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Mastering VMware vSphere 6 will be released on April 6 and is available for pre-order. http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-VMware-vSphere-Nick-Marshall/dp/1118925157/ref=zg_bsnr_3740_1
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Ozu posted:Mastering VMware vSphere 6 will be released on April 6 and is available for pre-order. Anyone know if there's going to be an upgrade-oriented book for those who already have VCP5-DCV? It seems like there's no upgrade exam a la 70-417 to bring 2k8 MCSAs to 2k12, so I'm just hoping to not have to re-study an entire book to glean the new info alone.
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Inspector_666 posted:Without knowing what he wants to do, there's no way to recommend any type of cert. The most general you could go would be like, Sec+ maybe, since it's a baseline req for so many government positions in the US and is vendor-neutral? He says he wants to do server admin, so really the only way he can go is Linux or Windows? Its weird how it varies so much across the pond, I have an A+ and N+ but here in the UK they're not even worth listing on your CV once you're out of desktop support, and I've never seen any CompTIA certs mentioned as a requirement in any job ad ever. Only once that I can recall have I seen a job ad saying like "oh an A+ would be nice" Ahdinko fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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Security+ does get mentioned in UK jobs ads, and I know of some large UK non-IT companies that require all of their IT staff to do it.
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Feb 4, 2015 16:38
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It must be a rare thing, I've worked in large companies and ones requiring government security clearance before and never even heard it mentioned. I did a little jobsearch for security+ and there are 3 jobs in the entire of the UK mentioning it, vs 450 in the US.
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skipdogg posted:The simple answer to this question is 'No', but here's my more complicated opinion. Makes good sense - thanks to you and the others for replying back. In reality, I'm in no danger of approaching levels like you're describing. I only have A+, Network+, and my 70-680 right now (though I'm scheduled to take my 70-685 Friday for MCSA: Win 7), and for the rest of the year I'm hoping for Security+ and CCNA. Maybe one of the MCSA Server 2008 exams if I'm lucky. So if nothing else I think like you said, I'll continue getting all the foundation-level certs I can, until I start leaning toward one specialty or another. And while I confess I do have a small desire to collect certs like they're Pokemons, my actual life (five month-old, wife, desire to have fun some times, and other good things like that) would be preventing that anyway.
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Ahdinko posted:It must be a rare thing, I've worked in large companies and ones requiring government security clearance before and never even heard it mentioned. I did a little jobsearch for security+ and there are 3 jobs in the entire of the UK mentioning it, vs 450 in the US. The US Department of Defense has a policy requiring a Security+ for anyone touching anything from the wall jack and on back, which is why there's such a disparity. I wouldn't be surprised if MoD and the other Five Eyes countries weren't too far off from implementing something similar.
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Ahdinko posted:He says he wants to do server admin, so really the only way he can go is Linux or Windows? Oh whoops, I missed that edited in line 
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So far I'm blowing through the Net+ exam guide but the section on using binary to calculate subnets made me want to stab myself.
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Feb 5, 2015 19:16
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Dick Trauma posted:So far I'm blowing through the Net+ exam guide but the section on using binary to calculate subnets made me want to stab myself. I dont know how anyone stands to do it by hand like that writing out the whole IP address and subnet in binary. Magic number has always been my go to method. Felt so much better once I learned that system and really sped up the whole learning process for me.
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I'm fairly experienced in a variety of technical areas, kind of a like jack of all trades (probably going a bit too far there), but master of none. I know a decent amount about a lot of different areas. My question is should I bother with the MTA before jumping into MSCA? Should I get ALL of the (IT Infrastructure) MTA certs? Also, should I try to get multiple MSCA certs, or just the latest for Windows Server 2012? What about Windows 8? My ultimate goal is to become a "Corporate IT Systems Administrator", or something along those lines. Currently I'm an "Operations Systems Manager". Any advice would be greatly appreciated. TheEffect fucked around with this message at 20:09 on Feb 5, 2015 |
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Feb 5, 2015 20:02
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TheEffect posted:My question is should I bother with the MTA before jumping into MSCA? Should I get ALL of the (IT Infrastructure) MTA certs? Also, should I try to get multiple MSCA certs, or just the latest for Windows Server 2012? What about Windows 8? My ultimate goal is to become a "Corporate IT Systems Administrator", or something along those lines. Currently I'm an "Operations Systems Manager". This is obviously role dependent but OS agnosticism is far more valuable in the sysadmin resumes I get than any of the specialization certs like Win 8 or Lync. Large organizations tend to be more silo'd in their technical skillsets so you'll have a linux team and a Citrix team and a Windows team, etc... but being able to work competently on multiple OS's is going to get you far more interviews and offers. Be flexible.
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Regarding the ITIL Foundations exam: any difference between ISEB and EXIN?
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Feb 5, 2015 23:07
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Ozu posted:God no. If you're interested in being a server infrastructure administrator, focus on the MCSA 2012/MCSE: Server Infrastructure and then RHCSA/RHCE. Or flip the order if you want. Good info, thank you sir!
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Forgot to post this, as I was also in the first week of a new job when I took it, but passed the CISSP. Guess it's the to knock down the CISA and OSCP and be a real security guru.
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My work will pay for my Installer/Service Technician certs and any you see here https://www.jonesncti.com/c-39-senior-master-technician-smt.aspx The thing is... I'm jumping from tech support for service tech. After service tech (service tech works from tap to customer) is maintenance tech (works from tap to head end). Does anyone have experience with moving up in IT at an ISP? Apparently I need to be a maintenance Technician before I can even hope to become a network technician. Apparently I need to have hands on experience with the HFC network before I can work on the head end and do networking type things. Has anyone else heard of this? Today, for example, the amp burnt out at the tap, so a new amp be had to set up and splice a power over coax connecter via an underground drop. How does this apply to the networking career stream?
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GiveUpNed posted:Apparently I need to be a maintenance Technician before I can even hope to become a network technician. Apparently I need to have hands on experience with the HFC network before I can work on the head end and do networking type things. If it is networking type things you are interested in, why are you angling for working in a headend instead of a NOC?
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Sub Rosa posted:If it is networking type things you are interested in, why are you angling for working in a headend instead of a NOC? The people that work in the NOC are essentially Tech Support Tier 3. Sure they do a lot of other things as well, but they don't actually work on the routing of our network. The Network Technicians work on the head end, switches, and routing equipment.
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In my org the NOC is responsible for communicating product/service/whatever outages to the appropriate support groups and getting the resolvers (the actual techs) all on a command call in order to restore service as fast as possible. They don't do any of the work themselves aside from monitoring and reporting. I could be wrong but I thought most NOCs were like this, but obviously it'll depend on the organization.
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TheEffect posted:In my org the NOC is responsible for communicating product/service/whatever outages to the appropriate support groups and getting the resolvers (the actual techs) all on a command call in order to restore service as fast as possible. They don't do any of the work themselves aside from monitoring and reporting. I could be wrong but I thought most NOCs were like this, but obviously it'll depend on the organization. Yup, this is how my branch works.
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Nope, one of you two is gonna need to change your avatar.
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MC Fruit Stripe posted:Nope, one of you two is gonna need to change your avatar. This.
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MC Fruit Stripe posted:Nope, one of you two is gonna need to change your avatar. That's the new "Stupid Newbie" avatar. 
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Bring back the baby
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Inspector_666 posted:That's the new "Stupid Newbie" avatar. For content: Certs.
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Just passed icnd1 with 854 score needed 804. Thank you for the advice and encouragement I've been given in this thread! The power went out halfway through the exam which threw me off a bit but there was nothing I wasn't prepared for on the exam.
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Failed my 70-685 yesterday. I definitely took it earlier than I would've otherwise cause of the Second Chance thing, but I was pretty close. Rescheduled for two weeks out, reading through the book and redoing all the exercises. Not too worried, but I wish I was done with this one. Kinda tired of studying Win 7.
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incoherent posted:what did the graph say you failed on? Managing and Maintaining Systems that Run Windows 7 Client, and Identifying Cause of and Resolving Desktop Application Issues. Worst 3 were 1.3, Solve software failure escalations, 2.1, Solve enterprise logon Issues, and 2.2, Solve enterprise network connectivity issues. Kinda just did scattershot across the whole test, really. 
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Haven't kept up with this thread in a while but I finally got around to taking the AWS Certified Solutions Architect exam. I don't have much to compare it to as I've only taken VMware and Microsoft tests before this, but I found the AWS exam to be the best. By the best, I mean if you work with it daily, you are going to be able to nail the troubleshooting aspects. They are asking you questions that you should know the answer to because you need to know the answer to these questions to effectively use their service and properly design scalable and fault tolerant cloud infrastructure. No memorizing configuration maximums or anything like that. They expire, but with how quickly AWS adds new features and upgrades their services, this is one of those certs I feel like should expire. The exam blueprint and amazon docs are pretty dry, so i'd recommend using the free AWS account along with some video training. A dude over in reddit/r/aws just made a udemy course and is selling it for only $19 until the end of Feb https://www.udemy.com/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-2015/?couponCode=February-S%40le1
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RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide, Seventh Edition (Exams EX200 & EX300) There's a Sept 15 2015 release expected 
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How are the Jones NCTI courses? My company requires me to take them and is willing to reimburse their cost to me. The Installer cert shouldn't be difficult, but it's certs such as Return Path Operations that might be tough.
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Is this the place to post questions about the CISSP, or is there a dedicated thread for those? I'm curious as to whether or not there's a difficulty gap between the Shon Harris brick and the actual exam. I'd also like to know if there's any sort of testing software floating around for purchase. I have a Total testers packet, but it's so riddled with errors and glitches it's nearly unusable. Any advice would be hugely appreciated. Immanentized fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Feb 9, 2015 |
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I haven't touched Cisco in 5 years since college, remember fragments / general flow, failed the CCNA when it comes to the logistical stuff (Boot strap process, IOS Filename breakdown, FCS length in a packet), and kind of need to get the gently caress out my current job. I'm interested in the CBT Nuggets as that sounds up my alley. The $99/month offer is reasonable for me, but are the labs offered enough to pass the exam? Do I need to take supplemental material with it? Honestly I'm just aiming for CENT right now.
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Books (read)+ CBT (execution) + HomeLab (implement).
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Mayor McCheese posted:I haven't touched Cisco in 5 years since college, remember fragments / general flow, failed the CCNA when it comes to the logistical stuff (Boot strap process, IOS Filename breakdown, FCS length in a packet), and kind of need to get the gently caress out my current job. There's also the lab book(s) that Cisco puts out that I found useful, at least.
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I've been doing well on the Network+ exam guide chapter quizzes, got 97% on the included practice test but with the Pearson website practice quizzes I'm getting my rear end handed to me so badly I feel like my brain is broken.
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Dick Trauma posted:I've been doing well on the Network+ exam guide chapter quizzes, got 97% on the included practice test but with the Pearson website practice quizzes I'm getting my rear end handed to me so badly I feel like my brain is broken. I did all the practice questions in this book and passed with an 891. I don't think I used any other resources but it's been almost 3 years at this point. Now I get to worry about passing the ICND-1 
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I went through the Pearson website OSI test again and screenshotted each question and my answer. After I scored a horrible 70% I went back to check all of my answers. One of the first it marked incorrect was correct. The two sub-layers of Layer 2 are logical link control and media access control. I have no idea what they think the correct answer is. It's also wrong about the terminology for connection-oriented vs. connectionless protocols. I'm not going to bother checking the rest. Thought I was going crazy! EDIT: I'm going to check out that book.
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Ozu posted:Mastering VMware vSphere 6 will be released on April 6 and is available for pre-order. I wonder why Scott Lowe's not involved with this version. Hope the new one will be as good. Speaking of new exams, has anyone taken the VCP6-Cloud exam? I did the recommended training last week, but there doesn't seem to be any additional material out there for the new exam version.
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