CCNA Data Center Question of the Week: Fibre Channel HBA
Which is the correct port type for a Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) connected to a Fibre Channel hub?
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New IT Requires New Skills for 2015 and Beyond
As IT evolves from craft to process to service integration — new jobs, new roles and new functions emerge. The current move toward mobile, cloud, apps or app-like data interfaces provided by XaaS vendors will create the need for IT people who understand essentially every part of the information technology ecosystem. To fill the new roles, IT people will have to know the technology, understand the services, create relationships with service providers, know the contract support language, and grasp the underlying architectures that connect a multitude of vendors into one shared interface.
Read moreIncorporating Real-World Experiences in E-learning
Performance improvement professionals are naturally curious about how individuals learned their profession. How were they trained? Did they shadow a senior coworker, listen to lectures, take e-learning courses or jump into role-play activities? How has…
Read moreTaming the Learning Demand Curve: Using Supply Chain Methods to Manage Your Learning Function
A few years ago, industry analyst Jack Phillips dealt the training and development field some tough love. His research, completed by top polling executives, confirmed something many had suspected: business decision-makers have trouble understanding the…
Read moreThe Benefits of Deploying IT Skills Frameworks
Organizations that strive to ensure their IT departments can successfully add business value can derive numerous benefits from utilizing and deploying IT skills frameworks. IT skills frameworks provide a foundation for identifying the core IT skills that are necessary to support the strategic direction of the business. The increasing trend toward business transformation in which CIOs are tasked with demonstrating business value from IT resources requires a holistic insight into the current state of IT skills readiness, the future state of IT skills readiness and the gap that exists between the two endpoints.
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