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Nuggets Newsletter - July 2003 In this issue: Extended Forecast: IT Spending Survey Upcoming Releases: Busy Summer Extended Forecast: IT Spending Survey The weather and the economy seem to be the main topics of conversation these days. Although we can’t control them, we do make attempts to predict them. It sometimes appears that my local TV weatherman is right about as often as my brother-in-law, but he does come close most of the time. So, while we take the information with a grain of salt, it is always interesting to look at economic forecasts as well. ITtoolbox hosted an IT Spending Survey in May 2003 to get an idea of current and future spending plans of corporate IT departments. The results are encouraging and do show a trend towards increased budgets as well as plans for new implementations. Which technologies are companies planning to implement over the next year? Databases were number one, with over 40% of companies indicating they are preparing for implementations and upgrades. Combined with plans for Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Data Storage projects, the prospect of working with databases looks great. Companies need individuals that can manage large data projects and the flow of information. From designing and planning the hardware and network infrastructure, to writing tables, queries and reports, qualified people will be in demand. Our SQL and MCDBA videos are a perfect way to get the knowledge you need to work with databases. SQL Fundamentals/SQL 2000 Implementation and Design was added last month and is still available on a New Release price special. As
we reported last month, Cisco is in the midst of retiring
exams and they aren’t done yet.
Exam 640-607 for
CCNA certification is scheduled for
retirement on
There’s still a lot of time left to study and prepare
for this exam but we’re going to help you out the best we can.
The instructor, Emilio
Valdez, did a fantastic job in
preparing our original CCNA
package.
So good in fact, that we only have to add two new videos
to map to the requirements of the new CCNA exam (640-801).
These two new videos will be free to anyone who already
owns our CCNA training package and will be ready for download by
the end of the month. The changes to the CCNP Switching
training videos, described in our
June Newsletter, are currently being made to encompass new
exam 642-811.
Additionally, we have a new CCNP video series covering
Routing
that is almost finished.
This new series will provide training for Building Scalable
Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) and map to exam 642-801. All
three of these new and updated products will be available by the
end of the July 2003. We
will send out an e-mail announcement once they are ready to go, so
make sure you are signed up to receive our New Release
e-mails. The popularity of our Nugget Archive Server increases every day, and for good reason. You get every video in our product library and 10 concurrent viewer licenses to boot. It comes as a self-contained 80 GB server appliance with all the videos preloaded. It's simple to install and is perfect for a networked environment. Top that off with a 30% discount on future purchases and you can see why corporations, colleges and training centers around the world have implemented this solution. With so many new titles in store over the next few months, we want to make sure that everyone has the best opportunity to take advantage of great savings. Through the end of July 2003, the price of the Nugget Archive Server will remain at the release price of $3999. Starting August 1, 2003, the price will go up to $4999 but you will get all new videos released through the end of the year, included at no extra charge. If you have multiple people to train in your organization, the Nugget Archive Server is a great choice. From desktop applications like Excel and PowerPoint to Microsoft and Cisco certifications, the Nugget Archive Server answers your training needs for end-users as well as your IT and Development staff. CBT Nuggets is offering special pricing for the following products. Remember that you'll never pay too much with the CBT Nuggets Low Price Guarantee. Use the "Add to Cart" buttons below or phone in your order to 888-507-6283 or 541-284-5522 and use the following discount code: 3LTR7.
CBT Nuggets New Releases: Busy Summer The changes on the Cisco certifications, the new SQL training product….. Sounds like we’ve been keeping our instructors busy? We’re not through yet! Also on tap this month will be Introduction to VB.NET Programming and Introduction to XML. These programming titles will start you down the road towards Microsoft's new MCAD (Microsoft Certified Application Developer) certification as well as the MCSD for .NET. If you're looking for a career in programming or just want to learn the concepts and tools, these videos will give you a great foundation of knowledge. August and September will bring the much anticipated release of the Server 2003 upgrade exam training videos. These new videos will allow you to upgrade your existing certification by preparing you for exams 70-292 and 70-296. To upgrade your MCSA 2000 to 2003, you will need to pass the 70-292 exam and to upgrade your MCSE 2000 to 2003, you will need to pass exams 70-292 and 70-296. We continue to get questions about whether to get an MCSA/MCSE for Windows Server 2000 or wait to take the 2003 version. Our recommendation is to get certified for 2000 and take the upgrade exams for 2003. This will get you certified sooner and prepare you better for working in the real world. Most companies will not replace all of their servers with 2003 right away. They will continue to use Server 2000 until they need to add or replace a server. A mixed server environment is very common and those that are certified in multiple versions are in greater demand. Exchange Server 2000 is scheduled be available in August as well. We apologize for the delays in getting this product to you, but the demand for qualified Exchange Server personnel has made it difficult to find an instructor that wasn't busy with projects. Exchange is used to manage e-mail distribution and it continues to grow in acceptance and popularity. Our videos will map to Microsoft Exam 70-224 and will teach you how to install, upgrade, manage and troubleshoot Exchange Server. And there's more to come, as we add the Citrix CCA certification to our catalog before the summer is out. The Citrix Certified Administrator is the entry level certification from Citrix. Citrix products are very popular with companies that have multiple locations, telecommuters or call centers. Learn how to configure, manage and administer application deployment, SpeedScreen, the ICA client, Nfuse, security and the management console as well as troubleshooting and load balancing. Click on Videos in Development to always have the latest info on upcoming series and timelines. |
