IT Insights Blog — TestOut Continuing Education

The truthfulness of the age-old expression “Two heads are better than one” is borne out by a myriad of examples. There’s everything from the fictional partnerships of Han Solo and Chewbacca, or Batman and Robin, to the real-world success of Jordan and Pippen, or Lennon and McCartney. Successful duos even include the likes of the delicious cookies and milk, or the ever-palatable peanut butter and chocolate. (Mmmm, cookies and milk.)

"Rome wasn't built in a day." English writer John Heywood is generally credited with popularizing that phrase, though its precise origins are lost in the mists of time. Historians generally agree that it entered the English language as an already time-honored French proverb, which makes a certain amount of sense. French forebears knew about Roman conquest better than most, with ancient Gaul being a frequently contested holding first of the Roman Republic, and later of the Roman Empire.

I know others have mentioned that TestOut PC Pro 5.0.0 (released May 26) was recently validated as CompTIA Approved Quality Content (CAQC), and that is good news. It is our best-selling courseware and it does a great job preparing students for their certification exams. But I’d like to specifically mention a few of the aspects that make this the industry’s leading learning tool:

Attention, IT certification strivers: TestOut Continuing Education does not take you for granted. We appreciate every single one of you. Whether you are using our products to switch careers, reinvigorate old interests, boost your existing IT knowledge, or make a leap up the salary ladder, we're honored to be your training partner. It's no simple task, as a working professional, to find the time and mental energy to study for and earn an IT certification. Whatever your aims, we're proud to help you achieve them.

Business in Utah is booming. Unemployment is 3.7 percent and our population, presently at three million, is growing at a rate of 50,000 a year — a whole lot of them relocating here for the favorable business climate and family-oriented lifestyle. There is also our new nickname, Silicon Slopes, and with more than 4,300 technology companies, it’s easy to see why.