, having taught boot camps for five years, the name is fitting. It is an experience that can make or break you. It is at times painful, and at times one of the [...]
Benefits Of Linux Training & Certification
Those IT professionals who can describe themselves as fans of open source operating systems and wish to enhance their skills by learning technologies other than Microsoft, will find that exploring the Linux world may be quite of interest to them.
Linux operating systems have their growing market share, there’s no doubt about that; at least that [...]
Do I Need Certifications Before Starting A Computer Repair Business?
I wish to start my own computer repair service, i don’t have any certs in that field, but i know what each piece of hardware is called and where it goes etc, should i get any certifications before it think about starting my own business?
That’s an interesting question because you’re really talking about what I [...]
Online Crooks Getting More Professional
Online crooks are quickly enlarging an already vast sales and distribution network to propagate spam and send malicious software in hopes of infecting millions of computers worldwide, according to a new report.
Microsoft Loses European Court Appeal
A European court today upheld an earlier ruling that Microsoft abused its monopoly position on several fronts, including bundling Windows Media Player with Windows and withholding critical technical information about its client and server operating systems.
Beyond Monitoring: Latest Trends in Service Delivery for MSPs
Greg Shields will talk about the dissonance between reactive and proactive service delivery. He’ll talk about the perils of managing multiple system classes and how to leverage industry best practices to help you evolve your service delivery strategy from reactive to proactive. Sign up now! Event Date: Thursday, September 20, 2007, 11:00am (PDT)/2:00pm (EDT)
SCO Group Files for Bankruptcy
The SCO Group Inc., licenser of the Unix operating system, filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, drained by unsuccessfully filing lawsuits claiming its software code was misappropriated by developers of the open-source Linux operating system.
VMworld Shines Spotlight on Virtualization
VMware’s dazzling Wall Street debut last month aimed a spotlight on virtualization, the rapidly evolving technology that provides a logical view of computing resources, rather than a physical view. This week (Sept. 11-13), the beam stayed focused, as nearly 11,000 people attended the company’s annual VMworld Conference and Expo at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.