Nathaniel Miller
PMI membership cost is $149 per year plus a $10 one-time application fee. Renewal is $129 a year. For anyone sitting the PMP, membership pays for itself immediately: the member exam discount is larger than the fee to join. That is the part most people miss. Project Management Institute membership looks optional until you put […] Read More: PMI Membership Cost in 2026: Fees, Renewal, and Worth It?
Nathaniel Miller
Cloud managed access points move the management plane to a vendor-hosted platform. They do not send your users’ traffic through that vendor’s data center. A laptop talking to a file server on your LAN still goes from the AP to your switch to the server. That is why a brief internet outage is usually a […] Read More: Cloud-Managed Access Points: How They Work and When to Use Them
Nathaniel Miller
Cisco Firepower is Cisco’s next-generation firewall (NGFW) platform. The naming is the confusing part: Firepower, FTD, FMC, FDM, ASA with FirePOWER Services, and Secure Firewall overlap in ways that make inherited deployments hard to read. If you have walked into a Cisco security estate and could not tell what you were looking at, that confusion […] Read More: Cisco Firepower Explained: NGFW, FTD, and How Teams Use It
Nathaniel Miller
The access point vs router vs extender choice is not a branding question. A router connects networks and usually runs DHCP and NAT. An access point bridges Wi-Fi clients onto that existing network over Ethernet. A range extender rebroadcasts Wi-Fi with no cable, and it typically cuts throughput by about 50%. Pick the wrong box […] Read More: Access Point vs Router vs Extender: Which One Do You Need?
Nathaniel Miller
If Wi-Fi is bad, it is rarely because someone bought a cheap radio. It is usually how the wireless access point was architected, placed, powered, and managed. An access point extends a wired network to Wi-Fi clients. There are three architectures: standalone, controller-based, and cloud-managed. Choosing the wrong one for your organization’s size is one […] Read More: What Is a Wireless Access Point? Types, Uses, and How They Work
Nathaniel Miller
Pivot tables are Excel’s most powerful tool for summarizing data. They turn thousands of rows into a clear summary in seconds, no formulas required. This guide shows you exactly how to create one, step by step, plus the key features that make them so useful. Keep the detail in the source sheet. The pivot table […] Read More: Excel Pivot Tables: 5 Steps, With Screenshots
Colin Schmit
The world of artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, and it’s crucial for future leaders in the tech industry to stay updated. Today, we’re diving into the latest advancements from OpenAI and their popular chatbot, ChatGPT. Here are some of the latest and greatest developments to look forward to: ChatGPT’s New Voice Features: OpenAI recently […] Read More: The Future of Voice-Activated AI: What You Need to Know
Colin Schmit
The key to a successful career in IT is finding a domain that excites you and pushes you to overcome challenges and conquer new frontiers. With a multitude of fascinating certifications available, the tech landscape is a playground for those who are passionate and eager to grow. In this blog, we will delve into […] Read More: Fuel Your IT Career with Excitement and Growth
Colin Schmit
Most of us in IT got started in IT because we had some lead-in interest that helped us make the transition easier. For me, the VP of Operations at StormWind, I played video games. And so, the natural hobby that led me to IT was building PCs, gaming rigs, coding games, and optimizing the system […] Read More: Turning Your IT Career Back into a Hobby
Colin Schmit
IT certifications have existed for about three decades now. Most people have an opinion of them too. You might feel quite strongly about IT certifications. People either tolerate them, love them, or scorn them. Misconception 1: If you earn a certification, that means you’ll earn more money. Reality: Very few organizations will compensate differently purely […] Read More: The Four Biggest Misconceptions about IT Certifications
