Certs..What have you obtained this year or in the process of obtaining?
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Well I wish you luck on that one. The great thing for me was my teacher had experience with everything and really worked us through Cisco. Not sure if you heard of Packet Tracer but man, that thing really taught me a lot.
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You get your A+ AND MCTS certs for FREE plus you also get 10 college credits for successfully completing the program..classes is only 15 weeks then afterwards they offer free job placement. I'm about to mess with this so just I wanted to pass on the word.
With a little bit of research I'm founding out there are so many programs in the city that offer FREE technical courses that I would be a fool to not take advantage.
You get your A+ AND MCTS certs for FREE plus you also get 10 college credits for successfully completing the program..classes is only 15 weeks then afterwards they offer free job placement. I'm about to mess with this so just I wanted to pass on the word.
With a little bit of research I'm founding out there are so many programs in the city that offer FREE technical courses that I would be a fool to not take advantage.
Bout to start working on going for CISSP. My boy recommended me going after that instead of the Security+. Pay potential is significantly higher as well 
Been putting it off for years but I'm going to go for the CCIE Service Provider and Cisco IOS XR Specialist certification. gotta stay focused but will definitely grind it out.
Do you already have the CCIE Routing and Switching or Voice? I made my trip to RTP in 2010.
Got my R&S back in 1999 (still active), figured to go for the SP since I've been focused in that arena for over 8+ years. They just mailed me my 10 year plaque for R&S.
MCPD 4 C# Web Developer next month.
Wow, having completed the IE is really impressive. I want to try for my IE this year also. What did you do to prepare? For how long?
Who still uses C#?
No diss intended
In the DC area, plenty of companies use it. Everyday I get emails from recruiters looking for C# Developers.
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Back then when I got it I set up a lab at my office using at the time 2500 routers. Now it's a different text. Alot of stuff they had on the exam back then is not on the test today. I think today with all the virtual routers you can setup, it's easier to obtain your own lab and all of the study material that's available makes it a little easier. (not the test itself, just the way to prepare) Companies have set up so many study pods that you can use.
As for me, on one of my computers, I have IOU (IOS on Unix) and XR4U which is IOS XR running on Linux that's setup on my iMAC.
Passed Security+ today! 
Next up CCNA then after that either the OSCP or CEH
Next up CCNA then after that either the OSCP or CEH
Is that a normal transition? I passed both my A+ exams but I figured network or security should be the next step. Not saying you are wrong, just asking.
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Yeah, I saw that too. Nothing's impossible but that's a motherfucking jump.
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Earned Masters of Information Technology from VT the other day.
Going for CISSP next.
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Going for CISSP next.
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I see exactly what both of you are saying. I'm currently going to community college. Right now I'm taking the Network Fundamental course. From there, I can take one more course for the N+ or three more courses for the CCNA. I'm trying to get my Associate it IT, so curriculum wise, I have to take one's for the CCNA regardless. I figure that I take these courses back to back that lead to CCNA, since they flow right behind each other. Instead of breaking up the flow to grab the N+. I figure once I get the CCNA, the N+ class/cert would be a breeze. I will not be finish with the CCNA courses until this fall and can take the N+ at the end of the 2013. I've got to take all of these course to get the Associates anyway...
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Do they really teach the material needed for the CCNA? That's very vendor specific, so that's a bit surpisnig for a school to do that. N+ covers networking in general. CCNA is networking yes, but for Cisco products. Again, not imposible, just weird to me.
My 2 cents would be: If you're tryna get an internship before you finish the 3rd course that leads to the CCNA, I'd say cop the N+ so that you have weight to add onto the resume. I agree however that once you have the CCNA, the N+ is pointless.
Do they really teach the material needed for the CCNA? That's very vendor specific, so that's a bit surpisnig for a school to do that. N+ covers networking in general. CCNA is networking yes, but for Cisco products. Again, not imposible, just weird to me.
My 2 cents would be: If you're tryna get an internship before you finish the 3rd course that leads to the CCNA, I'd say cop the N+ so that you have weight to add onto the resume. I agree however that once you have the CCNA, the N+ is pointless.
Do they really teach the material needed for the CCNA? That's very vendor specific, so that's a bit surpisnig for a school to do that. N+ covers networking in general. CCNA is networking yes, but for Cisco products. Again, not imposible, just weird to me.
My 2 cents would be: If you're tryna get an internship before you finish the 3rd course that leads to the CCNA, I'd say cop the N+ so that you have weight to add onto the resume. I agree however that once you have the CCNA, the N+ is pointless.
I hear you bro.... The class that I'm taking now is a Cisco class. We login at the Cisco Academy, do Cisco labs, and take Cisco tests. All our course material is through Cisco. That way I'm staying on this path, instead of breaking it to get the N+. I'm already employed full-time at a help desk. Not all IT related, but I do support some minor technical issues (VPN, active directory, MS applications, etc...). My goal is to get the degree. The school also offers courses specifically for certifications. The courses that I need for the degree, are the exact courses that are taken for certain certs. I figured that if I'm taking these courses, I might as well grab these certs, while I'm working towards the degree.
You bring up a great point in regards to a good job opportunity. That's something to consider going forward. However the degree is important to me and something that I want to finish. I want a Bachelors eventually. If I stop going to school for work, it would bring me back to square one in he long run. It would have to be a great opportunity in order to stop going to school all together. I've made my mind up to actually follow through and finish what I've started for once.
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You my good sir have my 100% support! Just stay on that path and you got this!
Gratitude fam! You keep going at it as well. When I took the first part of the A+, this cat was there renewing some type of networking cert. he told me that networking is where it's at. Suggested CB Nuggets, which looks great, but they're taxing for that info. Professor Messer is a great supplement to the books that you may be using for the N+. If I run a cross anything that may be useful, I'll drop it here. Lord knows that this board has been a great resource for me over the years.
Peace to everyone that's out here striving to better themselves.
I lack the experience to go for the CISSP so I'm dialing it back a bit & taking the exam for the SSCP this weekend. After that going for Security + since my job will reimburse me for the exams & study guides. Gonna also go for HealthCare IT cert and VCP Cloud certs as well before going for CCNA. A brother is hungry for certs to add to the resume & get closer to pulling 6 figuresBout to start working on going for CISSP. My boy recommended me going after that instead of the Security+. Pay potential is significantly higher as well
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