Certifications

CompTIA Cloud Essentials Certification

The CompTIA Cloud Essentials specialty certification demonstrates an individual knows what cloud computing means from a business and technical perspective, as well as what is involved in moving to and governing the cloud.

CompTIA Cloud Essentials Exam

The CompTIA Cloud Essentials exam covers characteristics of cloud services from a business perspective, business value of cloud computing, technical perspective/cloud types, steps to successful adoption, impact and changes on IT service management, and the risks and consequences.

Content of the CompTIA Cloud Essentials exam is based on consultation and insights from leading subject matter experts and organizations in the cloud computing market, including Amazon, Cisco, Citrix, EMC, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Rackspace and VMware. Areas covered in the exam include:

• Configuration of networks, including archive, backup, and restoration technologies.
• Business continuity and storage administration
• System integration and application workload
• Basic troubleshooting and connectivity

Demand for IT Workers

According to Terry Erdle, executive vice president, skills certification, CompTIA, as use of the cloud expands, the demand for IT workers with cloud computing knowledge grows as well. There are many more jobs that may not specifically mention cloud computing, but are directly tied to the cloud. These include jobs in a data center, which is the back end for anything involving cloud computing. Database management, network management, systems administration and integration and many other IT positions also have a cloud component. Individuals in these job roles and scores of others are candidates for CompTIA Cloud Essentials.

CompTIA Cloud Essentials

New CompTIA Security+ Study Guide

All the preparation you need for the new CompTIA Security+ exam SY0-301.

The CompTIA Security+ Study Guide helps candidates prepare for exam SY0-301 and certification as a CompTIA Security+ administrator. Inside this new, CompTIA Authorized edition, you’ll find complete coverage of all Security+ exam objectives, loads of real-world examples, and a CD packed with cutting-edge exam prep tools.

This book provides 100% coverage of all exam objectives for the new CompTIA Security+ exam SY0-301 including:

• Network security
• Compliance and operational security
• Threats and vulnerabilities
• Application, data and host security
• Access control and identity management
• Cryptography

The new CompTIA Security+ Study Guide covers key topics such as general security concepts, communication and infrastructure security, the basics of cryptography, operational security, and much more.

This book offers practical examples and insights drawn from the real world.

Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam.

A handy tear card maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective.

The CD included with this book contains two practice exams, all chapter review questions, and electronic flashcards to help prepare you for the SY0-301 exam.

Obtain your Security+ certification and jump-start your career. It’s possible with the kind of thorough preparation you’ll receive from CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, 5th Edition.

CompTIA Network+ Certification Kit

Study, Practice, and Review for the CompTIA Network+ exam (N10-004) using this CompTIA Network+ Certification Kit that includes three Sybex products:

• CompTIA Network+ Study Guide by Todd Lammle
• CompTIA Network+ Review Guide by Bill Ferguson
• Network Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to Essential Network+ Skills by Toby Skandier

You get all of the tools you need to prepare for the exam including complete coverage of all exam objectives, hands-on exercises, and a concise review guide. Also in this CompTIA Network+ Certification Kit are two CD-ROMs featuring exam preparation software, a test engine, electronic flashcards, an interactive glossary of terms, as well as hundreds of review questions that all combine to give you the confidence you need to pass the exam.

The third book in this set will help you develop the skills you need in the real world. Network Administrator Street Smarts by Toby Skandier uses a “year in the life” approach, it gives you an inside look at network administration, with key information organized around the actual day-to-day tasks, scenarios, and challenges you’ll face in the field. This valuable training tool is loaded with hands-on, step-by-step exercises covering all phases of network administration, including:

• Designing a network
• Implementing and configuring networks
• Maintaining and securing networks
• Troubleshooting a network

Network Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA Network+ Skills also covers the common tasks that CompTIA expects all of its Network+ candidates to know how to perform. So whether you’re preparing for certification or seeking practical skills to break into the field, you’ll find the instruction you need that includes:

• Designing and drawing an internetwork
• Identifying devices and components
• Configuring wireless components
• Planning for static and dynamic routing
• Setting up hubs, switches, and routers
• Maintaining security with encryption, scans, and more
• Troubleshooting your network

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Configuring Windows 7 MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-680 – and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:

• Install or upgrade to Windows 7; migrate user data
• Deploy system images and configure application compatibility
• Implement IPv4, IPv6, wireless, VPN, mobile, and remote connectivity
• Set up Internet Explorer® and Windows Firewall
• Configure Windows BitLocker®, UAC, and access to shared resources
• Manage devices, drivers, and disks
• Monitor, update, back up, and performance-tune your system

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CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide

Learn from the Best – Cisco Networking Authority Todd Lammle

Written by Cisco networking authority Todd Lammle, the Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide has been completely updated to reflect the latest CCNA 640-802 exam. Todd’s straightforward style provides lively examples, hands on and written labs, easy-to-understand analogies, and real-world scenarios that will not only help you prepare for the exam, but also give you a solid foundation as a Cisco networking professional.

This CCNA Study Guide teaches you how to

• Describe how a network works
• Configure, verify and troubleshoot a switch with VLANs and interswitch communications
• Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP Services to meet network requirements in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network.
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic router operation and routing on Cisco devices
• Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN
• Identify security threats to a network and describe general methods to mitigate those threats
• Implement, verify, and troubleshoot NAT and ACLs in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network.
• Implement and verify WAN links

On the CD-ROM:

• Chapter Review Questions
• Full-Length Practice Exams
• Electronic Flashcards
• Exclusive CD-only bonus material, including the CCNA Simulation Exam Practice Guide
• All new Audio and Video Instruction from Todd Lammle

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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Mike Meyers

Get complete coverage of the latest release of the CompTIA A+ exams inside this fully revised and updated resource.

Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide by Mike Meyers covers CompTIA A+ exams 220-701 and 220-702.

You’ll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice exam questions, in-depth explanations, and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations.

Designed to help you pass the CompTIA A+ exams with ease, CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide also serves as an essential on-the-job IT reference.

Covers all exam objectives, including how to:

• Work with CPUs, RAM, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components
• Install, partition, and format hard drives
• Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot WIndows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista
• Troubleshoot PCs and implement security measures
• Install video and multimedia cards
• Work with portable PCs, PDAs, smartphones, and wireless technologies
• Manage printers and connect to networks and the Internet
• Understand safety and environmental issues
• Establish good communication skills and adhere to privacy policies

The CD-ROM features:

• Practice exams for 701 & 702
• 600+ chapter review questions
• New video introduction to CompTIA A+
• One-hour video training segment
• Mike’s favorite PC tools and utilities
• Searchable e-book

Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCP, is the industry’s leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training. He is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world, and a member of CompTIA.

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