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- The ten hottest certs for 2008
- Michael Trapp, writing for knowhow-now.com, has composed a list of what he believes will be the hottest certs for 2008. The list is based on job growth, sales of certification training material, and "a little guess work." 1. MCP Microsoft Certified Professional 2. CCNA...
- Tags: Job, Certification, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, CompTIA, Michael Trapp, Quality, Business Operations, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
- Gates and Jobs head poll of top 10 most influential personalities in IT
- A recent poll by CompTIA asked IT professionals to vote on the most influential personalities in the IT industry during the past 25 years. The poll was part of CompTIA's celebration of its 25th anniversary. Here's the list of the top 10: Bill Gates Steve...
- Tags: Job, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, List, CompTIA, Chambers, Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-11-09
- Security spending topped 20 percent of IT budgets in 2006
- A report released by the Computing Technology Industry Association CompTIA notes that organizations used an average of 20 percent of their total IT budgets on security-related spending in 2006. This was based on a survey of 1,070 organizations. Spending is up from 12 percent in 2004 and 15...
- Tags: Information Technology, CompTIA, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-10-11
- CompTIA no longer has contact info on site to report bad techs
- It use to be that CompTIA had an area on their site where you could report bad techs that were A+ certified. I have since been there and found there is no mention of where to report shoddy techs. They have gone to a strictly money making diploma mill. ...
- Tags: devlin_X
- Discussion threads 2007-09-09
- Revised CompTIA codes standardize error tracking
- Will you be using the CompTIA codes in your environment?Are they of value to you on the front lines, or is this something only of interest to OEMs and vendors?What do you think?
- Tags: williamjones, CompTIA
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
- Revised CompTIA codes standardize error tracking
- This month the Computer Technology Industry Association, or CompTIA for short, has released an update to its 20-year-old set of Standard Error Codes, which can be used as shorthand to record the crucial details of support incidents. Service technicians can use the error codes to transform a piece of descriptive...
- Tags: Manufacturer, CompTIA, William Jones
- Blog posts 2007-08-22
- Interop '07: CompTIA launches Convergence certification to meet the demand for VoIP skills
- Good news for VoiP personnelThis event would eventually give a chance for VoIP skilled personnel to have a license on these field of communications.I am glad that this gives a lot of opportunities for enthusiasts and experts as well... This is also a good discussion:http://forum.affiliatebot.com/906/skype-pairs-up-walmart-voip-services/
- Tags: Telephony, mhope@..., VoIP, CompTIA
- Discussion threads 2007-05-24
- Interop '07: CompTIA launches Convergence+ certification to meet the demand for VoIP skills
- CompTIA launched its new Convergence+ certification at the beginning of April, but it's using Interop Las Vegas 2007 this week to make the pitch for this new program to IT professionals and vendors. There's not a whole lot of convincing to do for the Interop crowd -- at least not...
- Tags: Voip, Networking, Interop07, Interop, Convergence+, CompTIA
- Blog posts 2007-05-22
- CompTIA: The 10 technologies having the greatest impact on IT in 2007
- In a poll of 1,124 IT professionals between March 29 and May 15, CompTIA asked which technologies would have the greatest impact on IT in 2007. Here's how the respondents ranked them: Security technologies - 24.5% Wireless data applications - 13.1% Convergence solutions VoIP and unified messaging - 12.1% Open Source solutions -...
- Tags: Security, IT strategy, It Management, IT leadership, CompTIA
- Blog posts 2007-05-17
- CompTIA poll: The 10 technologies that will have the greatest impact on IT in 2007
- Technologies making the greatest impact in 2007: What are your top 10?CompTIA just released its poll results on the technologies having the greatest impact on IT in 2007, as I reported here:http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=478Why do think security has suddenly shot back to the top of the list?What would be your top 10?it...
- Tags: Strategy, Jason Hiner, CompTIA, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-05-17
- New legislation would require IT pros to report child abuse
- IT professionals could soon join doctors, counselors, and teachers as professionals that are legally required to report child abuse and neglect, according to a new AP story in USA Today: At least five states — Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and South Dakota — require computer technicians to report...
- Tags: Management, Legislation, legal liability, Laws, Law, It Management, CompTIA, Children, child abuse
- Blog posts 2007-05-02
- Making sense of the security certification smorgasbord
- Security certifications are hot. While some IT accreditationpaths have cooled,others are attracting attention. In many cases, the accreditations drawinguncommon interest are security-related.Microsoft offers security-focused versions of its MicrosoftCertified Systems Administrator and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineeraccreditations, while Cisco offers a security version of its CCIE certification.Still others--including CompTIA, the InternationalInformation System...
- Tags: Security
- Technical articles 2007-03-26
- Should I wait for the 2006 A+ Exam
- Should I wait for the new exam or just take the A+. I've been so busy with technical work that I haven't had time to think about the A+ As stated in a previous post, I want to look at taking certifications again. CompTia has introduced its...
- Tags: Telephony, dinotech, certification
- Discussion threads 2006-11-07
- MeasureUp---Opinions?
- Has anyone here used this vendors products for cert prep? I have been reviewing them and they appear to be on a good track but would like some of your opinions before going further.CCNA ExamI also benn lookingh at the following site for test preparations.http://www.thebrightsparkshome.com/CCNAExamStack.aspx
- Tags: ippirate
- Discussion threads 2006-05-18
- Prepare for CompTIA's Network+ exam with more than 100 practices questions on network media and topologies
- This sample chapter, taken from Network+ Certification Practice Questions Exam Cram 2 (Exam N10-003), 2nd Edition, offers practice test questions and answers about media and topologies. The information will help you prepare for the Exam N10-003.Title: Network+ Certification Practice Questions Exam Cram 2 (Exam N10-003), 2nd EditionISBN: 0789733528Published: June 2005Author:...
- Tags: Exam N10-003, topology, Network+ Certification Practice Questions Exam Cram 2, CompTIA, media, network
- Download resources 2006-03-31
- Am I on the right track to changing my career??
- Right, lets start at the beginning I suppose. My names Andy and on Friday 3rd March it'll be my 40'th birthday. I've been into PC's for about 6 years now. As a lot of us do I bought my first PC and also foolishly purchased the extended warranty which never...
- Tags: andy@..., career, CompTIA, job, PC
- Discussion threads 2006-02-27
- Comptia vs. Brainbench
- Which certification holds more value in the IT community: CompTIA A+ or Brainbench Computer Tech Support Certification?In a word CompTIA.A+ is more accepted due to the fact that it has been here longer. Use Brainbench to compliment any other certifications that you may have. Given time Brainbench may become...
- Tags: Brainbench, CompTIA
- Discussion threads 2005-12-16
- compTIA linux+ is vendor neutral certification.
- Hi,I found compTIA linux+ is vendor neutral certification and gives all linux required information untill you are not doing research on o/s work. Its quite good. I had wok on AIX linux project, hard enough. I'd given compTIA linux+ exam and passed it. By going through study i get familiar...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, compTIA, certification, Linux
- Discussion threads 2005-11-03
- CompTIA (non-PROFIT??)
- I mean REALLY NOW!!! Get a GRIP!!!I thought CompTIA was a non-profit org that was to promote the computer industry? They claim to be "committed to helping" how wonderful! Their certs are now the standard of the industry.Then they have decided to drop a bomb!!It was release...
- Tags: CompTIA
- Discussion threads 2005-10-19
- CompTIA (non-PROFIT??)
- Please tell me that this is not going to happen!!!I thought CompTIA was a non-profit org that was to promote the computer industry? They claim to be "committed to helping" how wonderful! Their certs are now the standard of the industry.Then they have decided to drop a bomb!!It...
- Tags: CompTIA
- Discussion threads 2005-10-19
