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Taking A+ core 2 in a couple hours. Anything I should dump into my brain?
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Oct 18, 2022 18:45
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navyjack posted:Taking A+ core 2 in a couple hours. Anything I should dump into my brain? Read every question that has more than one sentence twice once before reading the answers and once after. Anytime there’s more than one right answer in troubleshooting role play like you’re in an actual company and think about the time and money involved in fixing it, how bad you’ll get chewed out by your boss if it was the other one and the likelihood the users just an idiot.
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Oct 18, 2022 19:09
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navyjack posted:Taking A+ core 2 in a couple hours. Anything I should dump into my brain? Reverse trifecta completed, suckers!
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Oct 18, 2022 21:35
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they think somethingawful is 4chn, but 4chan you can seay the nword and somethingawful only has funny pink gremlins in the nebula forums
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Oct 19, 2022 00:04
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Boba Pearl posted:they think somethingawful is 4chn, but 4chan you can seay the nword and somethingawful only has funny pink gremlins in the nebula forums Is this from the internet+ exam?
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Oct 19, 2022 02:34
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Ratmtattat posted:Is this from the internet+ exam? Impossible, it’s not worded confusingly enough
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Oct 19, 2022 17:24
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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:I think I’m going to study for the net+ but not take it unless any job I get needs me to. I want to improve my understanding of networks but it’s an expensive test like all of compTIA compared to others and I’ve heard it’s one that nobody really cares about. I think the Net+ is the most valuable of the core trio. A CCNA is better, but if you're not going into networking specifically, a net+ is a solid foundation. Sec+ gets the DoD clearance but I found net+ to actually be the most applicable to day to day operations. I may be biased as I am a network engineer, but I got those several years prior and benefited from it back when I was a printer tech.
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Oct 20, 2022 04:24
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Oyster posted:I may be biased as I am a network engineer, but I got those several years prior and benefited from it back when I was a printer tech. I’m so sorry also please include NMS tags on disturbing words like the p word, tia
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Oct 21, 2022 01:59
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tehinternet posted:I’m so sorry I honestly didn't mind my time with the printers. I worked directly for Xerox contracted to a really large hospital system, and I enjoyed going everywhere and knowing everyone and getting 15,000 steps a day. Also helped when they let me take a kid with brain cancer to all her appointments and chemo since they were in the same hospital. Wasn't sustainable from a paycheck perspective though, and two years after leaving that job I'm making literally double. Still could use a little more, that's how little they paid.
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Oct 21, 2022 19:05
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Passed the CCNA 200-301 yesterday. I'd earned the (now-defunct) CCENT via the old ICND1 exam about 4.5 years ago so this wasn't my first exposure to at least half the material, but still... that was NOT an easy test. Just want to give a huge recommendation for Jeremy's IT Lab on YouTube for anyone else studying for CCNA. My work supplies a free Pluralsight subscription, but the JITL course was night and day better than the Pluralsight course as far as depth and thoroughness. And the fact that it's that high of quality on a free platform is just nuts. Besides that I used the OCG and Boson practice tests. The people on Reddit aren't kidding, the Boson tests are the real deal and went a long way toward getting me over the final hump of being exam-ready. I'm not sure where to go next (besides taking some time off from studying for a couple months, lol). The CCDA sounds neat in theory, but I think the CCNP would be a lot more applicable to my current job.
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Oct 21, 2022 19:12
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Passed the AWS Certified Solution Architect - Professional yesterday. The Associate cert I had was expiring by the end of the month so I decided to see if I could renew with the Pro. Took 2 weeks to prep for it and passed with 850/1000 (750 needed for a pass). I hoped I'd have more time but didn't realize the Pro exam was retiring so I took it on the last day it was available and crammed as much study time in the 2 weeks as I could. Probably the most difficult exam I've taken so far. Mostly due to the combination of amount of questions, amount of services and the level of knowledge you need to have on every single one of them. On top of that you really need to read and understand the question as some solutions might not be ideal, but they are the best suited for that specific scenario and requirements. Extremely happy with the exam result as the Jon Bonso test exams weren't going so great. They did help me pinpoint my weaknesses and focus on those areas. Of course the real exam had less questions about my (brushed up) weak areas and decided to question other areas more in depth.
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Nov 15, 2022 11:38
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Any uk network guys know much about the CNCI program? Like cost in particular, and general desirability in an applicant.
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Nov 15, 2022 14:55
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LochNessMonster posted:Passed the AWS Certified Solution Architect - Professional yesterday. The Associate cert I had was expiring by the end of the month so I decided to see if I could renew with the Pro. Took 2 weeks to prep for it and passed with 850/1000 (750 needed for a pass). I hoped I'd have more time but didn't realize the Pro exam was retiring so I took it on the last day it was available and crammed as much study time in the 2 weeks as I could. Not sure if this is the best thread for it but- what certification/job path took you to an AWS specialization?
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Nov 15, 2022 15:04
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LochNessMonster posted:Passed the AWS Certified Solution Architect - Professional yesterday. The Associate cert I had was expiring by the end of the month so I decided to see if I could renew with the Pro. Took 2 weeks to prep for it and passed with 850/1000 (750 needed for a pass). I hoped I'd have more time but didn't realize the Pro exam was retiring so I took it on the last day it was available and crammed as much study time in the 2 weeks as I could. This is next on my list of certs. I renewed my associate level cert with 0 prep, got most of the DB questions wrong but still managed to pass with an 850 as well. Comparing to the associate is it just more in depth per service? More about how services work together? What did you use to prep for the exam? BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:Not sure if this is the best thread for it but- what certification/job path took you to an AWS specialization? Not the person you asked but I was a former sysadmin turned network engineer that wanted to get into cloud work. Took my Solutions Architect Associate 3-4 years ago and used that and a CISSP to land a security engineering role. Then I just volunteered for any AWS work I could get. I did get my AWS Security specialty as well which helped get my foot in the door.
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Nov 15, 2022 15:28
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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:Not sure if this is the best thread for it but- what certification/job path took you to an AWS specialization? As for certifications I focussed on some "entry level" certs that were more appreciated in EU like ITIL v2 and Prince2. A lot of the clients of my 1st employer required external employees to show that they were able to work with those frameworks so they were worth it early on. I live in EU so ymmv as nobody here cares about any of the CompTIA certs, unlike the US where these are king of the entry level certs. A few years in I tried to capitalize on my experience and went for LPIC-1, CCNA and after that RHCSA. After that I took some Python courses to get entry level programming skills, and kept using them at every job since (even though I still suck, I can build (crappy) software nowadays). Then came AWS Cloud Practitioner to get some more knowledge on that whole "cloud thing" and I mixed it up a bit with TOGAF 9.2 (both the Foundation and Certified exams). I really enjoyed that whole cloud computing fad so AWS SAA was next, followed by SAFe 5 Agilist. The latter sucked rear end but has been mentioned by every client I had ever since as "oh nice, you know how to work with our Agile framework!". I hate it, but career wise it has done nothing but good for me. Took K8s App Developer, went to a Rancher meetup and took the Rancher Level 1 operator exam. Been working with AWS for some time now so figured I should take at least the Certified Developer exam a month or 2 back and then SA Pro yesterday. Hope that answers your question a bit. I might have forgotten a few certs along the road but these are the main ones I guess. If you have more specific questions feel free to send a PM or post more. BaseballPCHiker posted:This is next on my list of certs. I renewed my associate level cert with 0 prep, got most of the DB questions wrong but still managed to pass with an 850 as well. I used the Stephane Maarek course on udemy to prep and that's good enough. Used to use A Cloud Guru previously but I felt their content was not getting the updates it used to. I'll probably try Adrian Cantrills courses for the SysOps/DevOps exams next year to see how good those are. I love the material he's sharing regularly but I read some stuff about him being a douchebag to people in his own Slack workspace so I haven't bought anything yet. The Jon Bonso practice exams are insanely good and I can't recommend them enough. If you want to try and yolo the SAP exam as well you could buy the practice exams and see where you stand first. If it's good enough go for it, otherwise you know which areas to start studying. The exam itself is on an entirely different level. Where the Associate level focuses more on the practical way to use/configure specific services. The Professional level gives you scenarios that contain multiple different services in which you are asked to make the best choice based considering one ore more restrictions. You need to really read the scenario well, visualize the setup/infra, check which angle they're looking for (most reliable, most cost efficient or least operational overhead, etc) and then read 4 similar looking anwsers that vary only slightly and pick the right one (or 2/3). Then remember there are 75 questions and only 3 hours, leaving you about 2.5 minutes per question. I felt like the SAP also had some more tricky anwsers where they use a concept in a way it won't work but they make it look like a viable option. So SAA is mostly on how individual services work, and SAP is all about advising the best solution for a specific scenario.
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Nov 15, 2022 16:27
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Finally took my A+ 1101 today and passed  Wanted to take it earlier but travel plans got in the way. Hope to get the 1102 knocked out within the next month, and then I'm moving on to the Net+ and Security+. Question about the CCNA, as I've been thinking about that as well. I studied for it back in high school in a vocational program, but opted to take a different path at the time. Anyways, is it something I can realistically self-study and pass, or would I be better off signing up for a course somewhere? Zero idea if employers care if you took a course to get the cert or not, I would imagine the answer is no, but you never know.
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Nov 18, 2022 03:37
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Handsome Ralph posted:Finally took my A+ 1101 today and passed I think the answer heavily depends on your learning style. If you’re already successfully self-studying for the CompTIA stuff, then I don’t think there’s any reason you can’t do so for the CCNA. If you *do* opt for self study, then I strongly recommend a multi-pronged approach of a textbook (preferably the OCG), a video course (*highly* recommend Jeremy’s IT Lab on YouTube), and a lab option (Packet Tracer is free if you create a NetAcad account). Cisco tests are tricky enough that you really can’t rely on a single source to cover all the material to the level needed for the exam.
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Nov 18, 2022 05:27
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Handsome Ralph posted:Question about the CCNA, as I've been thinking about that as well. I studied for it back in high school in a vocational program, but opted to take a different path at the time. Anyways, is it something I can realistically self-study and pass, or would I be better off signing up for a course somewhere? Zero idea if employers care if you took a course to get the cert or not, I would imagine the answer is no, but you never know. I took mine self-taught. Basically read the Todd Lamle book, do labs through Boson or Packet Tracer, take a practice test, then brush up on your weak areas and take the test. I wanted to get into networking so it was no brainer for me at the time, but the CCNA opened up a lot of doors for me career wise.
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Nov 18, 2022 14:59
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Taking the CEH this Sunday. A little nervous but I don’t think it’ll be too bad. I’ve got the udemy course from Viktor Afimov, which I’ve heard is good, and some actual pentesting experience so we’ll see. I figure if I fail I’ll dive deeper into other content but at this point I’m just going to send it
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Nov 22, 2022 22:32
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Apparently the new version of the CCNA will be announced around Summer-Fall 2023. Kinda pissed that I wasted valuable Wendys money on the Odom OCG when it'll likely be rendered obsolete within barely a year
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Dec 10, 2022 01:00
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Wait, they're remaking the CCNA again? They just did that a few years ago.
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Dec 10, 2022 20:39
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guppy posted:Wait, they're remaking the CCNA again? They just did that a few years ago. It's been about three years so it wouldn't be surprising. That'd put it at a 4 year cycle until the next version. I doubt they will be revamping all of their certifications like they did in 2020 but rather just making major changes to the material covered. If it isn't announced until Summer-Fall next year, you'd likely have until 2024 to pass the current version. A year is plenty of time for the CCNA.
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Dec 10, 2022 21:49
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Whoa, VMware is offering free certification for VMware Cloudquote:VMware Certification is excited to announce its newest certification: the VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud (VCP – VMC) 2022! https://blogs.vmware.com/learning/2022/12/09/introducing-the-new-vmware-cloud-certification-and-a-special-offer/ Happened to see this on the VMware subreddit. It worked for me and many others. Scheduled my test for March 31st.
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Dec 11, 2022 01:39
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guppy posted:Wait, they're remaking the CCNA again? They just did that a few years ago. It would honestly be weirder if they managed to go more than three years without rewriting the CCNA.
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Dec 11, 2022 02:01
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Kazinsal posted:It would honestly be weirder if they managed to go more than three years without rewriting the CCNA.
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Dec 11, 2022 02:18
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If you have networking experience, the CCNA is not that crazy to study for, or at least it wasn't before the last major revamp. I spent a few weeks studying for each of the two exams. I know it's broader now and I think just one exam.
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Dec 11, 2022 04:05
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ilkhan posted:Does seem that way. I need to finish my studying and schedule the exam. three-hundred loving dollars 
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Dec 11, 2022 04:27
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I recently did the CCNP/CCIE ENCOR exam to recert some stuff and it was pretty straightforward. Some of the VXLAN poo poo tripped me up but that's because I think I've touched one system that used VXLAN in seven years in this job.
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Dec 11, 2022 06:10
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Most of the jobs that I would like want Active Directory and SQL knowledge. What's the best way to get trained up on those for cheap?
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Dec 11, 2022 17:11
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AD and SQL is an interesting combo - are the jobs for like a one-man IT team?
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Dec 11, 2022 17:18
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Thanks Ants posted:AD and SQL is an interesting combo - are the jobs for like a one-man IT team? I'm applying for help desk support. It may just be non-technical recruiters throwing every keyword they can into the requirements but I still have to get through them to get the job. I've seen some that want azure experience for 20/hr entry-level which even I know is BS.
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Dec 11, 2022 17:57
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When people who know what they are talking about say they want someone who "knows Active Directory," they usually mean they want someone who knows how to implement or administer it. It does not sound like the people posting the helpdesk jobs you're talking about are people who know what they are talking about. Asking for SQL experience is even worse. There is no helpdesk role in existence that requires people to know the details of AD or how to do literally anything in SQL.
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Dec 11, 2022 19:23
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guppy posted:When people who know what they are talking about say they want someone who "knows Active Directory," they usually mean they want someone who knows how to implement or administer it. It does not sound like the people posting the helpdesk jobs you're talking about are people who know what they are talking about. Asking for SQL experience is even worse. There is no helpdesk role in existence that requires people to know the details of AD or how to do literally anything in SQL. Cool. What knowledge should I brush up on to make myself more attractive for those roles? I just got the A+, have a couple years in customer service jobs and I have a bachelors but it’s a humanities degree. I just had a car get stolen so I’m probably not going to be able to afford an actual certification until I actually get the job since I need to use my savings for another car (I live in the south so there’s no public transport) BIG FLUFFY DOG fucked around with this message at 19:38 on Dec 11, 2022 |
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Dec 11, 2022 19:34
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I can tell you what I personally would want to see in a helpdesk candidate, but it really depends on who's doing the hiring and if they know what makes for a good helpdesk tech. I would like to see: - the basics of how to computer - troubleshooting/methodological mindset - plays well with others The rest is teachable. I've seen too many helpdesk techs who have absolutely no idea how to approach a problem they've never seen before. Show me that you know how to think through a problem and that's like 90% of the battle right there.
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Dec 11, 2022 19:57
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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:Most of the jobs that I would like want Active Directory and SQL knowledge. What's the best way to get trained up on those for cheap? guppy posted:I can tell you what I personally would want to see in a helpdesk candidate, but it really depends on who's doing the hiring and if they know what makes for a good helpdesk tech. I would like to see: ilkhan fucked around with this message at 01:52 on Dec 12, 2022 |
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Dec 12, 2022 01:50
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Passed my 1102 exam earlier today, officially A+ Certified Def. felt like I was bombing it because either some of the questions really did not feel like they pertained to anything I studied for (and that's beyond the "We include some questions that are unscored on content you have not seen in any objectives" stuff), or they were worded in such a way that it was very "But it could be two of those options?" I ended up passing with a higher score than I did on the 1101, so it all worked out. Gonna take the rest of the year off and start studying for the Net+ and MS-900 in the new year. I've got a bunch of study materials for the Net+, but is there any recommended material/courses for the MS-900? It's pretty short so can't imagine there's too much out there.
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ProperCoochie posted:Whoa, VMware is offering free certification for VMware Cloud quote:Update: 12.14.2022 – We have reached our limit of complimentary exams for the VCP-VMware Cloud certification in less than a week due to overwhelming demand! However, there is still time to take advantage of the Designing, Configuring and Managing the VMware Cloud free training while supplies last! Our goal is to always provide our students with additional value, so be on the lookout for upcoming promotions!  back to the grift i guess
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Dec 20, 2022 06:29
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got security+ certified finally 
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Dec 31, 2022 00:15
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Famethrowa posted:got security+ certified finally Congrats! I took that earlier this year and was sweating it, as the topics are pretty outside of my usual domain.
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Hughmoris posted:Congrats! it felt harder then it was in reality, I think. felt like my every answer was wrong. compare to the ccna which I bombed but felt confident the whole way through. ccna will come...eventually.
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