Posted by Mike Fitch on May 13, 2021
There may be no better time to improve your skillset for in-demand tech positions than right now. Whether you’re just starting in your career or a seasoned veteran, the tech landscape is constantly evolving, and the skillsets that accompany them evolve along with it. Many of the tech skills needed and positions available are completely new to the industry.
Today, expertise is highly coveted in areas like cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud, IoT and automation. Don’t just take our word for it; see what IT publications are saying about tech skills and positions in 2021:
Knowing where to start can be a daunting task. There are so many industry-recognized vendors, certifications, types of training and paths to choose from, it’s a challenge to choose your own tech enrichment path. That’s where ExitCertified takes a lot of that risk of the unknown out of the equation.
Our ExitCertified team of experts offers IT training from the brands you trust most, like AWS, Google and Microsoft. For more than twenty years, ExitCertified has been teaching and evolving in-demand IT skills to countless professionals across North America. Today, ExitCertified delivers more than 9,500 authorized IT training courses to our partners and their customers. The courses are 100% authorized and guaranteed to help students earn IT certifications.
Rather than pointing our readers to tediously explore all 9,500 of ExitCertified’s courses, we’ve identified the top 12 courses across key training areas that you can register for to immediately expand your skillset:
Agile development training is designed to shift the mindset when it comes to software development. Specializing in SCRUM training, ExitCertified can equip your team with the concepts, principles and methods for many of the agile tools that are popular today.
In the “Introduction to Agile” course, you’ll spend just one day becoming empowered to execute plans for incorporating Agile practices and techniques into your business. It has been proven that those who incorporate an Agile methodology with a strong foundation and discipline are far more likely to reach their development goals than an organization that expects to one day shed Agile practices. The foundation and best practices for discipline will be covered in detail so that you can take advantage of Agile development.
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Powerhouses in the world of big data, such as Hadoop, Cognos and Tableau are making data more accessible than ever before. ExitCertified has many partnerships for training and certifications that help you better understand how to take data and analyze it successfully within your business.
In the Google Cloud Big Data and Machine Learning Fundamentals course, you’ll spend a little more than one day with an instructor who will introduce all of the big data capabilities of Google Cloud. The course features a combination of presentations and hands-on labs to get a detailed view of the ease and power of data processing and machine learning on Google Cloud.
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Cloud technologies have completely transformed how organizations manage their infrastructure. As many move from on-premise solutions to a cloud model, many major players, such as AWS, have stepped up with platforms, tools and training to make the shift as smooth and seamless as possible.
In the AWS Technical Essentials one-day course, participants will get an introduction to AWS products, services and solutions. It will provide attendees with the ability to be better prepared to tackle cloud-based challenges based on business requirements. You’ll learn key terminology and how to navigate the AWS Management Console so that you can make informed decisions when it comes to AWS architecture.
In addition, all participants will have one year of on-demand access to key resources and information, such as video content, lab access and more.
For channel partners that embrace containerization in their software development, ExitCertified gives exclusive, authorized Docker training and certification opportunities. ExitCertified also offers several options for training in other emerging container technologies.
However, in the Docker Containerization Essentials course, you’ll learn all of the vital ways to create and manage containers in Docker Engine. In the one-day classroom or virtual course, you’ll learn best practices in container design and deployment/auditing, which is designed to enable rapid adoption of containerization in your organization. Throughout the course, you’ll get the first principles for success, where you can begin creating high-performance containers for new or existing applications.
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DevOps can increase an organization’s ability to deliver applications and services and a successful DevOps implementation is built on culture, tools and collaboration. It requires an entire team working together to shift the traditional individual mentality to one that is transformative and team mission-minded. ExitCertified can help with the cultural shift that is DevOps by providing practices and tools training from the business and organizational perspective.
Strap up your boots for the three-day DevOps Implementation Boot Camp, which is full of practical real-world techniques that you can immediately bring back to your organization. It includes a comprehensive program from the nation’s largest Agile development trainer to get you on the road to success. By the end of the three days, you’ll leave confident in your ability to select what is the right path for you in your organization. own organization.
Managing the relentless amount of data that streams in every day is a challenge for IT organizations. However, most IT professionals know that it’s critical for the sake of forecasting and decision-making, and ultimately, profit. By getting trained on ERP and CRM systems, you’ll be able to get the most out of your data.
In the one-day SAP HANA on Azure workshop, you’ll get a comprehensive whiteboard design session with your very own hands-on lab. You’ll look at the entire planning process for SAP HANA migration and deployment and successfully identify and implement complementary Azure infrastructure. By the end of the session, you’ll review and test different scenarios so that you’ll be more prepared for any situation that hits your desk.
Kubernetes is much more than just a fun word to say; it’s the standard for enterprise-level container orchestration. Containers have revolutionized IT systems by bundling and running complex applications. Managing these environments is critical because any downtime can result in significant loss for the organization. Kubernetes provides the framework to make it easier to avoid downtime, and as a result, is one of the skills most in-demand in today’s world.
ExitCertified offers several Kubernetes training options, including exam prep for the CNCF Kubernetes certifications. In the Kubernetes Application Essentials course, you’ll learn to make the most of pod architecture. This course is perfect for anyone involved in the software development lifecycle and will feature a real-world approach for design and deployment. Attendees will learn about the components required for workloads by examining Kubernetes architecture and discovering how objects work together within an application.
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Another in-demand skill comes at the heels of the rise of microservices. Microservices is one of the most prevalent techniques to help IT teams manage loosely coupled architectures. ExitCertified will help you on your microservices journey so that you can build your own modular, scalable and reusable components.
Our specialized Microservices Architecture Training teaches attendees how to design, develop and integrate microservices, with detailed information on Monoliths and common design patterns.
Some of Tech Data’s top vendors, such as Cisco, Aruba, VMware and Red Hat, have comprehensive networking solutions, from on-premise physical networking devices like routers and switches, all the way to the most modern software-defined network classes and management systems. Whether in the cloud, on-prem, or a hybrid model, ExitCertified has the training your organization needs to maximize the efficiency of your network traffic.
ExitCertified doesn’t just offer in-person or virtual sessions. The Developing with Cisco Network course is a self-paced course where you’ll get all of the topics covered ahead of the NPDEV exam, which will earn you the Cisco Network Programmability Developer Specialist Certification. Software developers will get the most out of this course, especially ones who are looking to automate their network infrastructure or utilize toolkits that interface with individual devices.
As cybersecurity attacks grow in sophistication, the need for security experts is rising every day. Having the right cybersecurity training will set your organization up to protect vital information and confidential intellectual property. There are several great security certifications that you can earn through ExitCertified, including the Certified Ethical Hacker, Certified Network Defender and the Certified Chief Information Security Officer.
One of the most sought-after entry-level security certifications comes from CompTIA, and ExitCertified has a 5-day prep course to ensure you have all the knowledge to ace the exam. This course is vendor-neutral, so it will instruct attendees on how to plan, implement and maintain security in all formats. The Security+ certification is widely considered the primary certification for all IT security positions, especially once you advance to the intermediate level.
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No matter what your programming language is, ExitCertified spans the entire software development spectrum. From entry-level to master-level, we work with the top vendors in the world to offer the best development courses available.
While Java technically is a foreign language, it doesn’t have to be. The Java SE: Programming I course is an entry-level course aimed at programmers new to Java. Explore Java’s concepts, constructs and data types with hands-on education for exception handling, expressions and modular programming. By the end of the course, you’ll be writing your own Java code that uses variables, arrays, conditional and loop constructs of program objectives.
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Options in IT storage are seemingly endless, and IT professionals need to be equipped with all of the available options when it comes time to make crucial business decisions. Choosing between cloud, on-prem and hybrid solutions is challenging, as they are all viable options today, and it ultimately comes down to business goals and objectives. ExitCertified has the storage courses you need to guide you in this decision so you can manage data efficiently and securely.
The Designing High-End HPE Storage Platform Solutions is a three-day course that is instructor-led and will teach participants how to describe, position, recommend, demonstrate and design HPE storage solutions. You’ll architect an HPE multi-array solution based on various scenarios. By the end of the course, you’ll have a firm grasp of how you can meet a customer’s technical and business requirements.
While we covered just about 0.13% of all available ExitCertified IT courses, we hope this gives you some insight into the relevant topics that we’ll cover, along with the top vendors that we work with.
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