Friday, November 27, 2009
Acer's Mobile Gamble
Entrepreneurs
Acer's Mobile Gamble
Elizabeth Woyke, 11.25.09, 12:20 PM ESTForbes Magazine dated December 14, 2009
The Taiwanese computer maker is betting big on smart phones. So is everyone else.
Yuhe International: China Watch
Yuhe International: China Watch
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Jason Wang, director of investor relations for Yuhe International, explains the company's process of day-old broiler breeding, what the competitive landscape is like in the industry and what sort of impact the bird flu has on the company's business.
http://www.thestreet.com/
Stocks slide on concerns about Dubai debt fallout
Stocks slide on concerns about Dubai debt fallout
US stocks follow world markets lower on concerns Dubai debt problems may hurt economic rebound
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stocks closed lower Friday after spending a day in the red, as markets absorbed concerns about Dubai's request to delay repayment of debt and investors ditched risky investments.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Wang Zifei, 'Beauty In Black Beside Obama,' Becomes A Sensation In China, Speaks Out
Wang Zifei, 'Beauty In Black Beside Obama,' Becomes A Sensation In China, Speaks Out (PHOTOS)
Wang Zifei, a student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, attended Obama's town hall at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, and happened to have sat in a spot that resulted in her appearing in a number of photos from the event. Soon after, she become something of an Internet sensation, with people referring her to as the 'beauty in black beside Obama,' according to Shanghai Daily. This "Obama girl in black" -- or the "woman in black behind Obama" -- also captured people's attention by having worn a bright red coat to the event, and she became the subject of a popular animation which shows the coat being taken off, which you can watch here.
Source: huffingtonpost.com
Wang Zifei, a student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, attended Obama's town hall at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, and happened to have sat in a spot that resulted in her appearing in a number of photos from the event. Soon after, she become something of an Internet sensation, with people referring her to as the 'beauty in black beside Obama,' according to Shanghai Daily. This "Obama girl in black" -- or the "woman in black behind Obama" -- also captured people's attention by having worn a bright red coat to the event, and she became the subject of a popular animation which shows the coat being taken off, which you can watch here.
Source: huffingtonpost.com
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Cloud Computing Risk Assessment
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Security: ENISA Cloud Computing Security Risk Assessment
Cloud Computing Risk Assessment
ENISA, supported by a group of subject matter expert comprising representatives from Industries, Academia and Governmental Organizations, has conducted, in the context of the Emerging and Future Risk Framework project, an risks assessment on cloud computing business model and technologies. The result is an in-depth and independent analysis that outlines some of the information security benefits and key security risks of cloud computing. The report provide also a set of practical recommendations.
Publication date: Nov 20, 2009
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Security: ENISA Cloud Computing Security Risk Assessment
Cloud Computing Risk Assessment
ENISA, supported by a group of subject matter expert comprising representatives from Industries, Academia and Governmental Organizations, has conducted, in the context of the Emerging and Future Risk Framework project, an risks assessment on cloud computing business model and technologies. The result is an in-depth and independent analysis that outlines some of the information security benefits and key security risks of cloud computing. The report provide also a set of practical recommendations.
Publication date: Nov 20, 2009
[Link]
Cramer: Buy Ciena Now
Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Anatomy of a Bull Market
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Buy Ciena Now
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - - Believe in Ciena and believe in the Nortel deal.
Tue 11/24/09 10:51 AM EST -- Jim Cramer & Debra Borchardt
Stocks in this video: ALU JDSU TLAB CIEN ORCL
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Wal-Mart vs. Amazon -- No Contest
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - - The price war won't hurt Amazon and both companies benefit from the publicity.
Tue 11/24/09 10:05 AM EST -- Jim Cramer & Debra Borchardt
Stocks in this video: KO AMZN PBG TGT WMT COST
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Buy Ciena Now
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - - Believe in Ciena and believe in the Nortel deal.
Tue 11/24/09 10:51 AM EST -- Jim Cramer & Debra Borchardt
Stocks in this video: ALU JDSU TLAB CIEN ORCL
[Link]
Wal-Mart vs. Amazon -- No Contest
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - - The price war won't hurt Amazon and both companies benefit from the publicity.
Tue 11/24/09 10:05 AM EST -- Jim Cramer & Debra Borchardt
Stocks in this video: KO AMZN PBG TGT WMT COST
[Link]
Donny Osmond Wins 'Dancing With the Stars'
Donny Osmond Wins 'Dancing With the Stars'
By Associated Press Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 8:20 PM
NEW YORK — Donny Osmond was declared the new champion of "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday night, taking home the show's mirror ball trophy in the season finale of the ABC contest reality program.
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http://tv.yahoo.com/dancing-with-the-stars/show/38356
http://tv.yahoo.com/show/38356/videos/13563942
By Associated Press Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 8:20 PM
NEW YORK — Donny Osmond was declared the new champion of "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday night, taking home the show's mirror ball trophy in the season finale of the ABC contest reality program.
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http://tv.yahoo.com/dancing-with-the-stars/show/38356
http://tv.yahoo.com/show/38356/videos/13563942
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Tech Trader Daily: Brocade: Canaccord Downgrades To Hold
Brocade: Canaccord Downgrades To Hold
-->Posted by Eric Savitz
Canaccord Adams analyst Paul Masnky today cut his rating on Brocade (BRCD) to Hold from Buy, cutting his price target on the stock to $8.50 from $10.
Facebook Sets Dual Class Stock Structure; No IPO Plans Just Yet (They Swear!)
-->Posted by Eric Savitz
EMC Sets International Reorg; Tranfers $4B From Overseas
-->Posted by Eric Savitz
Is EMC (EMC) getting prepared to buy something expensive?
Nvidia Says USPTO Rejects 17 Rambus Patent Claims
-->Posted by Eric Savitz
GETTING TECHNICAL
Computers Stocks Are Driving Tech Returns
By MICHAEL KAHN
[Link]
-->Posted by Eric Savitz
Canaccord Adams analyst Paul Masnky today cut his rating on Brocade (BRCD) to Hold from Buy, cutting his price target on the stock to $8.50 from $10.
Facebook Sets Dual Class Stock Structure; No IPO Plans Just Yet (They Swear!)
-->Posted by Eric Savitz
EMC Sets International Reorg; Tranfers $4B From Overseas
-->Posted by Eric Savitz
Is EMC (EMC) getting prepared to buy something expensive?
Nvidia Says USPTO Rejects 17 Rambus Patent Claims
-->Posted by Eric Savitz
GETTING TECHNICAL
Computers Stocks Are Driving Tech Returns
By MICHAEL KAHN
[Link]
Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: The Market Reflects Reality
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- "It's time to set things straight with some cold, hard facts," Jim Cramer told the viewers of his "Mad Money" TV show Tuesday.
He once again took on the naysayers and market bears, this time with plain good old fashioned logic.
Lesson 1: Stocks do not go up idly. Cramer said stocks don't hit 52-week highs because things aren't going well. He said stocks go higher because the companies are hitting the ball out of the park.
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Apple's Decade: Getting Into the Games
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Editor's note: This is the seventh excerpt of an e-book on Apple by Jason Schwarz, an analyst at Lone Peak Asset Management in Westlake Village, Calif. Here are Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6.
By Jason Schwarz
He once again took on the naysayers and market bears, this time with plain good old fashioned logic.
Lesson 1: Stocks do not go up idly. Cramer said stocks don't hit 52-week highs because things aren't going well. He said stocks go higher because the companies are hitting the ball out of the park.
Read More ...
Apple's Decade: Getting Into the Games
[Link]
Editor's note: This is the seventh excerpt of an e-book on Apple by Jason Schwarz, an analyst at Lone Peak Asset Management in Westlake Village, Calif. Here are Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6.
By Jason Schwarz
Monday, November 23, 2009
Google To Acquire Teracent
First Solar Sells 21 MW Project To NRG Energy
Posted by Eric SavitzFirst Solar (FSLR) this morning said it sold a 21 MW AC solar energy project in Blythe, California, to NRG Energy (NRG). Terms were not disclosed.
Google To Acquire Teracent
Posted by Eric SavitzGoogle (GOOG) today in a blog post announced a deal to acquire Teracent, a San Mateo, California, company focused on “intelligent display advertising.”
Ciena Confirms It Won Nortel Auction; Holders Not Happy
Posted by Eric SavitzCiena (CIEN) confirmed this morning that it will pay $769 million for the optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets of Nortel’s Metro Ethernet Networks business. The purchase price will be $530 million in cash plus $239 million in 6% senior convertible notes due 2017.
Clean Tech Indices Show Little Change
PORTLAND, Ore. (Clean Edge) -- Clean Edge and NASDAQ's three benchmark clean-tech stock indexes ended the week very near where they started it.
The NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index (CELS) declined 0.21%, the NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy Index (QWND) ended the week 1.23% lower, and the NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index (QGRD) closed unchanged from its close on the previous Friday.
After a bumpy week, the overall market also ended the five-day period slightly lower. The S&P 500 lost 0.19%, NASDAQ declined 1.10% and AMEX Oil retreated 1.11.
Catch the Double in Housing Stocks
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Housing is seeing a rolling bottom. There is no value in homebuilder sector but check out this video for the stocks with big upside.
Friday, November 20, 2009
'Mad Money Lightning Round': Stick With Cisco
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Google Chrome Makes Microsoft Shine
Kass: My 'Fast Money' Recap
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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Taking Advantage of the Pullback (Final)
'Mad Money Lightning Round': Stick With Cisco
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks that callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Thursday evening.
Cisco Systems (CSCO Quote): "Everyone is dumping on Cisco. This is the most bullish they've ever been. I think Cisco should be bought. All the naysayers will be proven wrong."
...
Baidu.com (BIDU Quote): "People think this is Google (GOOG Quote), but it's not. I want to ring the register on this one. I do not trust the Chinese stock market."
...
Suntech Power (STP Quote): "No way. I don't want you to own this stock. "
Forbes: Google Aims To Remake Computers
Among the design differences of the operating system, the Chrome OS is based exclusively on Flash memory, not the normal spinning magnetic disk of a hard drive.
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Google Keeps Disrupting
Google Grows From Within
What Keeps Google Up At Night
Google Chrome Makes Microsoft Shine
Kass: My 'Fast Money' Recap
Latest News
Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Taking Advantage of the Pullback (Final)
'Mad Money Lightning Round': Stick With Cisco
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks that callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Thursday evening.
Cisco Systems (CSCO Quote): "Everyone is dumping on Cisco. This is the most bullish they've ever been. I think Cisco should be bought. All the naysayers will be proven wrong."
...
Baidu.com (BIDU Quote): "People think this is Google (GOOG Quote), but it's not. I want to ring the register on this one. I do not trust the Chinese stock market."
...
Suntech Power (STP Quote): "No way. I don't want you to own this stock. "
Forbes: Google Aims To Remake Computers
Among the design differences of the operating system, the Chrome OS is based exclusively on Flash memory, not the normal spinning magnetic disk of a hard drive.
More ...
See Also:
Google Keeps Disrupting
Google Grows From Within
What Keeps Google Up At Night
Monday, November 9, 2009
Cramer: Cisco Must Be Bought Here
Cisco Must Be Bought Here
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - - The company is as bullish as it can be, but the stock is beaten down. This is a $26-$27 stock.
Mon 11/09/09 08:55 AM EST -- Jim Cramer & Stephanie Link
Stocks in this video: APPL INTC HPQ GOOG CSCO JNPR
Qualcomm - Best 3G or 4G Trade
NEW YORK(TheStreet) - - Look ahead to next year's growth and you see this is the number one way to play 3G and 4G.
Mon 11/09/09 10:00 AM EST -- Jim Cramer & Stephanie Link
Stocks in this video: RIMM TXN QCOM MOT NOK
Best Rally-Resistant Stocks
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - - Looking for the rally-resistant quality stocks.
Mon 11/09/09 12:00 PM EST -- Jim Cramer & Debra Borchardt
Stocks in this video: CY JPM MCD INTC AAPL
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - - The company is as bullish as it can be, but the stock is beaten down. This is a $26-$27 stock.
Mon 11/09/09 08:55 AM EST -- Jim Cramer & Stephanie Link
Stocks in this video: APPL INTC HPQ GOOG CSCO JNPR
Qualcomm - Best 3G or 4G Trade
NEW YORK(TheStreet) - - Look ahead to next year's growth and you see this is the number one way to play 3G and 4G.
Mon 11/09/09 10:00 AM EST -- Jim Cramer & Stephanie Link
Stocks in this video: RIMM TXN QCOM MOT NOK
Best Rally-Resistant Stocks
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - - Looking for the rally-resistant quality stocks.
Mon 11/09/09 12:00 PM EST -- Jim Cramer & Debra Borchardt
Stocks in this video: CY JPM MCD INTC AAPL
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Not so FAST: Responding to Hitachi and HP FAST Claims
the storage anarchist
a blog about advanced storage and technology, written from a unique viewpoint
not so fast, hitachi & hp
Today's post comes verbatim from one of EMC's respected Technical Business Consultants, Jerry Zeisler. Jerry recently posted this analysis of misleading claims that Hitachi and HP are making that they already deliver what EMC's FAST is promising on EMC's internal social media community (EMCOne). With the launch of EMC's first FAST deliverables fast approaching, I thought this article might be of interest to my readers (customers, partners, technical advisors and yes, even competitors alike).
Not so FAST: Responding to Hitachi and HP FAST Claims
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a blog about advanced storage and technology, written from a unique viewpoint
not so fast, hitachi & hp
Today's post comes verbatim from one of EMC's respected Technical Business Consultants, Jerry Zeisler. Jerry recently posted this analysis of misleading claims that Hitachi and HP are making that they already deliver what EMC's FAST is promising on EMC's internal social media community (EMCOne). With the launch of EMC's first FAST deliverables fast approaching, I thought this article might be of interest to my readers (customers, partners, technical advisors and yes, even competitors alike).
Not so FAST: Responding to Hitachi and HP FAST Claims
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A Guide To Cisco's Shopping Basket
Acquisitions
A Guide To Cisco's Shopping Basket
Andy Greenberg, 11.05.09, 06:00 PM EST
Making sense of the networking giant's buying spree.
DVN, ScanSafe, Starent Networks, Tandberg Systems, Pure Digital,
Tidal Software.
What's Cisco's next target? Satellite company Iridium? Smart grid startup Silver Spring?
VMware, HP’s Converged Infrastructure, and the Private Cloud
Posted by Steve HerrodChief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of R&D
http://blogs.vmware.com/storage/
http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/
A Guide To Cisco's Shopping Basket
Andy Greenberg, 11.05.09, 06:00 PM EST
Making sense of the networking giant's buying spree.
DVN, ScanSafe, Starent Networks, Tandberg Systems, Pure Digital,
Tidal Software.
What's Cisco's next target? Satellite company Iridium? Smart grid startup Silver Spring?
VMware, HP’s Converged Infrastructure, and the Private Cloud
Posted by Steve HerrodChief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of R&D
http://blogs.vmware.com/storage/
http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/
The VCE Coalition: Redrawing The Landscape
The VCE Coalition: Redrawing The Landscape
The amount of R+D required to build these next-generation fully virtualized stacks is mind-bending. Combine the targeted R+D from VMware, Cisco and EMC, and you've got literally billions of IT infrastructure R+D dollars to go invest.
More importantly, that money can be spent efficiently. ll three VCE companies are relatively legacy-free in their approach. All three are really, really good at what they do. It's a clean picture - all about Intel, VMware and supporting technologies.
Announcing The VCE Coalition
Industry And Partner Reaction
As the day goes on, I'll post various commentary that I see -- check back for updates!
Chris Mellor from The Register offers up his intelligent speculation ahead of the announcement.
Jay Kidd from NetApp had his "meh" response ready to go.
Nice extended press release from EMC here.
Video from Purdue University discussing VCE here.
Nice to see Terremark on board with vCloud express here. Wasn't NetApp bragging about them as a customer? Guess the logo fell off :-)
Nice 3D model of Vblock here -- only the physical aspects, though ...
Mark Bowker of ESG checks in with a good take.
OMG. Chad Sakac went to town on a whole series of posts -- mandatory reading!
Nick Allen asks some hard questions at Wikibon. BTW, all have good answers!
An expected competitive blast from Val over at NetApp, who are most definitely not fans of this announcement.
Source: http://chucksblog.emc.com/chucks_blog/2009/11/announcing-the-vce-coalition.html
http://chucksblog.emc.com/chucks_blog/
The amount of R+D required to build these next-generation fully virtualized stacks is mind-bending. Combine the targeted R+D from VMware, Cisco and EMC, and you've got literally billions of IT infrastructure R+D dollars to go invest.
More importantly, that money can be spent efficiently. ll three VCE companies are relatively legacy-free in their approach. All three are really, really good at what they do. It's a clean picture - all about Intel, VMware and supporting technologies.
Announcing The VCE Coalition
Industry And Partner Reaction
As the day goes on, I'll post various commentary that I see -- check back for updates!
Chris Mellor from The Register offers up his intelligent speculation ahead of the announcement.
Jay Kidd from NetApp had his "meh" response ready to go.
Nice extended press release from EMC here.
Video from Purdue University discussing VCE here.
Nice to see Terremark on board with vCloud express here. Wasn't NetApp bragging about them as a customer? Guess the logo fell off :-)
Nice 3D model of Vblock here -- only the physical aspects, though ...
Mark Bowker of ESG checks in with a good take.
OMG. Chad Sakac went to town on a whole series of posts -- mandatory reading!
Nick Allen asks some hard questions at Wikibon. BTW, all have good answers!
An expected competitive blast from Val over at NetApp, who are most definitely not fans of this announcement.
Source: http://chucksblog.emc.com/chucks_blog/2009/11/announcing-the-vce-coalition.html
http://chucksblog.emc.com/chucks_blog/
Storage, a Cloud storm or not?
Storage, a Cloud storm or not?
Nov 2, 2009 2:55 PM
Storage, a Cloud storm or not?
In a time when everyone talks about cloud computing everyone seems to forget why or why not we should move our data to the cloud. I wrote an article and was curious about your Commentary.
Do you see some issues I forget?
Nov 3, 2009 5:29 AM in response to: Roy Mikes Re: Storage, a Cloud storm or not?
Have you read Chuck Hollis' blog? He's been talking about one of the questions you ask (hosting your own cloud) from an EMC point of view for a while..see Cloudy Discussions and The Emergence of Private Clouds.
You may also like this post: Can You Call a Big Pile of Disk Cloud Storage?
Source: https://community.emc.com/message/15226#15226
Nov 2, 2009 2:55 PM
Storage, a Cloud storm or not?
In a time when everyone talks about cloud computing everyone seems to forget why or why not we should move our data to the cloud. I wrote an article and was curious about your Commentary.
Do you see some issues I forget?
Nov 3, 2009 5:29 AM in response to: Roy Mikes Re: Storage, a Cloud storm or not?
Have you read Chuck Hollis' blog? He's been talking about one of the questions you ask (hosting your own cloud) from an EMC point of view for a while..see Cloudy Discussions and The Emergence of Private Clouds.
You may also like this post: Can You Call a Big Pile of Disk Cloud Storage?
Source: https://community.emc.com/message/15226#15226
EMC Proven Professional Community
https://community.emc.com/community/connect/emcpp
Re: E20-517 Symmetrix Solutions Specialist Exam for Storage Administrators (available August 28, 2009)
Hello,
I understand how difficult it is right now to get funding for training and certification. Preparing for a Specialist level exam does require both education and experience. One thing I can offer you is a full exam description. That will help you to understand what is on the certification exam, and what you might need to spend time learning. Please be careful, though, not to order study or exam prep materials from anyone except EMC as it may invalidate any credential that you receive.
We also have a practice test for this exam. We recommend taking the practice exam once, reviewing the items you missed, and focusing additional learning there. Passing the practice test isn't a guarantee that you'll pass the exam, but it gives you one indicator.
You can find the exam description and practice test here.
There is a ValPak available, offering an instructor-led or LIVE (remote) class and four eLearning courses to get you fully prepared. I know the cost is an issue for you/your company, but here's the link just in case.
Please let me know if I've helped.
Mchelle
https://community.emc.com/message/15216#15216
Re: E20-517 Symmetrix Solutions Specialist Exam for Storage Administrators (available August 28, 2009)
Hello,
I understand how difficult it is right now to get funding for training and certification. Preparing for a Specialist level exam does require both education and experience. One thing I can offer you is a full exam description. That will help you to understand what is on the certification exam, and what you might need to spend time learning. Please be careful, though, not to order study or exam prep materials from anyone except EMC as it may invalidate any credential that you receive.
We also have a practice test for this exam. We recommend taking the practice exam once, reviewing the items you missed, and focusing additional learning there. Passing the practice test isn't a guarantee that you'll pass the exam, but it gives you one indicator.
You can find the exam description and practice test here.
There is a ValPak available, offering an instructor-led or LIVE (remote) class and four eLearning courses to get you fully prepared. I know the cost is an issue for you/your company, but here's the link just in case.
Please let me know if I've helped.
Mchelle
https://community.emc.com/message/15216#15216
EMC Education Services
https://education.emc.com/default_guest.aspx
EMC Proven Professional Certification »Enhance your credibility. Leverage exclusive benefits!If you have the knowledge and experience, become certified and join the growing community of EMC Proven Professionals.
Top 10 technology skills
Foote says companies are looking to hire enterprise architects as well as system, network, application, data, information and security architects. Among the certifications rising in value are EMC Proven Professional Technology Architect, Security Certified Network Architects, Microsoft Certified Architects, SNIA Certified Architects, and the Open Group’s IT Certified Architect.
Although pay for networking certifications is down over the last six months, many remain on the list of the IT certifications earning the highest pay premiums, according to the Foote report. These include certifications from Cisco, SNIA, EMC, Brocade and Avaya.
– Network World
EMC Proven Professional Certification »Enhance your credibility. Leverage exclusive benefits!If you have the knowledge and experience, become certified and join the growing community of EMC Proven Professionals.
Top 10 technology skills
Foote says companies are looking to hire enterprise architects as well as system, network, application, data, information and security architects. Among the certifications rising in value are EMC Proven Professional Technology Architect, Security Certified Network Architects, Microsoft Certified Architects, SNIA Certified Architects, and the Open Group’s IT Certified Architect.
Although pay for networking certifications is down over the last six months, many remain on the list of the IT certifications earning the highest pay premiums, according to the Foote report. These include certifications from Cisco, SNIA, EMC, Brocade and Avaya.
– Network World
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