When you look at today’s technology-enabled workforce, there are a huge number of certifications available. We just finished doing a study comparing some of the most successful certification programs, their role in the job market, and their importance to the training industry. We did this study because we’re hoping to convince Google to transition to an authorized training model which leverages affiliate training providers along with authorized content. We’ll keep you posted on that. In the meantime, comparing these certifications yields some interesting insight about how they impact skills and earning power.

So to establish some context for studying useful industry certifications, let’s break them into a few basic categories: Click to continue »

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SharePoint & Enterprise Collaboration News, Updated Weekly: December 7, 2012

Thursday, December 6th, 2012

Previous week’s roundups • Free SharePoint white papers • Our SharePoint training

Top SharePoint & SharePoint 2013 News

Under the Hood of SharePoint 2013 – Redmond

SharePoint and Document Management: Training is NOT Optional – ASPE-IT Blog

Inside SharePoint 2013′s User-Driven BI and Big Data Capabilities – Redmond

SharePoint Server 2013 Test Lab Guide stack refreshed – SharePoint IT Pro Blog

SharePoint 2013 webparts versus apps for business users – ShareMuch

Microsoft Office 2013 Release Date coming near, 10 features of Office 2013 I liked the most- PC Tablet

Office 2013 Products Available for Purchase via Microsoft Volume Licensing – Redmond Channel Partner

Baby Stepping Your Way into Project Management with SharePoint 2013 – SharePoint Reviews

Top Business Benefits and Reasons for SharePoint 2013 Upgrades – Richard Harbridge Insights

SharePoint 2013 Discontinued Features and Modified Functionalities – NothingButSharePoint.com

Do My Colleagues Also Dig Whiskey – Getting Social With SharePoint 2013 – NothingButSharePoint.com

13 Hot Features of SharePoint 2013 – Image and Data Manager

How To Create a SharePoint Designer 2013 Workflow With App Step – MSDN.com

Other Top SharePoint News

Quick Guide to Managing SharePoint 2010 Apps - Redmond

SharePoint Marketplace Launches SP HR for Office 365, SharePoint - CMS Wire

SharePoint Online or On Premises: Who is Microsoft Betting On? – CMS Wire

SharePoint named key ingredient in UK medical record handover solution – Healthcare Today UK

Keep the SharePoint Backup Process on Track – How to Avoid the Pitfalls – TechTarget.com

Evaluating SharePoint in the Cloud – Mindshift.com

Other Top Collaboration News

Workshare Aquires Ideaplane – CBR Online

Together We Solve: Tackling Global Development Through Collaborative Social Enterprise – JustMeans

PolyCom gets chilly reception in enterprise videoconferencing market – Fierce Enterprise Communications

Evernote Business Brings Easy Collaboration To The Workforce – Social News Daily

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SharePoint & Enterprise Collaboration News, Updated Weekly: November 30, 2012

Friday, November 30th, 2012

Previous week’s roundups • Free SharePoint white papers • Our SharePoint training

Top SharePoint & SharePoint 2013 News

SharePoint 2013: Make the Most of Your Upgrade – CMS Wire

Introducing Search Schema for SharePoint 2013 – SharePoint IT Pro Blog

Using server-side rendering with Content Search Web Part in SharePoint 2013 – Waldek Mastykarz

SharePoint 2013 webparts versus apps for business users – ShareMuch

Microsoft Launches SharePoint 2013 - Windows IT Pro

SharePoint 2013 Goes Mobile – EnterpriseEfficiency.com

SharePoint Emulators Simplifies Unit Testing – InfoQ

Microsoft SharePoint License Fees Go Up December 1 – CMSWire

Top Enterprise Collaboration News

Microsoft to raise Office server prices with new 2013 releases – ZDnet

Transforming IT’s Image from Collaboration Barrier to Change Agent - CMSWire

Social enterprise collaboration: Is your company social yet? – Computer Business Review

Microsoft: 40 million Windows 8 licenses sold – IT World

Content, content everywhere: why the enterprise-ready cloud is essential for collaboration – VentureBeat

Microsoft’s going to make it pricier to bring your iOS device to work – TUAW

Exchange 2013: Tight Integration with SharePoint, Lync, and Office Web Apps – Network World (blog)

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SharePoint & Enterprise Collaboration News, Updated Weekly: November 21, 2012

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

Previous week’s roundups • Free SharePoint white papers • Our SharePoint training

Microsoft SharePoint

SharePoint is the New SAP – CMS Wire

SPC 2012: Chris Bortlik’s ‘Overview of the Top 10 Ways that SharePoint Will Help Drive End User Adoption’ – Bamboo Nation

Review of SharePoint conference 2012, yammer, apps, social, user interface, and more – ShareMuch

Microsoft and CMS Wire Highlight Importance of Grassroots: “SharePoint Community: Loud and Clear #SPC12″ – CMS Wire

SharePoint and Document Management: SharePoint is Not an Office Product – ASPE-IT Blog

Registration for ASPE Free SharePoint 2010 Power User Boot Camp Closes Nov 23 – ASPE-IT

Microsoft SharePoint 2013

SharePoint goes cloud first, but will customers follow? – Fierce Content Management

A Few of My Favorite Things in SharePoint 2013 #spc12 – CMS Wire

Video – Seven Reasons Why Your Business Will Love the New SharePoint – Technet blogs

SharePoint 2013 keyword tagging from Pingar – KM World

New SharePoint development model triggers hopes, questions – PC World Australia

Yammer + SharePoint: Microsoft’s Social Strategy Isn’t Social At All, But Collaborative – ReadWrite Enterprise

Top Enterprise Collaboration News

Windows Server 2012 now runs in Amazon’s cloud – IT World

Accellion Publishes White Paper on SharePoint Security: “Mobilize SharePoint Securely: Top 5 Enterprise Requirements” – Accelion

Yahoo-Facebook Collaboration: What Does It Mean for Search Business? – Technorati

Knowledge2012 breaks the conference mold, offers true collaboration – Intelligent Utility

CCH User Conference: Collaboration Is the Name of the Game – Accounting WEB

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SharePoint & Enterprise Collaboration News, Updated Weekly: November 16, 2012

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

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Microsoft SharePoint

Video of SharePoint Conference 2012 Opening Keynote, featuring Jared Spataro, Jeff Teper, Scott Guthrie, and David Sacks – SharePoint Conference 2012

SharePoint Conference 2012: The Time Machine Question – Gartner

Who makes up the SharePoint Center of Excellence? – 21 Apps

Qumu Updates SharePoint Video Tool; Releases Survey about SharePoint – CMS Wire

Microsoft Grows Social Features With Cut-Price Yammer-SharePoint Integration #spc12 – CMS Wire

Microsoft Fixing SharePoint Social Shortcomings With Yammer Features – eWeek

These are the Top 25 Microsoft SharePoint Influencers for 2012 – Forbes

X2O Media Launches ‘SharePoint TV’ on New Digital Display Platform – Digital Signage Connection

The Top 25 SharePoint Influencers - Fast Company

Risk Management and SharePoint Governance – European SharePoint Conference

Microsoft SharePoint 2013

SharePoint 2013 – Planning a Search Strategy – CMS Wire

Introduction to User License Enforcement in SharePoint Server 2013 – TechNet Blogs

KnowledgeLake Releases Support Plan for SharePoint 2013 Platform – Equities.com

Migrate From Any Version to SharePoint 2013 with New Metalogix Content Matrix 6.0 – CMS Wire

Quest Software Offers Tips and New Tool for Leveraging SharePoint 2013 Social Networking to Drive Adoption – Equities.com

Top Enterprise Collaboration News

CRM, virtualization and collaboration show strongest growth in software market – Computerworld

What Enterprise Social Networks Lack: Purpose – InformationWeek

Project 2013 – A Few Surprises Under the Covers – CMS Wire

2013 prediction: BYOD on the decline? - IT World

CMSWire’s November Tweet Jam: Socializing Customer Relationship Management #CXMChat – CMS Wire

Verizon Introduces New Managed Unified Communications and Collaboration – Sacramento Bee

Collaboration: It’s about people and processes – Computerworld (blog)

Blue Rooster’s ‘Madison’ Offers Alternative To Dropbox For The Enterprise – Forbes

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SharePoint & Enterprise Collaboration News, Updated Weekly: November 9, 2012

Friday, November 9th, 2012

Previous week’s roundups • Free SharePoint white papers • Our SharePoint training

Microsoft SharePoint News

Eastman Kodak Company : KODAK Info Activate Solution Shines at SharePoint Conference 2012 – 4Traders

Dell Inc. : Quest Software Offers Tips and New Tool for Leveraging SharePoint 2013 Social Networking to Drive Adoption – Network World

SharePoint Cost of Ownership Jumped 16 Percent in 2012 Finds Osterman Research – HeraldOnline

Adding your own links to SharePoint 2013 suite bar – ShareMuch

KnowledgeLake Releases Support Plan for SharePoint 2013 Platform – Equities.com

How to Configure a Discussion Board List in SharePoint 2013 for a Facebook Style – Bamboo Nation

Intro to eDiscovery in SharePoint, Exchange, and Lync 2013 – SharePoint Hive

Top Enterprise Collaboration News

Can Microsoft put their new enterprise jigsaw together? – ZDNet

Blue Rooster’s ‘Madison’ Offers Alternative To Dropbox For The Enterprise - Forbes

IDC: In Software Market, CRM, Virtualization and Collaboration Show Strongest Growth – CIO

Cisco names Symantec’s Trollope to head its collaboration business – Fierce Enterprise Communications

Windows 8 Upgrade – MS gets your money and *then* you get the truth – MindSharp Blog

Yawns may greet Microsoft Office port to iOS and Android – 4Traders

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SharePoint & Enterprise Collaboration News, Updated Weekly: October 26, 2012

Friday, October 26th, 2012

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SharePoint 2013

SharePoint Server 2013–To app or not to app –JOPX Blog

Create SharePoint 2013 Workflow Loop by Using SharePoint 2013 Designer Preview -SharePoint DevWiki

First Look SharePoint 2013 Adds Apps Simplified User Interface – TechTarget.com

Office 2013, SharePoint 2013, Exchange 2013 Released to TechNet and MSDN – Redmond Channel Partner

A First Look At SharePoint 2013 – IDM.net

Microsoft SharePoint

Hyundai Motors Ahead With Process Automation and SharePoint – IDM.net

How To Measure SharePoint Projects and Governance Organization – CMSWire

The Cool Kids Grow Up: Box.com and the SharePoint Shift – Enterprise Irregulars

Axceler updates SharePoint governance – IDM.net.au (blog)

What SharePoint Means for Business? Pundits Weigh In #SharePointSym – CMSWire

Knowledge Networks, Content Intelligence and The Zen of SharePoint #SharePointSym – CMS Wire

Other Top Enterprise Collaboration News

Tweet Jam Recap: The Evolution of Enterprise Collaboration #SocBizChat – CMSWire

Microsoft Office 365 sizes don’t fit all – TechTarget

CIOs Talk About How Social Networking Builds Enterprise Collaboration – CIO

Enterprise Social Software market maturing: IDC – IDM.net.au

Contextualized Computing and the Death of Traditional Enterprise Search – CMSWire

Exploring vertical and niche corporate social networking vendor – TechTarget

Globo Showcases Enterprise Mobility Solution At Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2012 – Sacramento Bee

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Web Seminar Recap: SharePoint 2013 Web Seminar Series – What’s New and Why You Need It!

Friday, October 19th, 2012

The next generation of Microsoft’s SharePoint Server is right around the corner and introduces new ways for users and organizations to communicate, collaborate and share information. Beyond its highly promoted features, including the new user experience and enhanced collaboration through social networking; SharePoint Server 2013 provides many improvements in the support of bottom-line business requirements: workflows, business intelligence, business connectivity services, mobile productivity, eDiscovery and more.

On Thursday, October 11th ASPE Instructor and SharePoint guru, Mark Weinsten presented the free web seminar SharePoint 2013 Web Seminar Series: What’s New and Why You Need It!. In this one-hour web seminar, Mark focused on many of the features of SharePoint 2013 and explained what has changed, what has stayed the same, and what is new.

Some topics explored, include:
• SharePoint’s new Modern Interface (Windows 8 Style)
• Socialization with SharePoint Server 2013
• Similarities and New Features of SharePoint Workflows
• Business Intelligence Enhancements
• SharePoint’s Expanded Mobile Functionality
• Architectural Changes in the SharePoint 2013 Platform
• Upgrade Options for Previous SharePoint Versions
• Regulatory Compliance and eDiscovery Capabilities
• SharePoint’s Enhanced Project Management Capabilities
• Discovering People, Files, and Information with SharePoint Search
• Utilizing SharePoint’s New Publishing and Design Capabilities
• And more….

You can listen to a complete recording of this presentation at aspeevents.webex.com. Select “View Event Recordings” in the top right corner. You can also download the slides from this presentation by visiting our Web Seminar Archives.

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