tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240953422011-12-14T20:36:57.379-06:00This is the blog I created to chronicle my experiences in the Institute of Data Center Professional's Data Center Technology Program that is being offered online at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY. The main website I created for this is at http://billslater.com/idcp-cdcp .BILLSLATER.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247248094266294971noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24095342.post-1152995384939974622006-07-15T15:26:00.000-05:002007-01-12T10:22:19.210-06:00

July 15, 2006Hello again,Today marks the 29th anniversary of two events: 1) my entering the United States Air Force as a young lieutenant fresh out of Memphis State University; and 2) my start as a professional Information Technology career person.Here are some updates about the IDCP program I am in:1) I am presently enrolled in the Session 2 classes, which for me are a) Hardware and Software

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Hello,I am starting my fifth week of classes in the IDCP program. Between working on class work for the Java Programming class and the IT Overview class, teaching MCSE 2003 classes in the evening, and working full time, I now have a very busy schedule. In fact, the IDCP classes have taken more time than I originally thought that they would, but I am enjoying the classwork a lot, particularly the

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Hello,Things got off to a slow, but steady start this week. Some kinks in the Sakai software are being worked out, and there are also some firewall port issues that are preventing many of us from accessing the IDCP Online Sakai software classroom while on breaks at work. The IT Overview class has about 25 postings at this moment, and the Java Programming class has 65 posts. I am participating and

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Hello,This is a picture of me in my cozy little office at work, the Friday, March 10, 2006, before I started the main part of the 18-month IDCP Program, where I am taking two 12-week classes at a time.Regards,William F. Slater, IIIIT Consultant / Data Center ManagerCISSP, SSCP, MCSE 2003:Security, MCSE 2000: Security, MCSA 2000: Security, MCSA 2003: Security, MCAD / MCSD in Visual Basic .NET,

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Hello,In January, I started the 8 week Intro-prep class to the Institute of Data Center Professionals' (IDCP) Data Center Technology Program being taught online at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY. I just completed it March 3, 2006. The rest of the program consists of 12 12-week classes taught in two at a time six consecutive sessions. These classes are in many different Data Center-related

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