Chad Smith, a network engineer at Extreme Networks Services and Worldwide TAC, recently earned his CWNE certification. Chad is CWNE #91. While reviewing Chad’s very thorough CWNE application, we got a great window into how CWNP certification & training directly affect the bottom line. We have known for a while that highly trained network engineers reduce pre- and post-sale support time and costs directly, and Extreme Networks is yet another example of exactly that. We’ve taken the liberty to add a few words here and there, but we give Chad full credit for this write up, which clearly demonstrates the value of trained and certified Wi-Fi engineers to any organization.
Strap on your boxing gloves and prepare yourself for the latest update of the CWNA exam. We’re pleased to announce the upcoming release of the PW0-105 CWNA exam and the availability the new CWNA PW0-105 study guide!
At the end of Q1 2012, much of the industry’s attention this year has been given to Hotspot 2.0, 802.11u, and the heterogeneous network (hetnet). As an industry, we’re watching (or will be watching) the unlicensed underdog take its rightful place as a mature, mission-critical technology for enterprises and carriers. If Wi-Fi is not already everywhere, give it 12 months.
One of my human resolutions is to be more optimistic and to find more opportunities to speak words of affirmation. I know, that seems better suited to a pop-psychology Christian blog than a WLAN blog, but bear with me for minute. Words of affirmation are sometimes rare in technology realms because if we’re really honest, most IT folks are surly, irascible, and unwilling to say nice things or help junior engineers. That’s a pretty crummy way to spend your days. And that’s why I’m often inspired, encouraged, and even surprised when I meet skilled senior engineers that are willing to be human by graciously recognizing that everyone has to start somewhere.
At the Wireless Mobility Symposium, I had the privilege of introducing/moderating the discussion on gigabit Wi-Fi and asking a lot of the questions. Here’s my quick summation of the gigabit conversation.
Since November 2011 three more networking professionals have earned the coveted CWNE certification. That makes 89. So why are we just now writing about these three Wi-Fi experts?
I spent the latter half of last week in sunny (compared to Michigan) San Jose at the Wi-Fi Mobility Symposium and Wireless Field Day. Along with 11 other independent delegates, I had the chance to engage several leading WLAN vendors in a fresh dose of technical discussion.
The DoD Directive 8570 does not even contain the word “wireless.”
The US Dept of Defense Directive 8570, which provides guidance and procedures for the training, certification, and management of all government employees who conduct Information Assurance functions in assigned duty positions, is being upgraded (replaced) by the National Initiative Cybersecurity Education (N.I.C.E.). NICE does contain ‘wireless’, ‘wi-fi’, and even ‘wlan’, but it needs some clarification, and the NICE team is accepting comments THIS WEEK through Jan 27, 2012.
It is upon us! Wireless Tech Field Day 2 is this week. Our own Marcus Burton (@marcusburton) will be presenting on Gigabit Wi-Fi and moderating the Wi-Fi Symposium.
Congratulations to Eight-O-Two Technology Solutions, CWNP’s Authorized Learning Partner of the Year for 2011.
CWNP Blog Roll
- The Need for Speed May 16, 2012 Devin Akin
- BYOD: No Longer a Four-Letter Word to Enterprise IT Leaders? May 16, 2012 Joseph Bradley
- Setting Up Partners For Failure? May 16, 2012 Matthew Norwood
- Setting Up Partners For Failure? May 16, 2012 Matthew Norwood
- It Could Happen to You! May 14, 2012 Annette Blum
- Ode to Vucajnk May 14, 2012 Devin Akin
- Aerohive Training Part II: The Video. May 11, 2012 Andrew vonNagy
- The telecoms industry and a dual-dilemma problem May 11, 2012 Dean Bubley
- Webinar next Wednesday: Delivering Reliable Wireless Services in Healthcare – Better Communications for Better Care May 11, 2012 ekahau
- Phone number as OTT identifier - a problem in the making? May 11, 2012 Dean Bubley
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