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The Redesigned CCNP Security, Retiring Exams, & More News From Cisco

A few days ago, Cisco became the first of the biggest certification vendors to announce the changes and updates to their IT certifications map – including CCNP Security certification changes and Cisco Cybersecurity Specialist certification launch. All in all, the changes support the latest trend of stepping up security certifications to respond to the fast-changing… Read More »

I Type Fast and Can Create A Fancy PowerPoint Presentation. Should I get a Microsoft Office Specialist Certification?

Do you remember thinking this way after a long day at work? And the next query is – can you/should you really go for the Microsoft Office Specialist certification? Let’s take a closer look, since, as you probably know, this certification requires knowledge somewhat deeper than typing in Microsoft Word. Let’s look at the basics… Read More »

Top 5 Jobs IT Certifications Can Help You Get – And Where You Should Start

When it comes to mapping out your IT career, choosing a certification usually goes hand in hand to evaluating what your next career move would be. So, if you are both IT certification hunting and job hunting, take a look at the 5 jobs IT certifications are sure to help you get (and  yes, we… Read More »

Top 5 Certifications To Grab in 2014

  1.      PMI Risk Management Professional Project management has grown into an independent industry, with its own professional standards. For risk management professionals, the PMI Risk Management Professional certification is one of the most recognized. It “fills the need for a specialist role in project risk management,” according to the Project Management Institute. 2.      Information… Read More »

Holiday Freebie from Microsoft: Earn Your MCS Server Virtualization Cert For FREE

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate this wonderful holiday. May your year be filled with joy and love. Whether you celebrate or not, we encourage you to benefit from Microsoft’s gift giving this holiday season. Take a new 74-409 Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center exam for FREE! If your job has… Read More »

Microsoft Postpones The Retirement of SQL Server 2008 Exams, And How You Can Benefit From This

Christmas miracle or not (but definitely a good news), Microsoft has just announced the extension for two SQL Server 2008 exams: 70-450 and 70-451, which were supposed to be retired on 31 January 2014. Yet, the vendor has moved the date towards summer, with the exams retirement date being postponed by 6 months: to July… Read More »

The Year In Review: Best Paid IT Certifications of 2013

As the year2013 is coming to its end, we look back at the figures and trends of IT certifications it brought us. Certainly, we can’t help looking at the best paid IT certifications. Keep in mind that these figures aren’t everything you need to know (sometimes it’s not about the money, it’s about the potential… Read More »

CCDE Practical Exam: Coming All PCCs this Winter

If becoming a Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) has been somewhere on your bucket list for a while, you’ll have less excuses to keep postponing it next year. Cisco has recently announced that CCDE practical exam would soon be available at all PCC (Pearson Professional Centers) worldwide starting 20 February 2014. So, chances are that… Read More »

CISSP: One Of the Best Paid IT Certifications in 2013

ISC’s CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification often comes up in among the highest paid IT certifications. How true is this? According to Techrepublic.com, CISSP was one of top 5 in-demand IT certifications for 2013, with salary ranging from $65,000 to $111,000. Another source states CISSP the second most paid IT certification this year,… Read More »

New Cisco CCIE R&S Exam V5.0 Coming Soon

As Cisco has updated their CCNA earlier this year, it has recently announced the update to the upper level certification: CCIE. According to the vendor, CCIE Routing and Switching (R&S) exam will be revised from version 4.0 to version 5.0 to better target industry needs with regards to network professionals, especially engineers working in global… Read More »

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