Updated as of 01/19/15
Taken from the idea here:
http://www.techexams.net/forums/off-topic/106969-best-certifications-2015-a.html#post903438
Let's come up with the top 2-5 IT certs in major job sectors.
2 minimum, 5 max.
By top, I think we can all agree the best certs are the ones that help you get the best job, so top means most reliable for real world experience and verifiable as what employers are seeking.
If we come up with this list, hopefully we can start a new post and get it stickied for 2015. Post yours, here's a good format:
Big Data (mix of admin and statistics)
1.) MapR Certified Hadoop Professional
2.) MCSE SQL - BI 2012
3.) CAP - Certified Analytics Professional
4.) Stanford Data Mining and Applications Graduate Certificate
5.) IBM Big Data Fundamentals
Cloud Administration / Infrastructure Management (not development)
1.) AWS Certified Solutions Architect (associate or professional)
2.) VCP-Cloud
3.) MS: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure
4.) RHCA: Cloud Track
5.) Google Cloud Platform exams
DevOps
1.) AWS Certified Devops Engineer
2.) Puppet Certified Professional
3.) MS: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions
4.) Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Platform-as-a-Service
5.)
Google Qualified Cloud Platform Developer
Information Security:
1.) CISSP
2.) CISM
3.) CISA
4.) GIAC
5.) CEH
IT Governance
1.) ITIL Foundations
2.) ISACA COBIT
Networking
1.)CCIE R&S
2.)CCNP R&S
3.)CCNA R&S
4.)JNCIE
5.)JNCIA
Project Management
1.) ASQ - Six Sigma Black Belt ---- Qualitative + Quantative makes this quality, process, project certification tops
2.) PMI - PMP - Project Management Professional (Great jack of all trades project management certification)
3.) ASQ - Six Sigma Green Belt --- See above
4.) CSM - Certified Scrum Master --- Number one in app dev world
5.) Prince 2 Practitioner --- Global presence a little more real world than PMP IMO.
System Administration
1.)RHCE
2.)MCSE:SI
3.)RHCSA
4.)MCSA:Server
Storage
1.) EMC Storage Administrator
2.) Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Clustering and Storage Management
3.) SNIA SCSE/SCSA
4.) Storage+ powered by SNIA
Virtualization
1.) VCDX
2.) VCAP-DCD/DCA
3.) VCP5-DCV
4.) MCSE: Private Cloud
5.) RHCA: Cloud Track
