IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[GollyImGully]

Got paged at 2AM last night for "network issues with server latency". I saw that shyt and turned right back over I knew damn well there was no network issues with 2 servers in the same aws az

Woke up in the morning and one of the sys engineers on my team was working on the zoom with the team who paged. Said it was an application issue smh

 

[ryda518]

I get my second vaccine today and I will probably be working remote till the ending of the year

looking at the Marriott website where they are promoting workations

I might do a test run in Manhattan first and then it’s off to the races

If I travel to the west coast I would have to start work at 5am though, but fukk it

 

[Snoopy Loops]

Got paged at 2AM last night for "network issues with server latency". I saw that shyt and turned right back over I knew damn well there was no network issues with 2 servers in the same aws az

Woke up in the morning and one of the sys engineers on my team was working on the zoom with the team who paged. Said it was an application issue smh

On the cloud, what type of network issues do you run into?

I've been prepping for sys engineer interviews, and one of the cases has been diagnosis of a 2 tier web application (load balancer, webserver and database server).

I imagine the strategy is to check for latency between each node in the architecture, like between request point and load balancer or webserver and db

One could also check access logs for the load balancer and cloudwatch metrics on aws. Then running netstat, and tcpdump on the webserver.

What would be your approach?

 

[chargers31]

Same here. what resources you using to study?

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https://www.udemy.com/share/101uvOAEEZdFxQTX4I/ Got this course during a sale a while back

 

[Mirin4rmfar]

Almost ready to reup on the Solutions architect and aws security. My goal is to go to the compliance side of cyber security. Fedramp, NIST, ISO etc.

I dont have any experience in any of those. So we will see how that goes

 

[Jekyll]

On the cloud, what type of network issues do you run into?

I've been prepping for sys engineer interviews, and one of the cases has been diagnosis of a 2 tier web application (load balancer, webserver and database server).

I imagine the strategy is to check for latency between each node in the architecture, like between request point and load balancer or webserver and db

One could also check access logs for the load balancer and cloudwatch metrics on aws. Then running netstat, and tcpdump on the webserver.

What would be your approach?

Same issues as any normal web app but how you have to do deal with it depends on the cloud service. I’m using istio as a service mesh so I can use tools like kiali to visualize certain errors like this. That yellow line in this example shows degradation. This can save you a lot of legwork going endpoint to endpoint trying to track down faults.

 

[GollyImGully]

On the cloud, what type of network issues do you run into?

I've been prepping for sys engineer interviews, and one of the cases has been diagnosis of a 2 tier web application (load balancer, webserver and database server).

I imagine the strategy is to check for latency between each node in the architecture, like between request point and load balancer or webserver and db

One could also check access logs for the load balancer and cloudwatch metrics on aws. Then running netstat, and tcpdump on the webserver.

What would be your approach?

The most common network issues I see are routing and security group issues. I never get issues with latency when dealing with instances in the same account/vpc/az. Thats why I immediately knew this problem recently was bullshyt. But you have the right idea. For traffic thats east to west I tend to look at cloudwatch logs (we feed all of these to Splunk) and specifically look for session info. Usually for outbound traffic there will be a firewall in place so i can just just check there for session info and verify how traffic is moving on the network.

 

[DAT NICCA KELSO]

Any brehs worked at a MSP? What was your experience like

 

[Mirin4rmfar]

Any brehs worked at a MSP? What was your experience like

Depends, if you are working for a cyber security MSP, I would highly recommend it. This is going to improve your network and security skills a lot. Main reason is that you will see so many issues that you will learn tons. From security issues, networking issues etc.

The cons of working for an MSP - way too many issues flowing in, a lot of time customers are reaching out to you and can get really upset at you while giving you no time to research and fix what they have to do. Find an MSP that deals with firewall, endpoint, ips/ids, log management blalh blah and 2/3 years all the fundamentals will be down. You do not want to stay there forever though, a lot of people get burnt out. Also many do on call rotations also which are NEVER fun. Work for MSP's that will allow you to have skills to move elsewhere.

 

[JT-Money]

Any brehs worked at a MSP? What was your experience like

I worked for an MSP once but would never do it again. Most are severely understaffed and their customers are a bunch of idiots.

 

[Rozay Oro]

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[Slic Ric]

Any brehs worked at a MSP? What was your experience like

I worked for an MSP once but would never do it again. Most are severely understaffed and their customers are a bunch of idiots.

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Pretty much, understaffed help desk, everyone "pitches in" and just a wide variety of annoying customers

 

[Jekyll]

Any brehs worked at a MSP? What was your experience like

Worked at two. The first one was one of the bigger names in my city that had over 200 something clients, a few being Fortune 500 companies. Absolutely hated it. Pay and Benefits were good. Got good food a couple times a week. But having to switch between complex environments at every phone call is exhausting. And dealing with dumb ass customers is defeating.

Moved on to a way smaller company that I loved and I learned alot about the IT business from but still had to get up out of there because I can’t deal with customers.

In the end its all about the customers and your working environment. Like others have said, your probably want to get in and get out unless you like support.

 

[Silkk]

Maaaaaaaan

It annoys me like a mofo when dudes huddle up at one another’s desk and be talking for longer than 10 minutes.

Go SIT YO ASS DOWN and use Skype/Teams instead of being all up in each other ass

 

[DaRealness]

Maaaaaaaan

It annoys me like a mofo when dudes huddle up at one another’s desk and be talking for longer than 10 minutes.

Go SIT YO ASS DOWN and use Skype/Teams instead of being all up in each other ass

One of the many reasons I don't fool with the office environment.