April 15th, 2010

By: Mia ♥

Today is Thursday, April 15^th and I’m OFF A BOAT!  True story… I missed everyone so much that I jumped ship and swam back!!!  Impressive, huh? :)

This week for news we focused on some free training offers from Microsoft and some upcoming AWESOME events that everyone should attend!

For anyone migrating from Lotus Notes to Exchange, Microsoft is offering to the first 500 people free training from either Office, Exchange, SharePoint, or Office Communication Server!  Email msb@microsoft.com to get signed up!  http://blogs.technet.com/uc/archive/2010/01/15/removing-migration-barriers-one-lotus-note-at-a-time.aspx

Get on the Bus people!!!!   One of Microsoft’s most popular tours is coming to Atlanta on June 4^th, 2010.  Microsoft was pretty smart about this one and scheduled Atlanta as their last stop so they can P-A-R-T-Y!!!  This event will be focused around Windows 7 and Office 2010.  Go here to register… http://microsoftbustour.com/

Ride the Wave… the Launch 2010 wave that is!  Register for the May 20^th Atlanta date and stop by and see us!  CED Solutions will be participating in this launch event as a vendor and will be raffling off some awesome prizes like an xBox 360 Elite and free training!  This event will be at the Westin Peachtree Plaza and will be holding double sessions for both IT Pros and Developers around Office 2010, Visual Studio, and SharePoint 2010.  http://www.microsoft.com/business/2010events/

TechEd 2010 is throwing down in NEW ORLEANS June 7^th – 10^th, 2010.  This week is basically training/certification on steroids!  You’ll get to attend a ton of informational/training sessions on virtually every Microsoft product you can think of!  Plus, WE’LL BE THERE!  Booth #744 in the Expo Hall.  You know you want to come… http://northamerica.msteched.com

Technology Tips by Mia this week is covering NTFS Owner Rights issues with SharePoint indexing… fantastic information from Mia!

To all you career changers that just don’t know where to start; CompTIA is your answer!  Training and getting certified in A+/Network+/Security+ is your start to a new and promising career.  Check out these articles to see the value in getting certified and how these certs can bump your pay scale!

http://www.comptia.org/certifications/whycertify/individuals.aspx

http://www.comptia.org/certifications/listed/a.aspx

http://www.comptia.org/certifications/listed/network.aspx

http://www.comptia.org/certifications/listed/security.aspx

http://truckopedia.com/martinpikeblog/2010/04/12/articles-on-tv-on-pc/

http://www.technical-resumes.com/certifications-that-are-useful-for-an-it-job-applicant/

http://news.techworld.com/sme/3214897/cisco-microsoft-certification-boosts-job-and-pay-prospects/?olo=rss

http://www.careerexplorer.net/ten-hottest-careers.asp?&AffiliateID=4085&AffiliateSite=ce&SearchEngine=Google&Adgroup=top+careers&Keyword=top%20careers&TrackingCode=&LeadTrackingEmulateDomain=search4careercolleges.com&gclid=CIPl1cSXhKECFSYJswod1GQCtw