I passed the 2 required exams for CompTIA A+ today. These are entry level exams, and if you have some computer experience, they are not too challenging. The reason I took these, and maybe why you should as well, is… Continue Reading
VMware sponsors local VMware User Groups worldwide. I recently attended a meeting of the Santa Barbara VMware Users Group and had a great time! The topic was VMware View, their flagship desktop virtualization solution. VMware sent one of their Systems… Continue Reading
I sometimes teach at Cuesta College, a California community college in San Luis Obispo. Cuesta recently became a CompTIA Education To Careers (E2C) member. During the process of becoming a member, it was mentioned that E2C was being “rebranded”. Well,… Continue Reading
I have used a lot of different storage systems from a lot of different vendors. Typically I prefer fibre channel based storage area networks for their block I/O and high performance. I never paid much attention to NetApp, since they… Continue Reading
CompTIA is the non-profit trade association advancing the global interests of information technology (IT) professionals and companies including manufacturers, distributors, resellers, and educational institutions. CompTIA offers popular certification programs. (After the implementation of DODD 8570, all Federal IT/IA employees… Continue Reading
I recently had the pleasure of attending a NetApp Data ONTAP 8.0 7-Mode Administration class in Columbia Maryland, March 07-11, 2011. We purchased the training from Fastlane, one of NetApp’s authorized training partners. The class was hosted by System Source… Continue Reading