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Docjowles posted:Cross posting from the main IT thread because this is a pretty baller deal and seems relevant to cert seekers. O'Reilly is offering 50-60% off most of their ebooks, one day only. "Deal expires May 7, 2014 at 5am PT" What would be a handy book to pickup for SQL, does anyone know of any decent authors? pretty much a novice with relational DBs and SQL, I know some sql from dicking around, it's fairly easy to understand at a base level, but I'd like a deeper understanding of how relational DBs and SQL work.
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Was just sent to an ITIL 3-day class w/ cert test, pretty boring although interesting at the same time since my company utilized ITIL to form the basis for our helpdesk and projects that we handle for clients, so it was nice to kind of connect the dots and see the methodology behind it. Also it was free, my company paid for it all up front. Got my score back today and I passed, which is a relief, I was slightly nervous because of some of the odd questions and the fact that if I didn't pass I would have felt like a dumbass. It's my first cert and I actually forgot what a satisfying feeling it is to pass a test/class, this has ignited a fire in me to finish studying for the CCNA.
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Frag Viper posted:I just passed ICND1 (100-101) using the Lammle book and CBT Nuggets. Did your work pay for CBT Nuggets or did you  the videos?
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Frag Viper posted:Work did. They're even paying for the testing which is pretty cool. Nice, my work will reimburse me for the test provided I pass, although I'm 99% sure I can convince my manager to front the cash and, in the event I do fail, not have to pay it back and they'll pay for a second. They won't pay for study materials, although the lammle book is only like $30 or something (I forget if I got it on sale or if that was the actual price), but CBT Nuggest I'll probably if it's possible.
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Japanese Dating Sim posted:Do you guys think there's ever a risk of getting too many certifications? Assuming that someone's not using test dumps and such. Get all the certs, when you apply fora job, only list relevant ones for that job, i.e. you are applying as a network admin, only list network related certs, you are applying as a sys admin, only list certs related to that etc.
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Feb 3, 2015 22:05
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MJP posted:I'm torn. The boss thinks that SQL would be better for me to learn and know than getting my CCNA. Does "the boss" mean your wife or your actual boss? If it's the latter it sounds like he's pushing you to do something that's good for HIM not for you. Do what interests you even if it's not in the best interest of the company you work for.
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Apr 2, 2015 22:42
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Race Realists posted:i think the biggest problem for me is, i always forget the super smaller details like FCS and CRC Make flashcards yourself, it will help solidify the information, writing it down and then going over them will hammer the point home.
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Dec 11, 2015 20:18
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I study at home usually, sometimes on the job when it's slower (lugging books around is a bitch though so sometimes I don't have them with me). Studying at home does require focus, generally I will lock myself in a room with as little distractions as possible (no TV no computer etc) and tell my gf to gtfo.
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Jan 14, 2016 17:39
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HPL posted:Just thought of something that seems kind of obvious but may not be: if you've never taken a typing course or don't know how to type quickly, that's something to look into fixing. Command line-heavy exams with sims like Cisco will go much faster if you can type out commands as fast and accurately as possible. our architect holds a CCNA (soon to be a CCIE) and basically types for a living, and he is a 2 finger hunt and pecker, it drives me insane when we're working together and he's driving. MOTHER FUCKER TYPE FASTER. other than that the dude is loving awesome and has so much knowledge it's loving disgusting.
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Feb 19, 2016 20:06
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Moey posted:You can jump straight to the CCIE without any CCNP certs? According to him you can, I haven't validated the truth of that statement, but I would believe him, he's not someone to spit BS out, unless something has changed recently, I would assume he's correct.
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Feb 19, 2016 20:15
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I learnt the traditional way and still type: a-s-d-f-space and space-j-k-l-; I type faster and more accurately than 99% of people I've had the displeasure of watching type, the only person that can beat me consistently is my brother, we've done some typing test probably a hundred times and I've only beaten him a handful  *edit* Who would have thought playing games would come in handy, back before all vent, roger wilco, mumble, et al, you had to type poo poo super fast in an FPS or MMO so you didn't lose too much time doing stuff, so I got really good at speed typing. MF_James fucked around with this message at 22:09 on Feb 19, 2016 |
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Feb 19, 2016 22:07
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crunk dork posted:I tried to weasel out of it with WGU but there is literally no way to get my degree except passing this exam I guess, which is broken. So I'm stuck beating my head against a wall. It also satisfies a security requirement for my work that isn't necessary but would be nice to have. can you wait until the exam is not hosed? I mean it seems like you're throwing money away at this point, which I dunno maybe you're rolling in loving cash, but otherwise it seems stupid to keep banging your head and wallet against it. I mean I understand you want to graduate, but what if they don't refund you for poo poo being broken? Then you're out hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
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Feb 23, 2016 22:45
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Yeah our largest client has a guy they hired specifically for wireless solutions. They are a retail chain and need similar but different solutions for a lot of locations because they will have 2 buildings and no decent way to run cables between so they need all sorts of fun poo poo to happen with mesh APs and poo poo. Funny thing, his CCNA R&S (or maybe CCNA Wireless) was about to expire, he went to take the CCNA Security test (I think, it was security), failed and now he has no certs.
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Apr 6, 2016 22:27
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Yeah CCIE level cert isn't something you just cram for. There's the 2 hour written, which is apparently tough, but then you have an 8 hour lab you need to complete. Essentially these level exams assume YEARS of experience working in whatever setting you're sitting for.
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Apr 8, 2016 20:04
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gently caress, who cares about the CCIE, just go straight to CCAr
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Apr 13, 2016 18:29
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Eletriarnation posted:CCAr actually has CCDE as a prerequisite! Someone got it at least, internets are hard.
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Apr 13, 2016 18:48
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I have never done telnet localhost 123123, does that basically test that something is listening on that port on the server? That's what it seems like. Yeah, I'm a server dude with some network experience (want to transition to network) so if our architect/network super genie wizard isn't available, people will come to me, because I do things such as: 1) Think critically about everything between point A and B, 2) tracert (and sending said tracerts to netowrk dudes without being prompted), 3) telnet to server on port #blah, 4) not immediately attempt to shift blame and avoid doing work.
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May 4, 2016 23:04
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Judge Schnoopy posted:Ping and tracert are much better troubleshooting tools than telnet. I think he was making a specific example where telnet is supposed to work but doesn't, and checking that backwards traffic works. Most networks should have telnet disabled because it's terribly insecure and SSH is just as easy to configure these days. Yeah it's similar in the chicago area (dunno where you live, maybe you are in chicago!), that's why I haven't gotten out of my sys admin job, and am working with management to do a 50/50 type roll and work closely with our architect who's freaking amazing. Also, telnet serves a specific function (in my eyes) that ICMP and tracert can not, when testing out specific ports (i.e. I requested a that the firewall be opened from a source server 22.22.22.22 tcp/any to server 11.11.11.11 on tcp/443) I can test exactly that. Are there cases where this won't work? Yes, but in my environment it does work. My endpoint only needs the telnet client installed and the other endpoint does not need telnet installed at all, the only feed back I need is either the failure to connect on port 443, or the success.
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May 4, 2016 23:31
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Judge Schnoopy posted:West suburbs, currently working in naperville so yeah we've got the same market trend where specializing in networking means working for an msp or var. Internal employee postings are almost all cross-training or generalist jobs. Yeah working for an MSP in burr ridge myself, mostly sys admin type stuff, but I expressed interest in networking and they are happy (as is our architect because he's really the only network guy, there is one other guy but.... he does stupid poo poo and fucks stuff up) and even pushing me to get certs etc, the problem is that we have so much work to do because our team is lean that the last drat thing I want to do with my 2-4 waking hours at home is deal with more IT poo poo.
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Grimshak posted:We're going through ITIL training next week. How much bullshit should I expect, and should I bother taking the test at the end to get "certified"? Are you paying for the test? I mean, if you're going through the training why not take the exam? I am pretty sure they don't expire, add it to your alphabet soup. v-- I literally slept through 75% of the class (I had an awful 2+ hour drive there and ended up working after going home till late in the evening) and I passed the test no problem after reviewing the material for a few hours. MF_James fucked around with this message at 21:27 on May 11, 2016 |
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Is the Lammle CCNA routing and switching study guide the updated version of CCNA general study guide? Wiley is saying that's the most up to date version rather than V7, but I thought the routing and switching exam was different than the general CCNA. There's no "general" CCNA exam, R&S is the most "general" exam probably though. I'm somewhat confused by your question. CCNA is a level of exams, there's CCNA R&S, CCNA DC, and uhh there might be more, then there's CCNP level, CCNP R&S, CCNP Wireless, CCNP Data Center etc This might be slightly outdated, I'm unsure, but gives the general idea. 
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May 13, 2016 23:27
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Judge Schnoopy posted:loving lol at how highly they think of their certs. Yeah, sure, N+ is harder than CCENT and is on the same level as ccna, whatever you say comptia. Yeah obviously take stuff with a grain of salt, I mean this is FROM comptia so of course they will skew, but it does give a decent overview of may vendor certs and the progression of those certs within that vendor
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Renegret posted:I haven't looked at the Network+ curriculum but I imagine it's a good start on moving towards a CCNA. poo poo, you could just slap a "currently studying for CCNA" on your resume under that N+ and prove you know the difference between a switch and a router to land my job. Net+ is like 1/3-1/2 of the CCENT.
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May 25, 2016 18:10
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BaseballPCHiker posted:The CCENT is like the Net+ with a bunch of Cisco show commands and static routes thrown in. this is more true 
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May 25, 2016 19:24
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ErIog posted:I'm interested in taking ICND1 100-105 in a month or two, and I have a couple questions about the Lammle study guide. You could probably use the old study materials, I dunno how much has changed, but I would guess the basic core is still there with some added stuff/fluff
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Judge Schnoopy posted:Since other people complain that it wasn't available for them, but personally I was able to use ? during the exam, I can only come to one conclusion. ? probably only works for the command tree associated with the solution. This, everyone I have talked to that has taken the CCNA says that ? is available, but if the commands you are attempting to look up aren't being shown, you're doing something wrong and should re-think your approach.
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CCENT would be time/money better spent, it's basically NET+, minus some filler garbage and adding some more indepth stuff.
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Leon Einstein posted:Pretty much everything IT related for a small business with 20ish users and 150 or so remote users. I had set up servers from scratch, Citrix servers, etc. I migrated to Office365 a few years ago, and last year I migrated our main management system software to the cloud. PCs rarely have problems these days and I'm not very challenged by what I do. I basically have to set up users in various sites, reset passwords, etc. It is all easy, but there's nowhere for me to go career wise. I'm looking for something with more advancement opportunities. What do you LIKE to do? Or, what in IT makes you hate your life the least?
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Leon Einstein posted:I like hardware and hands on stuff the most, but I don't really think that'd pay well since it's easy stuff. I really don't hate anything. It's just I feel like a janitor since we are basically fully in the cloud now and the necessity of me keeping our servers up to date and running well is gone. Yeah hands on poo poo is not going to make you fat stacks of cash, so if you're looking to make good money you'll have to get away from that. If you don't care about making good money, go be a datacenter monkey.
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Yeah if you want to jump ship and make all the monies, "specializing" in something is the way to go, figure out what you want to do and then work towards certs for that. Like networking? Go CCNA. Like windows servers? MCS* certs. Linux? RHCSA. You need to decide what you want to do tho.
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Kibbles n Shits posted:Hi thread, I'm a 3rd year CS student who has major doubts about his employability prospects and was wondering if studying for some IT certs alongside my normal classes would be worth it as a backup\to round out my skillset? It may be a little too late to shift my degree track but I want some options. What do you want to do? CS is typically a programming track, is that what you want to do?
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Kibbles n Shits posted:I'm not dead set on anything just yet. My interests are in the .net stack, SQL and visual studio. Honestly I'd be happy with just a boring 9-5 working on CRUD applications that most people seem to loathe. Good programmers are always in demand, I'm unsure about the entry level, but I woudl guess if you graduate with CS, you can find an entry level job no problem, where are you located?
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isn't cysco a trucking company that handles food distribution?
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skipdogg posted:That's Sysco lol everyone wrong ITT
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sh1fty posted:Might be a dumb question but here we go... There's a security specific thread you might get better info about specifically getting into infosec, it's titled something like "Don't roll your own crypto"
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rafikki posted:See if you can get the CBT nuggets for the CCNA. I haven't watched their updated material, but the videos for the last version were great. This, CBT Nuggest guy that does CCNA is good. The Nards Pan posted:I like the Lamale book, other people swear by the Odom book but they're both pretty good. I bought both, I like the way Lammle writes more and from what others have said Odom adds a lot of stuff that you do not need to know (I believe that was the complaint anyway). Odom is just fairly dry compared to Lammle, which is saying something imo.
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SopWATh posted:When you say BIOS, MBR, and GPT... For dumb rote poo poo like that, I find flashcards work the best, but that's me, everyone learns differently. I typically learn best by doing things, but rote memorization I find flash cards (repetition) works the best.
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no pubes yet sorry posted:My employer is offering to pay for certs. I don't have any yet and it hasn't really been a problem at all but I figure I may as well get some for free. What do you want to do? IT director typically means you aren't supporting stuff, perhaps making some high level decisions about architecture type stuff, but not really handling implementation or support.
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skooma512 posted:This is more general but how do you even sit down and study? Feels like only 10 percent ever sticks and it's really discouraging. I do well with repetition and practical learning; labs and flash cards are my bread and butter. Also, as I read through chapters I will take my own notes, and usually re-write those notes later into more concise notes, but this falls into the whole repetition thing, kind of.
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ErIog posted:Unless your company is telling you to do Security+ and is dangling a pay raise it's a waste. It won't really help you with actual security fundamentals. BUT WAR CHALKING
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