Certification question

Hektik1n

What type of certification would be useful to get into a data center environment?
Is that along the lines of CCNA, Server+, or Security+, or even MCSE ?

wd40

I wanted to ask about this for a while ..

Data Center University
http://lms.globalknowledge.com/ilearn/en/learner/jsp/clients/APC/customer/login.jsp

I read about them in a newsletter "IEEE Students or something like that :unsure:" last year

I took the beta exam, and failed, and never heard about them again.

any news about these guys :؟:

Hektik1n

Anyone have an answer for this ?

JDMurray

Well, it depends on what's in the data center where you will be working. A Microsoft and Cisco shop? Then the MCSA/MCSE and CCNA/NP/SP are what you need. UNIX/Linux? The Linux+ and LPI are good. IBM or Sun? They have their certifications too. And the popular security certs are always good to have and know.

The common advice is to look for job postings on the major job boards that describe the type of job/environment you want to work in and see what certs, experience, and education are "nice to have" and "must have."

mrj

Webhosting datacenters are simple to get into and are typically hiring apprentices/interns/newbies to train.

I've worked in several, and throughout all of them certifications were extremely, extremely rare. Albeit they were typically Unix environments.