IT Insights Blog — Cisco CCNA
The Certification vs. College Question Never Gets Old
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Like the age-old mythological image of a snake swallowing its tail, some arguments go round and round until there's nothing left but a guarantee of stalemate. All that ultimately gets settled is that there is nothing the opposing sides can do except agree to disagree. One point of frequent discussion in the information technology realm is whether aspiring professionals are better prepared to enter the industry by pursuing a steady diet of IT certifications, or by investing the time, money and energy required to complete a college degree.
Are You Pursuing a Super Bowl-Caliber IT Career?
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This weekend, all eyes will shift to Santa Clara, Calif., where the best of the best will compete in the most watched sporting event of the year. Super Bowl 50 will showcase two former No. 1 draft pick quarterbacks — one (Cam Newton, a.k.a. Superman) who’s playing in his first Super Bowl, and the other (Peyton Manning, a.k.a. The Sheriff) who may well be competing in his last. The Panthers have the NFL’s top offense, while the Broncos boast its best defense. Both teams entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seeds of their respective conferences.
Pondering Your IT Employment Future on the NFL's Black Monday
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Did you have a good holiday break? Here at TestOut Continuing Education, we're pleased to be back at our desks and thrilled by the prospects of an exciting new year stretching out before us as far as the eye can see. It's a dark day for some, however, as the first Monday following the conclusion of the NFL regular season is tastefully referred to in professional sports circles as "Black Monday." You know, because it's the day when NFL owners replace the spectacle of Monday Night Football with the spectacle of various teams kicking the head coach to the curb,...
Your Starring Role in IT Requires Top-Caliber Training
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There's a fun new article up at the Certification Magazine website. Compiled from data gathered in CertMag's most recent Salary Survey, the article lists the "best" hacker characters in Hollywood movies, as determined by real-world cybersecurity professionals. It's like asking doctors to rate the characters on "Grey's Anatomy," or having actual superheroes decide who are the most real-seeming characters in an "Avengers" movie. So who did the best job of convincing actual security techs that his (or her) hacking skills were legit? Hey, read the article — who are we to spoil their fun? Of course, when it comes to...