IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Regular Developer]

The good thing about scripting is that it is easy enough for a perso n who doesn't know about programming to write something up. But its also one of the worse things. I think the only scripting that people with limited development knowledge should do are sql queries/extracts.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

The good thing about scripting is that it is easy enough for a perso n who doesn't know about programming to write something up. But its also one of the worse things. I think the only scripting that people with limited development knowledge should do are sql queries/extracts.

What if you're an administrator and you get a request to add 19 groups as local admin to 800 servers globally?

Or if you're in security and your asked to run a report showing the last time all users in finance logged into AD and how long ago their passwords changed by an auditor?

What you gonna do then breh ?

 

[Regular Developer]

What if you're an administrator and you get a request to add 19 groups as local admin to 800 servers globally?

Or if you're in security and your asked to run a report showing the last time all users in finance logged into AD and how long ago their passwords changed by an auditor?

What you gonna do then breh ?

How limited is an admin's knowledge and how complex are those scripts?

I've only worked on the dev side of things, but I would think that anybody working in the software/hardware side would have more than just limited knowledge on how scripting works. I'm speakin more on the non-IT side of the business, like QA and BA. I know from time to time some of them might need to run a query or two.

 

[JT-Money]

I'm a Support Analyst making almost 70k. At my company in6 years I'll be at under 90k. I need my head examined for ??????

I bet you couldn't leave that support job and make anywhere close to that same amount anyplace else. Tech Support jobs generally have the highest turnover rate in the IT Department and are the most expendable during downturns. And you'll most likely stay busy fixing the same shyt over and over again.

 

[Silkk]

Feel so left behind in here. A+ on nov.26th, nothing else matters til i get that.


"I Need That Money, Gimme That Money!!" -

 

[FastEddie215]

Feel so left behind in here. A+ on nov.26th, nothing else matters til i get that.


"I Need That Money, Gimme That Money!!" -

breh I passed both 220-701 and 220-702 A+ exams in under 20minutes last month...if you study the material you should have no worries passing this test, it is simply that easy

 

[Silkk]

breh I passed both 220-701 and 220-702 A+ exams in under 20minutes last month...if you study the material you should have no worries passing this test, it is simply that easy

Preciate it, what cert you went/going for after that?

 

[King Sun]

breh I passed both 220-701 and 220-702 A+ exams in under 20minutes last month...if you study the material you should have no worries passing this test, it is simply that easy

how much did they charge? im taking mine this month. @730BlackMage hit me up mane

 

[FastEddie215]

how much did they charge? im taking mine this month. @730BlackMage hit me up mane

both test were $178 each but i found a voucher that knocked $20 off each test. the voucher site is called getcertified4less.com

 

[FastEddie215]

Preciate it, what cert you went/going for after that?

from what Bdizzle and a few others recommended me to do I will go for either the MCITP or CCNA next, i will make a decision on that soon in the next few days. Right now im just trying to find a job with this A+ cert

 

[BamdaDon]

Any good practice exam sites brehs?

 

[treezee]

you enjoy tellin nikkas to restart their shyt

Actually I do. Easiest bread ever. Hey I don't work to brag about how much I know, and i definitely don't go try and find different ways to pull my hair out at work, just because. If I choose to go into more of a network or infra role so be it. But you can eat well at the desktop level (70-85k)...at the right company. Knowledge and growth is inevitable if you're not a lazy non-wanting to learn anything type of person . But don't knock the hustle if client services (desktop) is good enough for some people. At the right corporate office you can still eat GOOD.

 

[Regular Developer]

I know there have been some mention of security and whatnot on this board, but has it been from an it admin role, or are any of you actually specialized in it security? If you are, do any of you guys keep up with IT Security news or go to any of those black hat conferences?

 

[↓R↑LYB]

How limited is an admin's knowledge and how complex are those scripts?

I've only worked on the dev side of things, but I would think that anybody working in the software/hardware side would have more than just limited knowledge on how scripting works. I'm speakin more on the non-IT side of the business, like QA and BA. I know from time to time some of them might need to run a query or two.

The typical admin has very little, if any development knowledge, but they should still learn scripting. Microsoft seems to be adapting a model of removing the UI from servers and forcing people to use powershell for server administration.

My point was even though an admin isn't a developer, he should still have a good knowledge of how to write scripts. Most admins have 0 scripting skills though, outside of basic batch files.

But it seems we're talking about 2 different things.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

from what Bdizzle and a few others recommended me to do I will go for either the MCITP or CCNA next, i will make a decision on that soon in the next few days. Right now im just trying to find a job with this A+ cert

Congrats on the A+ breh

Unfortunately the A+ alone probably wont land you a gig (at least it didn't for me, but that was bout 8 or years ago).

Next you should take either the Windows 7 or Server 208/2012 MCITP exam. That'd teach you a lot about the Windows client OS and the networking features used in each (DBS, DHCP, file/print, etc).

This is the most important part. Make sure your resume is tight. Right near the top, make sure there's a section that lists your technical skills. So say you pass the Server 2008 exam, under tech skills list that you're proficient in installing Server 2008, installing server roles (IIS, DHCP, DNS, etc) networking services (DNS, DHCP, NAP, VPN, etc). Basically whatever you studied and learned whole passing the cert.

That way even though you may have never worked on a server 2008 in production environment you state you're comfortable with all the technology it uses.