Thursday, 20 December 2012
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.
Monday, 17 December 2012
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
GET A PMP VIDEO TUTORIAL HERE
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
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
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
Sunday, 9 December 2012
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
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
Friday, 7 December 2012
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
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