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uCertify has launched site-wide discount of 25% on the occasion of Independence Day. You can go through our rich library of 400+ titles that include courses, live-labs, simulators, video-tutorials, test-preps, assessments and much more. Pick the courses of your choice to accelerate your career trajectory. Do not forget to use the promocode: ID25 while checking out to avail 25% off.

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Want to know which IT certifications will enhance your job profile and will take your tech career a step forward? Here, we have brought the top five IT certifications to boost up your career:

1. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA): CCNA certification validates a professional’s expertise in configuring, operating, and troubleshooting medium-level routed and switched networks. It also includes the validation and application of connections through distant sites using WAN.

Certification process: To become a CCNA certified, you need to pass a 90-minutes exam consisting of about 50-60 questions. The question format for this exam is multiple-choice, single-answer, drag and drop, fill in the blank and so on. The test costs around USD 295.

Job titles: Network engineer, network administrator, and systems administrator.

2. CompTIA A+: CompTIA A+ certification is an industrially recognized vendor-neutral certification designed to ensure knowledge and skills for entry-level IT professionals to configure, install, and maintain devices, PCs and software for end users, assemble components based on customer requirements, and so on.

Certification process: To become A+ certified, professionals have to pass two exams: 220-901 and 220-902. The question format for this exam is multiple choice and performance-based. The exam cost is approximately USD 200.

Job titles: In-home support specialist, desktop support technician, and help desk technician.

3. Network+: Network+ is a globally recognized credential designed to ensure technical knowledge required for foundation-level IT network practitioners to troubleshoot, manage, install, maintain, operate and configure basic network infrastructure, basic design principles, describe networking technologies, and adhere to wiring standards and use testing tools.

Certification process: To become a Network+ certified, professionals need to pass a 90-minutes exam consisting of 90 questions. The exam costs around USD 285.

Job titles: Helpdesk technician, information technology specialist, and information technology technician.

4. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP): ISC2 CISSP is an advanced-level certification designed to ensure skills and knowledge required for IT security professionals to engineer, implement, manage, and design the overall information security program to protect organizations from growing sophisticated attacks.

Certification process: The CISSP certification exam includes eight topics. It contains 250 questions which have to be completed in six hours. The exam cost is around USD 600.

Most common job titles: Information technology auditor, security analyst, information security analyst, and so on.

5. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification is designed to ensure proficiency and skills to use Windows Server, System Center, and other Microsoft technologies. The MCSE exam validates your ability to design systems and complex solutions, solve difficult problems requiring innovative resolutions, build and deploy, as well as operate, maintain and optimize Microsoft-based systems.

Certification process: The exam has a five-step process that contains various question formats such as multiple choice, drag-and-drop, and simulation problems. The exam costs around USD 150 regardless of the specialization.

Job titles: Systems administrator, field systems technician, and systems engineer.

So, what are you waiting for? Earning one of these top IT certifications will enhance your IT career and increase the job proficiency. Start your preparation now!

 

uCertify has updated its Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Course and Labs with 140 test prep questions covering all the topics and objectives for the better testing of the candidate’s knowledge in PowerPoint 2016. It will help gain hands-on expertise in Microsoft PowerPoint 2016.

The Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 labs are versatile – labs simulate real-world, hardware, software & command line interface environments and can be mapped to any text-book, course & training. PowerPoint 2016 course and lab covers all the objectives of Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 exam, which includes creating presentation, inserting, formatting, modifying, ordering and grouping slides, modifying handouts and notes, changing presentation options and views, configuring a presentation and a slide show; inserting and formatting tables, charts, SmartArt graphics and managing media; applying slide transitions, animating slide content and setting timings for transitions and animations; merging content from multiple presentations and finalizing presentations.

So, gear up for updated Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Course and Labs, for the better testing of skills and expertise in PowerPoint 2016.

 

uCertify has recently released Pearson: MCSA 70-740 Cert Guide for Microsoft 70-740 exam. This course provides complete coverage for 70-740 exam and includes topics such as installing, upgrading, and migrating to Windows Server 2016; installing and configuring Nano; working with images; disks and volumes; server storage; Hyper-V networking, managing containers, and much more. Each topic contains exercises, flashcards & quizzes. There is no limit to the number of times learners can attempt these. Exercises come with detailed remediation, which ensures that learners are confident on the topic before proceeding. Flashcards help master the key concepts and glossary defines the key terms.

Microsoft 70-740 exam focuses primarily on installing, storing, and computing features and functionality available in Windows Server 2016. It covers general installation tasks and considerations and the installation and configuration of Nano Server, in addition to the creation and management of images for deployment. It also covers local and server storage solutions, including the configuration of disks and volumes, data deduplication, high availability, disaster recovery, storage spaces direct, and failover clustering solutions and covers Hyper-V and containers, along with the maintenance and monitoring of servers in physical and computing environments.

 So, give a boost to your career by kick-starting your preparation for Microsoft 70-740 exam now.

 

Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) offers certification exam that validates to satisfy the demand for experienced information security managers. ISACA certification is the proof that you have the proficiency and skills to safeguard the organization against increasing threats. The ISACA’s four available credentials concentrate on the key feature of organization security, which renders this certification so desirable. Let’s see the three most important benefits of ISACA certification:

1. ISACA certification enhances your career skills, job profile and pay scale: At present, ISACA certification is a peerless assessment to assess the professional’s skills to meet the challenges of the modern enterprise. The professionals who earn this certification help their organization to have the knowledge of business risk and technical understanding to execute suitable IS controls. Those who earn ISACA certification are among the highest paid IT professionals. As per the data from Global Knowledge’s 2017 IT  Skills and Salary Survey, the three of ISACA credentials: CRISC, CISM and CISSP are placed among the top ten highest paying certifications.  

2. ISACA certification signifies a symbol of knowledge and competence as a security professional: ISACA certified professionals have a better understanding of IT risk and how it can affect the overall organization. Such professionals can develop efficacious plans to reduce risk. They establish an important prospect and can set the norms for the enterprise.

3. Employers prefer to hire ISACA certified professionals: ISACA certified professionals bring skills in the organization by demonstrating an assessable standard of proficiency, pursuing continuing education, and complying the standard of ethical conduct as signified by ISACA.

So, start your preparation for ISACA certification now to enhance your career prospects and pay scale.