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My name is Carrie Williams and I am an Applications Instructor for New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Southern California and Southern Arizona. As an Applications Instructor, I teach the Microsoft Office Suite Applications. I deliver the teaching through instructor led training in a classroom environment as well as online learning. I have been an applications Instructor for about five years and joined New Horizons six months ago. I’d like to give you an overview of what our clients and students can expect when they partner with New Horizons.

The cloud is changing how modern companies are operating. The tech industry really hasn't ever seen anything quite like it, and companies are scrambling to keep up with the times as cloud computing training becomes ever more important for employees. This has forced a lot of enterprises to change how they do business, and no company exemplifies this better than Microsoft with its most recent changes to its business strategy.

Microsoft's most recent Windows 10 preview build has been added to the company's already wildly successful OS. Those within the Windows Insiders program are generally pleased with the improvements given through build 10547, as the tech giant has fixed many of the minor hiccups found within the initial release. And although this build is not open to the public just yet, the good feedback most likely means many of these updates will be available very soon. 

 If you currently use Windows 7 or Windows 8, you have most likely seen the “Get Windows 10” icon in the system tray of your computer. "Why should I upgrade?" you might ask. Here are a few reasons you should consider.

IT jobs aren't just for people who grew up tinkering with computers. While the popular conception of IT workers is that these individuals are the "nerds" of the business world, the truth is that there are just as many social, gregarious, well-adjusted people in IT as there are in any other field. Those that are interested in moving into IT from their current jobs already may have skills at dealing with other co-workers that can be hugely useful in the modern era. What this means is that those who already have abilities in other fields - or contacts in other parts of business can be invaluable to modern IT.