Training in Business

Training in Business Resources and Trends

Changes to the CCNA Certification

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At the end of March, Cisco announced a redesign to their long-time CCNA certification program. The CCNA certification has become the CCNA Routing and Switching certification.

To align with changing job roles in the industry, this update will fill the skills gaps that emerge when technology outpaces skills development and training. CCNA Routing and Switching focuses on network infrastructure, mainly routing and switching, but it also includes wireless access, security, and connectivity to branch offices using WAN.

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Now’s the Time for Performance Support

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In 1991, Gloria Gerry pioneered the initial ideas and practices of Performance Support (PS) in her book, “Electronic Performance Support Systems”. She rightly proposed that the learning strategies of organizations needed to “be reconceived to influence the primary purpose of organization: to perform effectively and efficiently.” She also observed that the “information, rules and knowledge” that workers needed in order to “optimize performance” were “spread all over the place” and needed to be made “within easy reach.” According to Gerry, organizations needed to “give up the idea that competence must exist within the person and expand [their] view that whenever possible it should be built into the situation.”

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Performance Support. Now’s the Time

Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

In 1991, Gloria Gerry pioneered the initial ideas and practices of Performance Support (PS) in her book, “Electronic Performance Support Systems”. She rightly proposed that the learning strategies of organizations needed to “be reconceived to influence the primary purpose of organization: to perform effectively and efficiently.” She also observed that the “information, rules and knowledge” that workers needed in order to “optimize performance” were “spread all over the place” and needed to be made “within easy reach.” According to Gerry, organizations needed to “give up the idea that competence must exist within the person and expand [their] view that whenever possible it should be built into the situation.”

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Introduction to Virtual Machines and Hypervisors

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Organizations of all sizes have identified the benefits of cloud-based computing, whether it’s implementing a private or hybrid cloud on their own or accessing a public cloud through a service provider. Virtualization, a key component for building secure cloud environments, offers many advantages, including higher machine efficiency due to increased utilization, energy savings, and the flexibility to build or destroy virtual machines (VMs) on demand to meet changing organizational needs.

Choosing open source virtualization over proprietary alternatives can significantly increase savings. However, an open source Linux Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) offers several benefits to organizations beyond just cost savings. These benefits include security, reliability, availability, performance, and scalability. In this white paper, we’ll look at the relationship between open source virtualization and the cloud, and explore the security aspects of KVM hypervisor technology, especially in relation to how it leverages SELinux and related capabilities for secure public, private, and hybrid cloud performance.

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