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	How IT certifications can pay off for IT pros Technology adoption trends around virtualization, wireless and more could drive demand for IT professionals with up-to-date IT certification credentials. Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center In this Issue 5 hot IT certification picks for 2010 How Microsoft technology drives IT job growth Cisco, Microsoft certifications increase high-tech salaries Cisco aims to recognize wireless experts with new CCIE Wireless designation How is the CCDE Coming Along? New Comptia A+ Certificaton Kit from Pearson Technology Good news on certification… Make the most of your IT career Hardware to drive IT spending growth in 2010 WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Extended Security Features of Windows 7 Microsoft has added significant security enhancement to Windows 7. This Gartner research note details the capabilities available (many are only available to EA/SA subscribers), which features should be activated and where some security holes still remain. Read More. 5 hot IT certification picks for 2010 Industry organizations and vendors are broadening their IT certification training catalogs to address emerging technologies and market needs. Vendor-specific (Cisco, Microsoft) and technology-specific (network, security and open source) certifications can help advance IT careers. Read More How Microsoft technology drives IT job growth IT job seekers would be smart to explore gaining an IT certification with Microsoft, according to the software maker, who says a revamped training catalog addresses emerging technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing as well as foundational high-tech skills. Read More Cisco, Microsoft certifications increase high-tech salaries IT professionals with certain IT certifications could make bank compared to counterparts, according to a study of 17,000 high-tech workers conducted by Dice Learning. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here! Cisco aims to recognize wireless experts with new CCIE Wireless designation Cisco recently added CCIE Wireless to its Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert level certification program, the vendor's highest designation for engineers. Ken Presti talks to Jeanne Beliveau Dunn, general manager of Learning@Cisco, about why Cisco added wireless to its CCIE stable, the wireless knowledge that CCIE Wireless certification holders must demonstrates and the support that Cisco will provide certification candidates and holders. Plus: How does the introduction of CCIE Wireless affect employers? (4:07) Read More How is the CCDE Coming Along? It's been a tad over a year now since I found out I passed the CCDE as part of the first beta group. A couple weeks ago I got an interesting e-mail about the Cisco Certified Architect Certification. It said all Cisco Certified Architect Board Exam slots for February have already been filled. Read More New Comptia A+ Certificaton Kit from Pearson Technology Hello All and Welcome back to Under the Hood with Scott Honeycutt Today's topic will be on the book I have worked on with the Pearson Technology Group, this part study guide, part video and part certification preparation is a one stop shop for your Comptia A+ certification. Read More WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! Good news on certification… Watching the Australian Grand Prix from Melbourne, you quickly realize that there is more to the race than the race itself. There are the practice and qualifying sessions which are used to prepare and assess who gets the pole position for the start of the race. In the same way, we need to practice for our certification exams to have the best chance of passing. Read More Make the most of your IT career Is your IT career on the right trajectory? Do you have a plan for acquiring new skills and certifications? We've got resources that can help you decide what to pursue next. Read More Hardware to drive IT spending growth in 2010 Industry watchers forecast an increase in computer hardware and equipment purchases, followed by investments in software, which both will contribute to a strong economic environment in 2010. Read More
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