StormWind Studios uses proprietary technologies to provide live, interactive IT training courses online in technologies such as Cisco, VMware, Microsoft, CompTIA, ITIL, AWS, cybersecurity, project management, and more. Our blog aims to share the goings-on at StormWind Studios, as well as industry news, blog posts, and some fun stuff, too.
Colin Schmit
Author: Dan Young, CCIE, PMP and VP of Operations at StormWind Managers spend a good deal of their time looking for methods to motivate and optimize their team. IT managers can accomplish both goals by offering certification pathways to their teams. There are certainly pros and cons of IT certifications. You certainly are already aware […] Read More: Certifications as a Tool for Your Team
Colin Schmit
Author: Dan Young, CCIE, PMP and VP of Operations at StormWind If you’re like me, a lot of what jump-started your IT career were certifications. I got my first job because I had my A+, MCSE NT 4.0, and N+. To develop my career, I pursued Cisco certs, including CCIE, which established me further. But […] Read More: Certifications for IT Managers – Yes, it Still Makes Sense to Get Certified
Colin Schmit
Have you ever needed to YouTube a quick fix for something around the house and you end up getting a 15 minute video that spends 14 minutes on the history of screwdrivers and 1 minute on the actual fix you needed? This is what we hope to accomplish with our Succinct Held Online Remote Training […] Read More: Cisco Wireless LAN Essentials Playlist Now Available on YouTube
Colin Schmit
COVID-19, AKA “coronavirus” just become the first pandemic in my lifetime. There are many people that will be negatively impacted by the social restrictions, economic impact or worse still, themselves or someone they know gets illness. As an IT person and one who is naturally risk averse, my concern goes to what risks this virus […] Read More: Threats to IT Triggered by Coronavirus
Colin Schmit
IT certifications are tremendously powerful tools to measure skills possessed. They are equally useful for goal setting and measuring achievements. For certifications to make the maximum impact, they must align with current and future job roles. If you are in the NOC, having an A+ won’t go very far. If you are in the help […] Read More: Being Thoughtful About The Certifications You Pursue
Colin Schmit
For those of you that haven’t heard, Cisco is significantly changing certification paths in 2020. So, what does this mean for you? Let us help clear the air by answering the following high-level questions: Which Cisco certifications are going away in 2020? What new certification options will be available? What will happen to current or […] Read More: Cisco Certifications – How To Plan For the Changes In 2020
Colin Schmit
Are you ready to showcase your networking knowledge by taking the CCNA exam? Great! But what next? You’ve already researched what content is tested and made the decision to take the exam, the next step is to create an action plan. Like planning for any goal, there are key tools that will assist you in […] Read More: 5 Tools for Getting Ready for Your CCNA Certification Exam
Colin Schmit
Breaking news – Cisco is changing their CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification exam in February 2020. What does this mean for you? It means that it’s time to get your CCNA cert as soon as possible. Why? Because, why wait for the unknown? Here are more reasons why to get your CCNA, right now: […] Read More: 4 Reasons to Get Your CCNA Now
Colin Schmit
Need some IT training? Any number of companies can help you with that… Need the very best IT training out there? There’s only one option: StormWind Studios. Check out our demos that’ll leave you begging for more: https://stormwindstudios.com/demos/ Read More: Need some IT training? Any number of companies can help you with that…
Megan Pantak
We all get a little busy with life and work, so it’s always nice when someone else steps up to do the grunt work for us. That’s why StormWind instructor Vince Rightley put together this super helpful list of VMWare certification exams that are soon being retired. Learn up so you don’t waste your precious […] Read More: VMware is Retiring These Certification Exams