IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

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So I just finished my A+ and got a better help desk gig at chase but I'm starting to realize help desk isn't going to be for me in the long run. I want to try to get in as a systems admin. What do I need to study to get me to that point
 

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So I just finished my A+ and got a better help desk gig at chase but I'm starting to realize help desk isn't going to be for me in the long run. I want to try to get in as a systems admin. What do I need to study to get me to that point

Systems admin is a fairly nebulous term that varies greatly from employer to employer. What you do need to know is the big picture of how aspects of technology work together. You should have a decent understanding of DNS and why it's important, server provisioning, AD/Group Policy if you're a Windows shop, networking, definitely backups and how to recover from a disaster, setting up and deploying a VPN, virtualization be it via ESXi/HyperV/KVM... DEFINITELY printing, you hear nothing louder than when your end users can't print... learn how to keep accurate and up to date documentation, it's a godsend

Is there software available to simulate the exam?

RHEL7 RHCSA Sample exam 1 - CertDepot

enjoy, spin up a vm and do it
 

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Hey, First of all thanks to all contributors.

I work on vendor neutral cloud services. I've an MCSA Office 365 certification, ITIL and a microsoft project 2013 certification. I'm a bit stuck because we work mostly on projects and I can't get enough hands on experience to go for the MCSE Communication which is now based on Skype for Business.

I am a bit frustrated because I want to jump into new things. I am interested by the business / orof the CCDA but I have very little experience on Cisco Technologies. So I'm just going to build a lab & work on it.

Any advice on how I can better myself certs wise ? Even after the MCSE, I will just go for the new ITIL Practitionner exam and see from there.

Like most of you, I will be moving into consulting a few years from now.
 
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dead ass. I might have to go to CS. Y'all nikkas throwing wild numbers out there for your time at help desk.

One dude said 5 years at help desk :damn:

Thats the same shyt as a call center and Id rather kill myself than do more than 3 months of that.
 

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dead ass. I might have to go to CS. Y'all nikkas throwing wild numbers out there for your time at help desk.

One dude said 5 years at help desk :damn:

Thats the same shyt as a call center and Id rather kill myself than do more than 3 months of that.

You can also do help desk while in school though, i did it for a yr, if you get a student gig you can graduate with at least 2_+ years experience. Most schools have student jobs in the IT Departments folks just never look them up.
 
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