Official retirement of the MCITP: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008 and MCITP: Virtualization Administrator on Windows Server 2008 R2 certifications is January 31, 2014. So, what next?
Read moreIn early May, I stumbled across an IDC press release for their first forecast on the Hadoop ecosystem. Besides their usual solid research that IDC typically delivers, the forecast was notable in several ways. The IDC reports and forecasts are usually in well-defined and stable technology arenas that require the insight of a leading analyst company. Obviously, it looks like Hadoop technology has made it to that level of prominence where it would be featured in a $9,500, 26-page report from IDC.
Read moreI don’t know about you, but I am really pumped for this year’s Microsoft TechEd. All the new technology coming out of Redmond, the improving economy and of course, the interesting location of New Orleans, means that I can’t wait to get down to Louisiana in June!
Read moreOver the past decade or so, the little Linux company has grown up into a Linux powerhouse: Red Hat! And as the company has matured, it has branched out its technology into multiple domains. Under the Red Hat technology umbrella you now have Enterprise Virtualization, OpenShift and OpenStack (Cloud), Storage Server (GlusterFS), and even JBoss application development. Of course, this means more opportunities for Red Hat professionals to broaden their skills portfolio beyond the RHCE. While the RHCE still may be the most respected and well-known Linux certification on the market, its popularity means that you may want to further differentiate yourself as a technology professional.
Read moreWith the flurry of new technology and certifications coming out of Microsoft in 2012, one very important announcement was lost in the mix, the retirement of the MCITP designation. Buried on the Microsoft Learning web site, you’ll see quite a few asterisk’ed certifications and exams highlighting these changes that are right around the corner.
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