Cisco announced a couple of months ago the most significant changes in its certification program in 25 years. The new tracks are set to be released on February 24, 2020. These changes will address the needs of the modern network, requiring both infrastructure and software expertise. In this article, we explain more about the changes and what Cisco professionals can expect in the upcoming months.

Internet of Things is a way without coming back. According to Gartner, there are over 8 billion connected “things” in use today, and the figure will top 20 billion by 2020, including over 7 billion specifically for business use. As organisations embark on digital transformation projects, bringing IoT devices closer to users’ reality, a new cyber risk emerges. How to keep those devices safe and control the potential cyber attacks?

Check Point released their 2019 Mid-year report with the major cyber-attacks in 2019 revealing that European companies in general still at risk of cyber breaches and attacks, putting at risk sensitive information of billions of people. What characterizes 2019 is not the number of reported breaches, but rather their magnitude.

Microsoft has announced big changes to its Volume Licensing Program with the news that Software Assurance Training Vouchers, or SATVs, are to be retired and it will be replaced by a new program. Don’t panic, you have time to work with us to lock in your training plans before the deadline. Not sure if you have SATVs? Contact New Horizons Ireland today our team will help you to redeem your vouchers and book your courses.

Most of us have the wrong assumption that soft skills are more likely to relate to human resources areas and management teams. As the organizations evolve and we walk in direction to an automated and digital work environment, the development of soft skills abilities became an essential asset to hold.

With an EMEA head office in Mahon, Cork, SolarWinds has a strong following in the IT sector, they completely revamped the SCP program in 2018. In their own words “The revamped program provides access to geek-tested product-specific exams, advanced-level online training courses, exclusive access to expert-led live SCP webcasts, and more.”