Career Question
If I wish to ba a network architect or similar or higher post
is it advisable to study ccie after CCNP?
I just feel that I don't want to do noc work in years to come.
is it advisable to study ccie after CCNP?
I just feel that I don't want to do noc work in years to come.
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An architect is responsible for converting business requirements into technical specifications, they need to know which questions to ask and how to fill in the gaps between the answers. It's a nice goal to have but you need to know a lot about a lot. CCIE would be helpful as would experience with virtualization technology (VMware, Citrix). And then don't forget the storage and backup. And that's before you even get into knowledge about the business.
But if that's your ultimate goal, you may want to spend that time focused on other aspects of the architect role. Ultimately, it is your journey so how much time you want to spend with networking expertise is up to you.
Network then firewall then servers, how do you know what you want in life?
My colleague with CCIE has been working day and night with little rest. And I always wonder: do I want that kind of life with 6K a month? I am indeed wondering whether the 6k CCIE is worth it.
$6k a month ain't a bad earning at all (depending on where you live of course), and I would classify that as a salary of an early higher level earning range for an IE capable person. Can you make more? Absolutely! It just depends on what you do and for what company, etc. I am not too far away from that earning potential and I am NO WHERE NEAR architect level. (assuming we are talking about $6k take home).
Will CCIE help get you there? Absolutely! But as mentioned earlier an architect is more of a broader role that interfaces with many other teams at a high level. So do you need IE? No, but it wouldn't hurt and would make you more a marketable person to get architect level roles. I would be prepared to learn about other IT services aspects such as storage, cloud, VM services, big data, etc if architect is the ultimate goal.
My ultimate career goal: To climb to the top of the computer network industry food chain.
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