I got a candidate feedback survey email for a job I hadn't been rejected for yet. So... I guess I didn't get the job.
IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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Didn't realize the A+ 1001/1002 retired and had to retake the exams again 
Passed the 1102 and taking the 1101 next week, wish me luck brehs
Passed the 1102 and taking the 1101 next week, wish me luck brehs
Secure Da Bag
Veteran
Chaos persists as IT outage could take time to fix, says cybersecurity firm boss
Airports, banking and healthcare were all hit when a Crowdstrike update triggered huge Microsoft outages.
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Formerly known as...
Collector
Anyone work with Microsoft power platforms and dynamics 364?
Just been offered a job as a devOps engineer with a law firm that use it. I'm a devOps or SysOps at a web application firm currently. Money is much better and they're at the start of their journey with their tech team so lots of new staff coming in since March so I'm thinking of taking it.
Just been offered a job as a devOps engineer with a law firm that use it. I'm a devOps or SysOps at a web application firm currently. Money is much better and they're at the start of their journey with their tech team so lots of new staff coming in since March so I'm thinking of taking it.
Just took and passed the 1101 to be certified now. I know the next step is either Security or Network, which one would y'all recommend hitting first?
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AyBrehHam Linkin
First Black Brehsident
Since passing my CCNA last October it has actually lead me to more endpoint management\sys admin type work at my Desktop Support IV role lmao.
However for some reason Networking still seems to be calling me, gonna start going for CCNP Encor and one of the specialty exams by next spring
Def seems more freelance then the CCNA course though
However for some reason Networking still seems to be calling me, gonna start going for CCNP Encor and one of the specialty exams by next spring
Def seems more freelance then the CCNA course though
BlaxOps
Pro
Anyone know of any IT connects for overemployed opportunities?
That's what I was leaning towards, especially since you can get government jobs with it.
Right on breh
Billy Ray Valentine
Rookie
It's been around a month working as a cloud engineer. Here are some experiences I think helps anyone trying to get a cloud role. Our work breaks down to incidents (something's slow or down), maintenance (patching/upgrading), and project work.
I feel like the job sits somewhere between traditional IT work and software engineering. We use a lot of IaC to build and manage things. I start working on some projects involving Terraform this month.
There is a lot of server and virtualization work because we have high compute requirements. If you're looking to get a cloud role, accept that it may be a hybrid deployment, especially if it's in support of any process-heavy applications or services. Our environment is hybrid with most of our compute resources running in private datacenters. We have some Azure VMs but the overwhelming majority is VMWare.
I've read the articles about the cost of public cloud being too expensive. I've had the costs mentioned in job interviews. But to actually see what's required to support our environment has me accepting hybrid environments aren't going anywhere. More power to you if you can get a job working exclusively with AWS or Azure But to be practical, I would look for opportunities to work with Hyper-V, VMWare, and SANs (NetApp, Nimble, etc.) to broaden your options.
It definitely helps to have some understanding of databases but I don't think it's critical. It's not in my role. We aren't creating queries or keeping the DBs clean. We mostly handle the DB engines and servers hosting the DBs. DBAs that handle the more detailed work.
I'm not doing as much networking as I've done in the past at this point. But having a networking background/knowledge is also helpful, especially when working with hybrid environments.
The same goes for security concepts like IAM and privileged access. I haven't done much with security at this point. I don't know enough about the environment to make those decisions.
I would recommend learning how to use Git. We use GitHub to manage our code/scripts. I don't think you need to be an expert. But being comfortable with the core functions and concepts of Git is important. Running code from an out of date repo isn't something you want to do.
Also start working with an IDE. Being GUI gang is fine up to a point. You need to be comfortable in CLIs to write and run code/scripts.
I feel like the job sits somewhere between traditional IT work and software engineering. We use a lot of IaC to build and manage things. I start working on some projects involving Terraform this month.
There is a lot of server and virtualization work because we have high compute requirements. If you're looking to get a cloud role, accept that it may be a hybrid deployment, especially if it's in support of any process-heavy applications or services. Our environment is hybrid with most of our compute resources running in private datacenters. We have some Azure VMs but the overwhelming majority is VMWare.
I've read the articles about the cost of public cloud being too expensive. I've had the costs mentioned in job interviews. But to actually see what's required to support our environment has me accepting hybrid environments aren't going anywhere. More power to you if you can get a job working exclusively with AWS or Azure But to be practical, I would look for opportunities to work with Hyper-V, VMWare, and SANs (NetApp, Nimble, etc.) to broaden your options.
It definitely helps to have some understanding of databases but I don't think it's critical. It's not in my role. We aren't creating queries or keeping the DBs clean. We mostly handle the DB engines and servers hosting the DBs. DBAs that handle the more detailed work.
I'm not doing as much networking as I've done in the past at this point. But having a networking background/knowledge is also helpful, especially when working with hybrid environments.
The same goes for security concepts like IAM and privileged access. I haven't done much with security at this point. I don't know enough about the environment to make those decisions.
I would recommend learning how to use Git. We use GitHub to manage our code/scripts. I don't think you need to be an expert. But being comfortable with the core functions and concepts of Git is important. Running code from an out of date repo isn't something you want to do.
Also start working with an IDE. Being GUI gang is fine up to a point. You need to be comfortable in CLIs to write and run code/scripts.
WakandanPride
Realest Negus Alive
In your opinion, does cloud have more security than cybersecurity. Was thinking about making a career pivot and was wondering what certs I need.
Billy Ray Valentine
Rookie
I'm may not be the best person to answer this.
Most of the places I worked had security teams that operated were separately from the teams I was on, including my current job. We follow best practices (encryption, least privilege, secret/key management, strict network ACLs, etc ) but we aren't doing any heavy cybersecurity.
I worked with some security tool when I was a system admin. Application control policies, email security, some content filtering, Intune/BYOD policies, etc. We used Nagios for some some monitoring and Manage Engine stuff for compliance and reporting. But I wasn't doing any heavy cyber work.
I don't know what job security looks in the current market. Before the tech job market took a turn, I was already committed to pursuing cloud engineering out of personal preference. All of the technology I'm interested in happens to be used in cloud infrastructures. It made sense for me to lean in that direction.
Someone else with deeper cybersecurity experience has a better view on the types of work involved and the qualifications needed.
The BasedFather
Task Force
Is this tech/IT stuff worth getting into career wise? I see all the big money talk and I’m pretty good with computers. Thinking about pursuing certs.
Congrats. What did the test look like? Going to take mine in two weeks. What's a good training resource or practice tests site?