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Understanding CompTIA Certifications

December 12, 2012 Guest Authors Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

With all of the certifications out there, how do you know which one is right for you? As demand grows for high for qualified, knowledgeable IT professionals it’s important to find a certification that matches your personal IT goals. CompTIA certifications and their corresponding exams range from entry level to professional level and test your competency in various IT domains. We have put together a cheat sheet for you showing the different CompTIA certifications you can achieve, the objectives you will find on the exams, what job roles will benefit best from each certification, and the courses that will help you prepare for the exam.

Does Cloud Computing Really Create any New Security Risks?

December 12, 2012 Michael Scarborough Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Short answer: No.

We can think about the risks associated with public cloud computing in terms of the CIA triad, which are:

Confidentiality – Information is only available to those who are authorized to use it
Integrity – Information is what it purports to be. Transactions are authentic and unmodified in flight
Availability – Information is accessible when it’s needed

If we consider a public cloud solution from a standpoint of CIA, we quickly realize that the security risks that are associated with cloud are not really new risks.

PMP Exam Prep Question of the Week

December 11, 2012 Guest Authors Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Which of the following processes do not benefit from the outputs of the Develop Schedule process?

Cloudera Certifications: Student Preparation

December 11, 2012 Ron Wen Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

This final segment of our interview with Brad Johnson, who manages Apache Hadoop certification at Cloudera University and recently completed the testing upgrades to CDH 4.1, covers student preparation.

Stopping Hackers Requires Training

December 10, 2012 Michael Gregg Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Identifying areas of security within a network requires a 24/7 strategy to keep botnets and cyber criminals out of your network. Ultimately, cyber attacks can bring businesses to a grinding halt, creating untold damage to network architecture, operational efficiencies, and the all-important, bottom line. The best way to deal with these threats is to maintain a trained, knowledgeable staff that understands security risks and vulnerabilities. This trained staff should be looking at several areas of the infrastructure.