IT Insights Blog — TestOut Continuing Education

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,...

TestOut is giving the gift of education this Christmas! If you’re out of the loop on this year’s holiday savings, then let’s get you caught up. Here is the scoop on all of the current and future pricing for top TestOut Continuing Education products: Library Suite: $695/year (Reg. $895) The regular price tag on a library suite is a great price. Throw in a $200 discount — using coupon code CERTIFY15 — and it's just absurd. TestOut courses are experience-based and thorough, the best training on the market. With that in mind, look at all of the courses you get with...

In the words of a favorite Christmas carol, "Fast away the old year passes." It will be 2016 before you know it, and a new year brings new possibilities and new opportunities to strive for excellence in IT certification. If you didn't hit your certification mark in 2015, now is the time to think about giving it another shot. And speaking of second chances, one thing that pops up over and over again in the cybersecurity realm is companies and organizations (sometimes even governments) who are begging consumers and constituents for a second chance to do a better job of...

Happy Star Wars Day from TestOut Continuing Education! Yeah, we know, some of you think that Star Wars Day happens in May. May the 4th be with you and all of that. (Trivia time: Star Wars was actually released on May 25, 1977, so, um, yeah. Sorry May 4.) Don’t kid yourself. Dec. 18 is the new Star Wars Day. We participated in a pre-Star Wars Day screening last night, and if the level of enthusiasm we observed at the local 17-screen theater is any indication, then it’s clear that We the People have unequivocally declared a brand new Star Wars...

Vince Lombardi is revered by many as the greatest football mind to ever coach the game. He’s known for his earth-shaking speeches that could motivate a turtle to finish a 40-yard dash in 4.2 seconds. Lombardi hung his hat, and his nearly 72 percent winning percentage, on the ideals of hard work and diligent practice. “Practice does not make perfect” Lombardi would say to his players. “Only perfect practice makes perfect.” This mindset won’t only produce results on a football field. You can succeed in all aspects of life by practicing perfectly. This is particularly true in the realm of...