Recently I passed the Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) exam. Wow what a mouthful! With the current generation of Cisco certs, the ENCOR exam is the first step in the CCNP certification path. Having gone through the old...
I just passed the Fortinet NSE7 SD-WAN certification! I prepared by using the self-paced training courses on the Fortinet Training Institute (FTI). As with all material currently on the FTI, the courses are prewritten scripts read by voiceover talent. This is as dry...
Advanced Data Encourages Certifications If you read our 3 part series on “Why We Love Continuing Education and Certifications” you’ll understand why we get excited whenever one of our staff passes one. To us it doesn’t matter which...
What excited you most about the material covered in this exam or cert? I was really hoping to learn more about technology in general. Prior to studying for the exam, I had an interest in networking, but no real knowledge. I was excited to expand into something that...
This post is part three to Why We Love Continuing Education and Certifications and How I Study for IT Certification Exams There’s a genre of movie that’s usually predictable, sometimes corny, but always endearing. These are the movies where a group of...
This post is a follow-up to Why We Love Continuing Education and Certifications and continues on with What Certs Should My IT Team Have? A few weeks ago I was reading to my daughters one of our favorite Shel Silverstein books and came across the following poem: The...