UNDERSTANDING BIG DATA

Big data is a popular term used to describe the exponential growth, availability and use of information, both structured and unstructured. Much has been written on the big data trend and how it can serve as the basis for innovation, differentiation and growth.
According to IDC, it is imperative that organizations and IT leaders focus on the ever-increasing volume, variety and velocity of information that forms big data.1
•    Volume. Many factors contribute to the increase in data volume – transaction-based data stored through the years, text data constantly streaming in from social media, increasing amounts of sensor data being collected, etc. In the past, excessive data volume created a storage issue. But with today's decreasing storage costs, other issues emerge, including how to determine relevance amidst the large volumes of data and how to create value from data that is relevant.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

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Some accreditations gain value by targeting specific skills and expertise. The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a great example.

The Project Management Institute (PMI), a nonprofit organization that serves as a leading membership association for project management practitioners, maintains the PMP exam. The certification measures a candidate’s project management capabilities  by validating skills and knowledge required to plan, execute, budget, and lead all sorts of projects.

Requirement for the pmp certification

 candidates must have five years of project management experience or three years of project management experience and 35 hours classroom education.

As organizations battle tough economic conditions, having proven project scheduling, budgeting, and management skills will only grow in importance. The PMI’s PMP credential is a perfect certification for demonstrating that expertise on a resume

Project management skills are not just for those in Engineering, Construction, software development, and Building. Most business goals are handled via project teams. For example, a marketing campaign or launching a new product now qualifies as a project, which can be handled using project management techniques. ( there are various techniques used in carrying out a specific project. the methods used in prince2 may differ from pmp methods

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CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

The CCNP certification (Cisco Certified Network Professional) indicates

advanced  knowledge of Internetworks in computing  

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP®) validates the ability to plan,

implement, verify and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks

and work collaboratively with specialists on advanced security, voice,

wireless and video solutions. The CCNP certification is appropriate for those

with at least one year of networking experience who are ready to advance

their skills and work independently on complex network solutions. Those who

achieve CCNP have demonstrated the skills required in enterprise roles such

as network technician, support engineer, systems engineer or network

engineer.

Ccnp is further splited into

Roouting and switching

Voice

Wireless

And security

But the most popular one in Nigeria is ccnp Routing and Switching

 Ccnp exams

There are three exams that must be done to awarded the ccnp certificate

They include

Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)     642-902  ROUTE 

Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH)    642-813  SWITCH               

Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT)    642-832 TSHOOT  

           

Now here is how it works, if you intend going for other type of ccnp certification

 Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE 642-902) exam qualifies a candidate

for the Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP, Cisco Certified

Internetwork Professional CCIP®, and Cisco Certified Design Professional

CCDP certifications. 

This  exam ROUTE 642-902  certify that the successful

candidate has the knowledge and skills necessary to use advanced IP

addressing and routing in implementing scalable and secure Cisco ISR routers

connected to LANs and WANs. 

 The exam also covers configuration of secure

routing solutions to support branch offices and mobile workers.

Exam price.

ccnp exam starts from 38000 naira depending on the pearson vue exam vendor

Possible course combination

A+

Mcitp

Fiber optics certifications

And more

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GMAT EXAM

The Graduate Management Admission Test
 Is a  computer-based assessment test conducted by  Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) used to test the ability of individual applying for post graduate courses .  gmat is used to assess  higher-order reasoning skills in :
Verbal,
Quantitative,
Analytical Writing,
and Integrated Reasoning

About 6000 programs  worldwide  use it as a consistent, objective way to compare aspiring students  for their courses

Uses of gmat exam
   
Reliability and validity:
The GMAT exam is a reliable, valid measure of skills found to be important in graduate management study. In repeat research studies, GMAT scores have been found to be an accurate predictor of academic success in the first year of an MBA and  other graduate management program.
Standard measurement:
 GMAT scores provide the same standard for evaluating all test takers. That's why you can feel confident making direct comparisons among applicants' GMAT scores.
Exam formats or sections

TOP 3 ORACLE TRAINING SITES

starting out in oracle,there is going to be a lot challenges faced as newbie especially if you are relatively new to the it world.am sure you already have some materials or book to  get started,the fact is reading those books alone will not help you in understanding what the oracle instance is all about.
 you will need  more than ever, someone to put you through some things like installation and how to access the various work places..so here are my top 3 sites that tend to hold you by the hand and get the real thing into your head.lets go
iselfschooling.com:this is the one i will give the first position because of it ability to take you as a complete learner,bring you up through series of short tutorial.don't forget you are at just the OCA level so don't rush things up. on the site, you will always see 2(eg dba foundamental 2 beside some major topics,don't click on the 2,if you do it means you want to study the second level of oracle which is the OCP(i will be writing on this later)so get started now

ss64.com this sites will be great for you when you done with the basic of  installation ,creating users,using isqlplus .
ss64.com is all about commands,i mean scripting.here you get all the commands and script you may need to work with the oracle database,from sql commands to pl/sql,rman and the rest of it.the site really gets you serious
docs.oracle.com you would agree with me that no can know a thing more than it creator.oracle give or keeps a doc of all it version in this location on the oracle website making it a home for all the knowledge you nay need in your oracle or database  career.just go there type in the particular area you want to learn about in the search box and you are set to go
don't forget to leave a comment if this information has help you in any way.thanks