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Would you cheat to get 'certified'?

Would you cheat to get 'certified'?Nothing"Does certification mean anything?"Nothing, the MSCE scam killed it.Sadly, too many believe in CertificationSadly, too many believe in Certification than required skills, hence it is happening.Cheers,Kathiravan Manoharanhttp://kathyravan.blogspot.comhttp://paisamechanic.blogspot.comCertification is worthlessHR is looking for a checkbox to mark. They have no clue what skills it actually takes...

Tags: Quality, training and certification, certification, Certification Program

Discussion threads 2009-03-30

The certification timebomb

The certification timebombCertification Will Never Be EnoughWhen you had your original post on this topic, I posted my personal thoughts not Gartner position on the Gartner Blog Network (http://blogs.gartner.com/jim_holincheck/2009/01/26/certification-of-implementation-consultants/). This is a multi-faceted issue. Skills are only one part of the equation related to successful implementation. Vendors,...

Tags: Quality, timebomb, SAP AG, certification program

Discussion threads 2009-02-05

Additional Resources

A million seats and counting: Verdiem scores another major customer, partner for power management software

With more than 1 million desktops now using its power management software technology, Verdiem is adding another major customer this week -- chocolate giant Cadbury -- as well as as major technology partner -- security software developer McAfee. The company also has earned Windows 7 logo certification as a Microsoft...

Tags: Software, McAfee Inc., Power Management, Cadbury Schweppes Plc., Verdiem, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-06

PatchTool 2.7 (Mac)

PatchTool is designed to: Visualize color lists as color patches (color spaces: xyY, XYZ, L*a*b*, L*C*h*, RGB, CMYK, and spectral data) Import color lists defined in industry standard file formats (CGATS, CXF) Switch between the Measured, Random, or Visual layouts of ECI2002 and IT8.7/4 color charts Import...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Bit, PatchTool, Patches, Productivity, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-09-23

JD Edwards certification woes

Andy Klee takes a stern look at JD Edwards certification: I'm here to tell you that the JDE certification program is on life support. It barely exists. JDE employees cannot be certified, and neither can JDE clients. Only business partners are eligible to take certification exams. ...

Tags: Certification, Oracle Corp., J.D. Edwards & Co., Andy Klee, EBS Certification, JDE World, JDE Customer, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-03

USB 'SuperSpeed' 3.0 logos to appear on certified devices

The USB Implementers Forum on Tuesday announced the availability of the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed USB Compliance and Certification Program, allowing manufacturers to use the SuperSpeed USB logo after qualifying for compliance with the USB 3.0 specification. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Compliance, USB, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Cover Your Assets from September-December with Certification Programs

Hiya. You should consider deep diving into the upcoming Cert calendar so you don't fall down on your assets in '09. I suggest you take control of your information assets. Has anybody gone through the Enterprise Content Management ECM Certificate Program? The answer better be "yes." According to AIIM (don't...

Tags: Asset, Enterprise Content Management, Asset Management, Content Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Doc

Sponsored content 2009-08-30

Are health IT vendors trying to pull a fast one?

Not sure about your last question, i guess he would be the best person...to ask.I think that sage, GE, siemans and mckesson do have the experience necessary to make good decisions, but these are also the guys who make software for the healthcare field.Maybe their vested interest also includes self...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Quality, HIT Standards Committee, Kibbe, health care

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Fortune Data Centers uses energy efficiency metrics as competitive differentiation

Fortune Data Centers, which opened a new "green" data center in San Jose, Calif., back in April 2009, is wooing prospective tenants with its high efficiency claims -- power usage effectiveness PUE measures of 1.37 at full load -- and its likely certification as the first operational data center in...

Tags: Energy Efficiency, Data Center, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-08-07

Lofty aspirations for power efficiency: Power Loft seeks silver certification for new data center

Colocation data center Power Loft began dreaming about greener data centers several years ago, long before it became vogue to do so. Now, in collaboration with Hewlett-Packard's Critical Facilities Services, the company has designed a 200,000-square-foot facility in Prince William County, Va., that can deliver between 120...

Tags: Facility, Certification, Data Center, Virginia, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-08-03

SAP revenues slump, in line with analyst expectations, bottom line up

SAP has revealed its Q2 2009 numbers and as widely predicted, top line software revenues are off 40%, down from €898 million in 2008 to €543 million this time around. Software services, support and maintenance was also off, 5% from €2,061 million to €1,953 million. That left total revenues down...

Tags: Revenue, SAP AG, Operational Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-29

A success story out of Florida

Before I left on vacation (I'm back, by the way and officially jacked in...Go WiFi!), I asked what all of you were doing this summer. I heard from and got a few ideas from a tech coordinator out in Oregon. A couple days ago, I heard from a...

Tags: Certification, Professional Development, Student, Academy, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-18

A buy side response to the enterprise buyer's Bill of Rights (and a partial solution)

My first post of today pointed towards an all too familiar enterprise project 'fail' and the documented experiences of one project person trying to reach completion on a now two year implementation. Coincidentally (I didn't know this was in the pipe), Mike Krigsman provides a critique of Forrester's Enterprise Software...

Tags: Consultant, SAP AG, Bill, Principle Reason, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-13

SAP to bounce?

Larry Dignan pinged me to say the financial analysts are showing renewed interest in SAP with several positive comments on the likely outcome to its Q2 results, due for release on July, 29th: That take is a mixed bag in the things are less worse camp. The biggest argument...

Tags: NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Financial Planning, Enterprise Software, Management, Finance, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-09

Meaningful use to be phased in

Meaningful use to be phased inGood article.. but i dont get your what your rhetoric has to do with it.Sounds like they are offering funding to anyone who can follow the guidelines. I would assume that would also mean open source.Personally, i think it leaves many areas that are...

Tags: Quality, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Meaningful Use, Brian Klepper, software

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Cisco rallies channel to target virtualized data centers

Cisco said today that it will "grow, motivate and evolve" its channel partners as a way of turbo-boosting the adoption of virtualized data centers. At its partner summit, the company announced plans to expand its partner profitability program and launch IT certification training, as well as an expansion of its...

Tags: Virtual Data Center, Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-03

A conversation with Trend Micro's Eva Chen

A conversation with Trend Micro's Eva ChenTrend Micro Has a low detection of Malware threats-Subpar protectionIn certified Lab tests Trend Micro Internet Security 2009 failed to detect Polymorphic Malware icsa Labs, and had a dismal detection rate of 69% In recent [2009] Testing (a decent Antivirus/Antimalware program catches at least...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Trend Micro Inc., malware

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Manufacturer pushes pseudo-Energy Star rating for Ethernet gear

Attention network administrators: Microsemi is rallying behind what it's calling a set of standardized efficiency ratings for Power over Ethernet PoE equipment. The Microsemi Green Power over Ethernet Certification program applies a series of tests to PoE equipment. The company is lobbying to have the certification used...

Tags: Ethernet, Equipment, Power Over Ethernet, Microsemi Green Power Over Ethernet Certification Program, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-05-10

Certification the tip of the health reform spear

Certification the tip of the health reform spearIt's difficult to move into new areasWhen the money controls the market entry.I'm in agreement with the need to displace the old approach as it certainly doesn't help us, as individuals or doctors or clinics/hospitals.One factor of interest to me is that the...

Tags: CCHIT, certification, FDA, health care, ResMed

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

Network+ Prep Course

View Available Dates and LocationsCompTIA's Network+ is the premier vendor-neutral networking certification. Our Network+ Prep Course is designed to provide the foundation you need not only to be productive on the job but also to be successful in more specialized topics and in your pursuit of vendor-specific...

Tags: Certification, Network, CompTIA, CompTIA CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum Symbol, Networking

Training 2009-05-01