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1/13/2011 -- According to the CompTIA site, the company is seeking SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) to help with the creation of a Healthcare IT certification this year. CompTIA, the organization behind A+, Network+, Security+ and many other vendor-neutral certifications, has been involved in the healthcare IT field for some time now and much of their work can be found on the community page here. According to this page, they were originally planning on a completion date for the certification last October, but it is still in progress. It is expected that some of the objectives from the retiring CDIA certification will move to the new Healthcare IT certification.
Sun Flash Storage Essentials Exam In Beta
The Sun Flash Storage Essentials exam (1Z1-552) is in beta until Feb.12. This exam counts toward certification in the Specialist and OPN Certified Specialist options and consists of between 120 and 150 questions. The cost for the beta is $50 and a complete list of exam topics can be found here.
Certification Book of the Week: MCTS 70-680 Cert Guide
I know I am a bit odd, but I am one of those in the minority who actually enjoyed Windows Vista. Sure, it had just as many annoyances as features, but that can be said of many operating systems, and I weighted the benefits of using it higher than the irritations -- but restricted it to only my own machine since I didn't want to deal with anyone else's issues.
Thus, when Windows Vista 2, I mean Windows 7, came out I embraced it but wanted to be able to install it on more systems than just my own. Enter Don Poulton's MCTS 70-680 Cert Guide: Microsoft Windows 7, Configuring. It is great that this book tells you what you need to know to pass the certification exam and covers every topic (has the practice exams, the "Do I Know This Already" quizzes), but even better that, it is written by an author who explains the material well. My favorite chapter is "Configuring Mobile Computing," which pays more attention to the BitLocker technology than most other books do.
IT Book of the Week: Ubuntu Unleashed, 2011 Edition
One of the best books on Linux you'll find is the Ubuntu Unleashed book by Matthew Helmke, Andrew Hudson, and Paul Hudson. While there are lots of reasons why these books are so good (writing style, amble use of graphics, inclusion of references, etc.), one that cannot be dismissed is that this is the 6th edition of a book that was good to start with. By continuing to update it with coverage of utilities that are added/dropped/changed and making very little other modifications, this book just becomes more refined like a fine wine.
I consider it a good book on both Linux and Ubuntu, since so much of what it covers is applicable regardless of the distribution you are running. To earn the name, however, the DVD that accompanies it includes Ubuntu 10.10. Prominently featured on the front and back cover is an offer for a free upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 when it is released -- since Ubuntu is a free distribution anyway, I am not sure how valuable the book is when it comes to a free upgrade, and the real value in having the DVD is that it saves you the download/burn time.
If you are new to Linux, you'll find no easier distribution to work with than Ubuntu and no better guide to bring you up to speed quickly than Ubuntu Unleashed, 2011 Edition.
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