Wednesday 20 January 2016

Benefits of Doing Microsoft Certification



I f you have a Microsoft Certification then you value is increased many times and you have an edge over others. There are plenty of benefits of doing Microsoft Certification; some of them are listed in this article. In this blog we will take a look at the benefits of doing Microsoft Certification from a job or career point of view. You will also gain immense knowledge while preparing for Microsoft exams.

What is Microsoft Certification?
Microsoft provides training material for many of its software. Based on these training materials, Microsoft offers Certificates if you pass their exam. The exams are provided by Microsoft partner companies and the certificates are issued by Microsoft which proves that you passed a particular exam for a specific or group of products.
Courses like MCSE and MCSA are of pretty importance when you want to apply for jobs. These certificates imply that the certificate holder is expert in related subject matter. You can study for these exams by using Microsoft own tutorials and books or prepare by taking the training at some computer training institute.

Microsoft Certification Benefits
Like any other certification, Microsoft provides you with Certificates when you successfully pass their exam online. With a Certification, your value increases when you apply for jobs. According to Microsoft your chances of getting hired increases five times when you have Microsoft certification. Microsoft says that 86% of hiring managers prefer job applicants with an IT Certificate. Microsoft certification is a preference over some unknown computer training institutes certificates.

Eight of ten recruiters wish to verify the certificates of job applicants. Further according to Microsoft 64% of IT managers prefer Microsoft Certificates to other certificates. Certification, training and experience are three main areas that provide better recognition to a person when it comes to promotions and incentives.

In high growth industries, entry level employees who hold a Microsoft Certified Solutions (MCSA) or Microsoft office specialist certification can earn upto $16000 more annually than their peers.

Holding Microsoft certification can help you gain an edge over your peers, colleagues and fellow students in long terms as well as for short term. These Certificates are accepted worldwide and are much better than doing Certification from an unknown computer training institute.

Microsoft Certification is an industry standard that is recognized worldwide. If you have achieved your Microsoft certification, you can access a no. of benefits that can be found on Microsoft Certified professional, Microsoft        Certified trainer or Microsoft office specialist member website.

Tuesday 5 January 2016

Introduction to Microsoft Windows Server 2012



In earlier days, keeping the data secure with the help of proper back up and making it available for many people was a tedious task especially for those organizations that dealt with large amount of data.  Today you can see several issues that led to loss of data and accessibility troubles for which you need to be careful and keep the information safe at some place.
To cope up with these data loss issues faced by the organizations, the concept of server was introduced. With the help of servers any individual or organization can store the data and access it anytime and anywhere.

What is a server?
 A server is usually a program or a machine that responds to other machines or programs that request data from it. The main purpose of a server is to share data between clients. The transfer of data between client and server is known as client server architecture.

What is Windows server?
Windows is a product of Microsoft and its journey started long back and with time it became important for computer users worldwide. Microsoft not only launched Windows but a long list of products that have been helping users over decades.
Windows server is a product introduced by Microsoft is a group of operating system. It is based on Windows NT architecture which provides server oriented services like User Management, Messaging, Security and Authorization, Resource Management among users and applications and other server dependent services.

What is Windows Server 2012?
Windows Server 2012 is the 6th release is the present day version of Microsoft server. Previously it was named as Windows Server 8. This version includes the recent concepts of Cloud computing and follows a better Storage infrastructure. Its successor Windows Server 2012 R2 has also been launched with the introduction of Windows 8.1

Windows Server 2012 Editions
Microsoft launched various editions of Windows server 2012 depending on the segment of users. Windows has launched four editions with different combinations that sound economic to the user depending upon the requirement they have.
 Each and every edition has some specific features that make data management easier than before. 

The four editions are given below
Data center- highly virtualized with unlimited virtual instance rights
Standard- little virtualization with two virtual instances
Essentials- small business for simple administration with no virtualization rights
Foundation- Entry level, general purpose economy server with no virtualization rights.

Features of Windows Server 2012
New Server Manager- In this feature, users can form server groups that consist of servers already existing on the user network. These can be managed via new user experience.
Hyper V-Replication- The features called hyper V Replica enables the user to replicate the virtual machine from one location to another by using Hyper V and a network connection.
Storage Spaces- This can be considered as one of the most important feature under which takes the storage hardware and convert it into a pool of storage which is further divided into spaces.
Dynamic Access control-In this feature access to information can be controlled or restricted. This feature eliminates the tedious task of selecting the Yes/No permission and gives accessibility rights to other users.
IP Address Management: - Windows Server 2012 offers an IPAM suite. In this suite users can allocate, group, issue, lease or renew the IP address. Apart from this, integration with the inbox DHCP and DNS server is also possible. If any device is on the network, then it can be managed by using this suite.

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Thursday 10 December 2015

CCIE Certification Makes you Stand out in the Crowd



To make yourself recognizable in the crowd you should have industry leading skills, qualifications and certifications. Certification like CCIE makes you stand out in the crowd.

Companies as of now rely on internet connectivity, internal networking infrastructure and web presence. Internet technology now runs the businesses and has become a key ingredient to how the companies communicate both internally and with their customers. Companies are looking for candidates that have a solid background and certification.

Why CCIE?
There are various certifications which you can add to your resume for making it effective. But none of them had as much value as a Cisco CCIE.

This certification is considered as the PHP of networking. The CCIE professionals are highly paid professionals and they are able to get a decent job in a big IT company. These professionals have expert knowledge and skills in networking. A CCIE has enough experience and resources to solve networking problems quickly and effectively. CCIE Certified professionals are true value for their companies.

Students who have done CCIE Certification often report that they have more lucrative jobs because of the CCIE in the resume. Having a CCIE makes you unique in a certain way.

Obtaining a CCIE
A CCIE can be done in the following tracks :-

  • ·         Routing and Switching
  • ·         Security
  • ·         Voice/Collaboration
  • ·         Storage Networking
  • ·         Service provider
  • ·         Wireless

For getting CCIE Certification candidate need to pass a written exam and a separate lab exam. The written exam is of 2 hours and consists of a series of multiple choice questions. The cost of the written exam is USD $1400. After completing the written exam, candidates then have to appear for a day long lab exam that cost an additional USD $1400.  Those are able to pass both the exam should recertify CCIE Certification in a period of two years.

Benefits of CCIE Certification
Networking professionals generally seek CCIE Certification to increase their salary and expand job opportunities in their field of specialty. The efforts which are required for preparing for CCIE exam improves an individual skill in the process.

Friday 4 December 2015

Introduction to CCNP Data Center Certification



IT data center professionals are facing hard time as they have to cope up with the challenges from business owners within their companies. Corporate initiatives for innovation, the proliferation of devices, business agility and increased energy efficiency are all demands that data center professionals are trying to solve. A company’s ability to solve these issues affects its bottom line and can take it ahead of the competitors. For solving these complex issues data center professionals are required who are not only trained on the latest products but also on industry best practices and who have a strong foundation in data center technologies.

Achieving CCNP Data Center Certification
CCNP Data center Certification offers job ready training and skills for Data center professionals. The certification prepares professionals for job roles like data center technical architect or engineer. In this certification candidates gain knowledge in designing, implementing and troubleshooting data centers in all their components. The certification equips you with skills in installing, configuring and maintaining data centers. On completion of CCNP datacenter Certification, you can move forward in your career by doing CCIE Data center certification.

Requirements
The CCNP data Center is a three year job role based professional level certification which is meant for technology architects, presales engineer, design engineers and implementation engineers. The exam and course cover advanced data center concepts within the areas of unified computing and unified fabric. The certification is ideal for data center professionals who want to save time and money on data center equipment design, maintainenece and installation. The CCNP Data center certification program enables you to maximize your investment in your education and increase the value of your data center network.

Prerequisite
The prerequisite for doing CCNP data center certification is CCNA data center certification. The CCNP Data center certification requires the exam and training as shown below. In addition to that you should have 3-5 years of experience before doing CCNP Data center certification.
 
Required  Exams
Training
642-997 (DCUFI)


642-999 (DCUCI)
Implementing Cisco Data center unified fabric (DCUFI)

Implementing Cisco Data center Unified computing
(DCUCI)
                                                                                
  And
642-996 (DCUFD)
642-998 (DCUCD)

Designing Cisco Data center Unified Fabric (DCUFD)
Designing Cisco Data center Unified Computing (DCUCD)

                                                                                   
    OR
642-980 (DCUFT)


642-035 (DCUCT)
Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric (DCUFT)



Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Unified Computing (DCUCT)

Note: All the candidates must take and pass both the implementing exam and then can choose either both of the design or both troubleshooting exams.