Why Network Certifications are more important than ever in these challenging economic times!
It’s not exactly breaking news that so many of us are either struggling to keep our current jobs, or battling with intensifying competition to secure a new one. And as this recession deepens, contending with trials of keeping and/or finding a good job are only certain to intensify. Not so long ago, as long as you behaved well, showed up for work reliably, and did what was expected of you, your job security probably wasn’t anywhere near the top of your list of concerns. But those days are unfortunately gone— people now need to do more...
read moreCisco® Announces New CCNA Certifications
Cisco® just announced new certifications in the market and they’re super exciting! Of course, a lot of you are already writing me about when my books will be out… All I can say is I’m pounding the keyboard as fast as I can and that yes, I wish I could figure out some way to do that while sleeping too! But since I haven’t figured out how to do that yet, just hang in there-at least I’m not on strike! Anyway, I actually want to talk to you a bit about the old network certification path first, starting with the CompTIA certifications...
read moreGood lord, Cisco® Friends!
Cisco® has just announced that the CCNA 640–802 exam price is now $250, effective immediately! Like getting the CCNA isn’t hard enough, now if you fail it, the cost, both financially and emotionally is a huge toll! Well, let’s just make sure we pass our exams the first time…. Cheers! Todd Lammle
read moreThe End of the Internet by 2012?
Okay, Yes… The rumors abound suggesting our great Internet, as we know it today, is going the way of the Dodo. We could get on that boat and talk about the end of the Mayan calendar and the Nostradamus’s predictions too, or we can take a more sober approach and look at this issue not hysterically, but in an informed and logical way! First, I’ll acknowledge the threat is real. Certain large corporations would love to become even larger and not only control our Internet access, but charge us for that “service” in the name of protecting...
read moreThe New Network Stack and Why It Is so Important To You (continued)
Repeat after me: “IPv6 is my friend”! And keep that up because it´s true! But I´m not going to formally introduce you to all its benefits just yet because going there would turn this blog into a full-fledged article. I´ll be going there really soon though, so stay tuned! For now, just know that IPv6 will be a hugely important part of your future, and let me continue my rave on why using Vista and Server 2008 are going to do great things for your networking career. In my last post I discussed chimney and receive side scaling—stuff that...
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