Routing & Switching

Maintaining the High Availability of Server-based Data

January 14, 2013 Michael Porter Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Obviously, maintaining the availability of Server-based data is one of the primary objectives of any Server Administrator. With the “Data Verification and Auto Correction” process provided by ReFS we’re able to support that availability goal. While the self-healing aspects of such a file system existed in the Server 2008 versions of the operating system, ReFS takes that support capability to a level of higher resiliency. As described above, ReFS can auto-detect data corruption and then “self-heal.” This means that the file system can perform any corrections and repairs necessary without needing to take the file system offline.

Security+ Exam Prep Question of the Week

January 11, 2013 James Michael Stewart Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Which layer of the OSI model stack is not secured by SSL or TLS?

First Steps Toward Getting Your PMP

January 11, 2013 Becky Wagner Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Working towards your PMP? I am too. I have spent countless hours on PMI’s website, reviewing the requirements and the timeline of the process. What I learned is that you need to meet all of the requirements before you even begin your online application. The web site “says” you can apply online or through a paper application, however, it really sounds like they prefer the online version.

Advantages of Using LISP

January 10, 2013 Alex Marcotte Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Cisco systems is very busy promoting Location ID separation protocol (LISP) these days, and it is leaving many network administrators wondering about the technology and if they should start looking into it or not. Let’s learn more about the protocol and its benefits.

A Guide to Riding the Mobile Learning Wave

January 10, 2013 Training Industry Articles Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

In January 2012, AllThingsD.com reported that Apple in its first quarter had sold 15.4 million iPads compared to HP’s fourth-quarter sales of 14.7 million PCs. It’s not a completely fair comparison as HP’s fourth quarter doesn’t include the Christmas season, which usually boosts retailers’ numbers. But, nonetheless, it’s a watershed moment when one considers tablets are now outselling PCs.