I really hope ACI reads these comments , I will stick around a bit see how things play out but I am VERY upset of ACI decision here. This was a place not just where i came to learning but a place where i came to talk to like minded peers, I admit i don't use the forums as much as i should but i met a lot of people via their now canceled LIve channels where they used to show inprogress live recordings . ITProtv was very transparent and we lost that transparency since ACI took over.

I will truly miss the openness of the edutainers they always were open on email communication and connecting via social media ... I remember one day i was on the live channel and Tim Broom got on to test things it was 9 pm so it was just me as i watch recorded live content that aired that day... he gave me the best advice i keep with me.... 1. Rememeber to be humble and 2. Be open to change and embrace it... change was never easy for me but his advice helped... So i will take his advice here and embrace the change and hope that it turns out ok. I still like Practice labs on this site they still are the best out there .. I don't know how the videos will be without the familiar faces but time will only tell. I do really hope ACI will change their minds and try to get the edutainers back if it is not too late.

His LinkedIn profile indicates that he is looking for work. Ronnie, Anthony, Sophie, Daniel, Wes, all of them. None of them work at ACI Learning anymore.

Thinking about this further, the closing of ITPro makes a lot of sense. I have seen requests (and made requests myself) for various content or changes made here or on the platform and nothing has come of it. In hindsight, it makes sense why these changes never happened if the plan was to stop investing in the ITPro part and shut it down.

My next question would be, why did ACI buy ITPro in the first place? Why get brand new content made for Net+009 and the cybersecurity course that Sophie worked on?

Hi @Andy-Au-Lugo ,

Welcome to ITPro TV!

This is quite a loaded topic. Are you new to computing/IT in general? What type of past work experience do you have?

If you are totally brand new to computers/IT and don't know much beyond how to turn them on, I would highly suggest starting at the CompTIA IT Fundamentals+. I would argue that you don't necessarily need to write the exam to obtain this certification, but, it will give you a great start on fundamental IT concepts and what you may experience as a level 1 support tech.

If you do have some computer knowledge already then you may want to skip the CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ and go straight into CompTIA A+.You could also consider the introductory IT courses from Google or Microsoft as well:

Google IT Support Certificate: https://grow.google/certificates/it-support/

Microsoft IT Support Specialist Certificate: https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/microsoft-it-support-specialist

All 3 of these certifications will give you a great overview of what is involved working in IT. If you find one particular subject more interesting than another, then, once you have completed your training course/received your certification, you could then look at a more specialized certification. For example, if you end up liking Networking, you may want to pursue the CompTIA Network+ or Cisco CCNA exams. IT Pro TV has courses for both of these networking courses.

Feel free to ask questions along the way on your journey to becoming an IT Professional. There's quite a few people here who lurk the forums including instructors for the courses themselves.

Take care and most importantly, HAVE FUN!

Here's part 2 of my Managing Google Workspace notes series!

https://dev.to/andrew_despres/managing-google-workspace-part-2-gmail-calendar-and-drive-41fl

This time the focus was on some of the Core Services of Google Workspace; Gmail, Calendar and Drive.

Thanks for the constructive criticism, @Chris-Spencer

In the mean time, would putting the video in full-screen be a sufficient workaround for you?

we do love Anthony glad he move to the light ... i remember he was on the dark side over there at cbt nuggs

Thanks @Anthony-Sequeira-0 I will.

I was hoping for a little guidance from the community as well if anyone can suggest anything. Otherwise I'll just pick something and hope for the best lol

@Petr-Kasper,
As it goes, you must seek in your region what is high demand. Not every market will have the same demands for same skillset. So I would look and see what are 2 or 3 fields that you. see what companies are really looking at hiring. There are almost 2 universal skillsets that everyone will be hiring in the IT world: Cloud specializations (AWS, Azure, etc.) and some software development (backend and frontend). Look at those as specializations to at least have a background in that will continue to be in high demand regardless of the industry trends--Cloud and SoftwareDev -- this is the infrastructure of today. To not proceed without these skills.

@Alexandros-Vasilis,
As always, @Anthony-Sequeira-0 has sound advice.
A data center technician, administrator is have the same skills as a System Administrator, or Server Administrator but today may involve more. All of which we do have skills courses within catalog to help you. The easiest way to figure that out is to find a job role for a company you're interested in applying for and see what the job duties or qualifications are requiring. Many if not all of those will be covered in some fashion on our site.

Sounds good. I will do that.

Thanks for the response Anthony!

@SHRISH-JHA,

The path moving forward is really up to you.

https://app.acilearning.com/learning-playbook

Look on the right side of the page, there are learning paths there for you to help get you started.

THANK YOU @ANDREW DESPRES