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By Eric Larson
| June 02, 2011
After being kicked out of his apartment last summer, Tim Burford's bout with homelessness lasted over 120 miles, a journey in the August heat from Beaufort, S.C., to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Columbia. Hitchhiking when he could but walking over half the way, he spent several nights sleeping in ditches and under overpasses. As a soldier, he says, he had always been taught to do what it takes to complete a task. In this case, his task was to get a new life. Officials at the VA immedi ...
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By Jim Staats
| May 31, 2011
Tony Carmichael doesn't take lightly the importance of being well prepared in carrying out his IT duties. A military veteran who has had to troubleshoot computer systems under direct enemy fire, Carmichael credits the success of his civilian career to his solid foundation of skills and knowledge earned through CompTIA certifications. "Technology, especially computer technology, is constantly evolving," said Carmichael. "One must be prepared and have the basis to build on as changes occur. Core k ...
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By Jennifer Babich
| May 24, 2011
The latest version of CompTIA Security+ is available today (English only, initially). As part of the ISO/ANSI accreditation for CompTIA Security+, we update the exam every three years and there was a lot of new information to cover. The exam is still aimed at an IT security professional who has a minimum of 2 years experience in IT administration with a focus on security, day to day technical information security experience, and broad knowledge of security concerns and implementation, ...
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By Matthew Poyiadgi
| May 23, 2011
Gadgets are the new cool - everyone wants the latest mobile phone, iPad 2, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy and a myriad of others. In fact, at the recent CRN PartnerConnect conference at the Ricoh Arena, where we talked about cloud business opportunities and mobility, our CEO Todd Thibodeaux brought all of these devices with him in his hand luggage and showed them to the audience, which generated a combination of laughter and interest. Todd also talked about making IT cool and I would like to ...
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By Rachel Fabro
| May 19, 2011
What does your business have that other businesses don’t? How do you set your staff apart from the competition? For some businesses like Incredible Connection, the CompTIA Authorized Service Center (ASC) accreditation gives them the competitive advantage over other IT service and repair companies. Incredible Connection is an IT specialist retailer with 60 stores across South Africa, and two additional stores in Namibia and Botswana. With 155 staff members, customer service is Incre ...
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By Brian Sherman
| May 13, 2011
While today’s the day many people are especially careful to avoid black cats, walking under ladders or spilling salt, for the rest of us, it’s just another Friday. Okay, I admit to being a little superstitious, but I am also a firm believer that we make our own luck in life and our careers. When someone works hard and focuses on accomplishing a goal, their fortunes tend to be positive. Whether that is luck or old fashioned effort is your call.
The news this week concerns the fortune of the IT ...
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By Jim Staats
| May 11, 2011
Dell’s Enterprise Expert Center in MontPellier, France, became the first European site to achieve CompTIA ASC Gold status. In doing so it has seen customer satisfaction levels increase 10 percent. As European hub for technical enquiries from enterprise computing customers, the Montpellier center was already considered a leading light for the global computing giant for its high levels of technical competence among staff and customer satisfaction. Customer Services Director Jean-Pierre Berone, how ...
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By Todd Thibodeaux
| May 09, 2011
Ever since the dot-com bubble burst at the beginning of the last decade, the IT industry has been waging an uphill battle to attract the talent it needs to meet its ever growing workforce demands. Somewhere along the way, as words like outsourcing and off-shoring became permanently derogatory terms in our vocabulary, pursuing an IT career lost its “cool” factor. The reasons I commonly hear from kids and their parents are “why would I want to be in IT?” or “Aren’t all those jobs for programmers ...
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By Lisa Fasold
| May 04, 2011
The Department of Labor made $240 million available in federal grants for training U.S. workers in high growth, high tech and high skill jobs. U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants program competition yesterday. Grants will be awarded to help workers update current job skills or acquire new skills so they can enter career pathways that lead to higher-paying jobs, including positions in information technology. The Department of Labor expects to fu ...
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By Leslie Hague
| April 20, 2011
Alexander Irigoyen
Alexander Irigoyen
Network Administrator, Lockheed Martin Which exams have you helped develop?
CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Storage+, CompTIA Security+, and the new CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) exam. How did you get into IT?
IT was my MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) in the Marines. Following boot camp, I was sent to a 36 week technical school and I have been working in IT ever since. Semper Fi! What do you do for your day job?
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