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When we asked global market intelligence firm IDC to investigate the state of IT jobs in cloud computing, even those of us close to industry trends were surprised by the findings. 1.7 million unfilled cloud-related jobs in 2012. 7 million open cloud positions within the next three years. A near-crisis...

Missed the live broadcast of Microsoft Certified Career Day 2013 ? Want to revisit the sessions? You're in luck! You can now watch the following recorded webcasts on your own time at aka.ms/mccd2013 : IT Industry Panel Discussion . A must-see interactive panel discussion with IT industry experts...

Hi! I wanted to make a really quick announcement to all of you, especially since you have been asking.... The MCSA: Windows Server 2012 now counts as a pre-requisite certification for the MCSE: Private Cloud certification. NOTE - it won't show up on your transcript until November 2012. Now...

Microsoft Learning and Microsoft's worldwide Developer & Platform Evangelism (DPE) team are partnering again to help IT organizations understand how to address one of the most pervasive trends in the industry--the "consumerization" of IT. How can IT effectively maintain control and...

Post written by Matthew Minton, Senior Content Publishing Manager at Microsoft Learning On day 1 of MMS 2012 ( Microsoft Management Summit ), Brad Anderson delivered the official news to our customers that System Center 2012 has reached general availability (GA)! Recording of Brad’s...

Help us celebrate twenty years of thriving careers powered by Microsoft Certification by joining a tweetchat ( #20yrs20ways )! You'll get to ask industry experts, HR pros and technology veterans questions about getting hired and getting ahead. What is a tweetchat? It is a real-time conversation...

I am currently engaged with mentoring some young technology start-up businesses. What strikes me about these companies is that they spend the majority of their time utilising their skills to deliver their product. They are agile, knowledgeable and very hungry to succeed and to create. When do they...

Date and time : December 6, 2011 | 8am-11am PDT | Live online training What time is that in my time zone? Join Symon Perriman (Technical Evangelist for Private Cloud) and Elden Christensen (Principal Program Manager Lead for Clustering) to understand how Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Clustering...

After talking to customers, New Horizons found that many customers get busy in the days and weeks right after taking their training classes, and by the time they are free to go sit for a certification exam, they are worried that have forgotten much of the information they need to pass the exam. ...

MCT Readiness returns after taking a month off during Summer. We will have two great sessions for our MCTs tomorrow: Learn how to build your own environment from scratch using SQL Server when Dandy Weyn gives you an exclusive preview in What's New in SQL Server Code Name "Denali"...

Just one week after TechEd 2011, Microsoft Learning hosted another exclusive three-day Jump Start course and we are excited to announce the availability of the HD-quality video recordings -- FREE -- on TechNet Edge , MS Showcase, the Zune Marketplace, and iTunes! Additionally, every module will be made...

Why Enroll, other than it being free? The Microsoft Virtual Academy helps you to improve your IT skill set and advance your career with a free, easy to access training portal that allows you to learn at your own pace, focusing on Microsoft technologies. What Do I get for enrolment? • Free...

Visit the Microsoft Learning YouTube channel to check out some of the new playlists now available. They include: Visual Studio 2010 – The Best Path from Ideas to Solutions . Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 helps simplify the entire development lifecycle, from design to deployment. This playlist...

Our friends at GITCA (The Global IT Community Association) are running a 24 hour virtual event focusing on cloud computing. Anyone can present at this virtual event and they are soliciting speakers! From what I've been told, speakers can speak about any topic they would like (cloud related of course...

In case you missed Ruth Morton's Live Meeting on Moving to the Cloud, you can now view the recording on demand. Moving to the Cloud Ruth Morton discusses BPOS and how cloud computing will change the game for IT managers and organizations. Ruth addresses what you need to think about from a business...

Some hopeful news just published over at Dice.com. Among the conclusions based on feedback from almost 850 hiring managers and tech recruiters: 60% expect to do more hiring in the next six months than in the past six months 15% expect to increase hiring by 21 to 30 percent Mobile app developers and specialists...

Exploring the possibilities with cloud-based applications and Windows Azure? You and your team don’t want to miss this free live training course. “ Developing Cloud Applications with Windows Azure ” will be delivered via virtual classroom on December 15, 16, and 17, 2010 from 12...

I've blogged about OneNote Trainer Packs (OTPs) before, and one of the questions that comes up frequently is: Will they be available for new courses? The answer is yes! Today we have released eight new OneNote Trainer Packs, which brings our total to 40 (see below for the list). Our current goal...

We created a quiz that will help you find out what cloud computing can do for you. It's fun, very quick and after the quiz you'll find a LOT of resources that you may find very useful. Let's get quizzical Developers: find out how Microsoft cloud services can help you focus on development...

Last month, we published a few learning snacks for those of you venturing (or considering venturing) into the realm of cloud computing. Enjoy! Cloud Computing and Microsoft Offerings Customer Success Stories with Microsoft Cloud Offerings Windows Azure Platform and Interoperability

Just a couple days ago, I blogged about the release of more OneNote Trainer Packs (OTPs) but also hinted at more news coming soon. If you thought OTPs were a good way to prepare for a course, then you might want to participate in our latest pilot that takes this concept to the next level. Here are the...

‘Cloud computing is here, it’s been here a while and it’s also going to stick around. It’s going to provide organizations with new solutions, and IT Pro’s with new opportunities to add value to their organizations.’ I read this on Alan’s World of IT today, it’s a great post that explains Cloud Computing...