Check this out! A new certification from PMI!
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New PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) Certification
In Certification on July 14, 2008 at 9:09 amGet JNCIA-EX Certification for Free!
In Certification on July 10, 2008 at 6:44 pm
You can now achieve an additional associate-level certification in Enterprise Switching. To earn this certification, revisit the Juniper Networks Certification Fast Track Web Portal, access the Enterprise Switching tab, and follow these steps:
* Take the 110 minute “JUNOS as a Switching Language” eLearning course.
* Review the “Operating Juniper Networks Switches in the Enterprise” courseware and lab guides.
* Take the JNCIA-EX pre-assessment exam to receive a voucher to take the JNCIA-EX associate-level exam.
* Take the JNCIA-EX certification exam at any Prometric Testing Center near you at a 100% discount through August 31, 2008.
2008 Global Knowledge Salary Report
In Certification, IT Life on March 30, 2008 at 12:27 pmFound this interesting report via www.packetlife.net
Average Salaries of Popular Certifications
101,695 – PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
101,103 – PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
95,415 – ITIL v2 – Foundations
94,018 – (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
93,500 – Cisco CCIE Routing & Switching
88,824 – Cisco CCVP
86,600 – ITIL v3 – ITIL Master
84,522 – MCSD – Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
84,161 – Cisco CCNP
83,692 – Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
more…. http://packetlife.net/static/files/2008-global-knowledge-salary-report.pdf
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10 Tech Certifications that Actually Mean Something
There are hundreds of tech certifications out there, so how do you know which ones really provide a measure of your knowledge and skills? And which ones will really help you get a job or promotion? Here’s a look at 10 of the technical certifications that offer value in today’s IT job market.
1. Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) or Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) (formerly MCSE)
2. Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA)
3. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
4. Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
5. GIAC Security Expert (GSE)
6. Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
7. Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
8. Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) and Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
9. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
10. Certifications for Special Situations (including VoIP)
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Reference: http://packetlife.net/static/files/2008-global-knowledge-salary-report.pdf
A Certified Fraud Examiner – Responsible For The Discovery of The WorldCom Fraud
In Certification, IT Life, Technology History on March 23, 2008 at 11:58 amFound this informative article from Fraud Magazine, on how Cynthia Copper, a CFE and CISA, discovered the accounting fraud in then WorldCom.
Article by By Dick Carozza, Fraud Magazine
Cynthia Cooper just wanted to live a quiet life working for the pride of Mississippi – WorldCom. But as vice president of internal audit she discovered some suspicious entries in the company’s books. Her tenacious investigations uncovered the largest fraud in corporate history.
“Don’t ever allow yourself to be intimidated,” Patsy Ferrell would say to her young daughter, Cynthia, after a grade-school bullying incident. Cynthia remembered that exhortation years later when she discovered fraud of huge proportions at WorldCom. Faced with the decision of vigorously investigating suspicious transactions or looking away, she did the honorable thing and pursued the crimes to the end – but not without months of trepidation, a queasy stomach, and shaking hands. “In many ways, this story is about human nature, about people and choices,” writes Cynthia in the epilogue of her new book, “Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower.” (See excerpt beginning on page 32.) “It shows how power and money can change people, and how easy it is to rationalize, give in to fear, and cave under pressure and intimidation.
It speaks of the importance of living a life of integrity and making decisions we can look back on without regret. It illuminates the value of developing strong boundaries, keeping our paths straight, and guarding against the temptations and trappings of material success.”
In 1994, Cynthia landed a job in internal audit at WorldCom – then known as LDDS – in Jackson, Miss. When the company moved to her hometown of Clinton, Miss., population 23,000, she thought she would settle into a comfortable niche, surrounded by her husband, children, extended family, and lifelong friends. But her nightmare started in the summer of 2002 when, as the vice president of internal audit, she grew increasingly suspicious of some accounting entries. “The more we investigated, the stranger the reactions from some of our colleagues became,” she writes. “No one would give us a straight answer.” Cynthia tells her story to Fraud Magazine from her home in Jackson. Read more…
Reference: http://www.fraud-magazine.com/FeatureArticle.aspx
To learn more on how to become a Certified Fraud Examiner – CFE, check this: http://www.acfe.com/home.asp
Some CCNP Review Materials
In CCDP, CCIE, CCNA, CCNP, Certification, Cisco on January 29, 2008 at 10:49 amFound this helpful blogs. This will surely help on my ONT review. Hope this help others too…
BGP Summary Notes
BSCI Review Notes
Catalyst QOS Notes
MPLS Summary Notes
Multicast Summary Notes
Quality of Service Notes
Reference: http://vcappuccio.wordpress.com/
CCDE Interview with Russ White
In CCDE, Certification, Cisco on January 29, 2008 at 9:58 amCCDE Certification Design Track Certification – Part 1
CCDE Certification Design Track Certification – Part 2
Great CCIE Review Materials
In CCDP, CCIE, CCNP, Certification, Cisco on January 27, 2008 at 5:52 pmFound this site that has great materials for mastering the topics covered on the CCIE R&S blueprint. Hope this helps.
Download OSPF Mind Map PDF Version 1
Download EIGRP Mind Map PDF Version 1
Download BGP Mind Map PDF Version 2
Download Spanning Tree Mind Map Version 1
Reference: http://itleak.com/index.php/
ONT 642-845 Quick Study Guide
In CCIE, CCNP, Certification, Cisco on January 27, 2008 at 5:38 pmFound this great study guide for the ONT 642-845 exam. Hope this helps.
Reference: http://itleak.com/index.php/?p=56
Thank you ITLeak.com
Terry Slattery – the very first Cisco CCIE in history
In CCIE, Certification, Technology History on January 27, 2008 at 4:52 pmSo who really was the very first Cisco CCIE in history?
Terry was helping lead CLI development and training as a consultant to Cisco in 1993 when he first heard about the CCIE program and inquired about participating. Brad Wright (the CCIE program manager) told Terry what he needed to do.
So Terry quickly re-worked his schedule, took the written CCIE qualification test, attended the Cisco troubleshooting class and setup a time for the hands-on test, all within two weeks.
In those days, the hands-on test was two days.
One day of build-it and one day of fix-it after they break it.
Terry passed the hands-on test, designing and building the network in one day, then fixing the things that Stuart Biggs (the lab test creator) broke in just over half a day.
Terry Slattery was awarded the third number – CCIE # 1026, in August 1993, the first non-Cisco person to achieve the CCIE and the first person to pass both the written CCIE test as well as the hands-on CCIE lab test, making Terry Slattery the first real CCIE.
A bunch of Cisco employees soon followed and many of them are still working at Cisco.
Something like five of the first ten CCIEs work in the same building at Cisco.
Today, Terry Slattery is the Founder and CTO of Netcordia. Terry invented NetMRI, which enables organizations to maximize network effectiveness and ensure compliance by utilizing built-in expert rules to assess, audit, and proactively detect hidden and harmful problems throughout any multi-vendor infrastructure.As a consultant to Cisco who helped lead development of the Cisco IOS CLI, as well as having earned the first real Cisco CCIE number in history, CCIE# 1026, Terry Slattery has become a very revered historical figure within the world of Cisco networking. Stuart Biggs was awarded the second number – CCIE # 1025, because afterall, Stuart created both the CCIE written test as well as the CCIE lab test. Was awarded the second number – CCIE # 1025, because after all, Stuart created both the CCIE written test as well as the CCIE lab test. In summary:
CCIE# 1024 – Cisco Lab
CCIE# 1025 – Stuart Biggs
CCIE# 1026 – Terry Slattery
