Certification
Microsoft will begin informing a dozen of its key vendors about the new reporting process in the coming months. Starting in 2013, Microsoft will include a summary of information from the vendor reports in its annual Citizenship Report. Vendors also will be encouraged to make their reports public.
This leaves enterprises with more bandwidth available for running critical enterprise applications or disaster recovery without negatively impacting employees. WAN optimization also significantly reduces the amount of bandwidth consumed by other enterprise applications, freeing up more room on the WAN pipe for streaming applications. Additionally, quality of service (QoS) policies ensures that video and other real-time traffic can be prioritized.
After learning the material for each software program, students can then take the Microsoft certification tests. Earning certifications validates the skills learned at no cost. It is such a great opportunity for students who would not otherwise be able to afford these tests, and it gives students a competitive edge when job hunting.
Beyond social media applications, analytics offers enormous potential for world-changing insights. By applying these technologies in new ways, basic citizen services to complex systems can be transformed to work more effectively and efficiently, from electrical grids to healthcare to global trade. With this new program we are giving students the opportunity to learn by doing.
