Certification Plans for 2009

Any roadmaps for exams for any of you guys?

Next year for me: -

BCMSN Feburary
ISCW April
ONT June
BGP
QoS
MPLS

Not going to commit too many dates but hopefully want to do an exam every 2-3 months.

Hopefully next year pick up CCNP and CCIP and look to move jobs at the beginning of 2010.

The reason I'm keen on CCIP is that a lot of companies now rely on MPLS lines and I know they use BGP (although I have no direct contact to these things myself) Would be extremely handy to be able to do all this without having too much reliance on service provider knowledge...

Anywho, all of this ultimately leading to CCIE R+S sometime in 2011 (Will have to think about a CCVP as well...)

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Nobylspoon

Spring Semester

70-620 in mid January (Before school starts)
A+ in March
Network+ in April
70-622 in June before Second Shot runs out

Summer Semester

Linux+

Fall Semester

Security+

Its a big list but everything except the 70-620 & 70-622 are directly related to classes I am taking in college, those are the only two I am self studying for. I also work full time as a security guard so I have 40 hours of PAID study time a week.

Deltah_

I will finish my CCNP with the BSCI exam in March.

I'm now trying to change job to acquire more experience on Cisco stuff.

And after that...

SNRS - May
IPS - July

CWSP - November

At the end of 2009, maybe I will focus on more security job position.

NetAdmin2436

I need to finish up my MCSE that's for sure.

70-293
70-294
70-297 or 298

Then in no particular order and subject to change....
CCENT/CCNA
CIW
70-284
70-285
70-431

I'm not sure about the 431 for 2009, that looks tough

. Hopefully I can get all the other ones completed. We'll see....

dtlokee

CCIE Security.

blargoe

MCITP Messaging in the next 3 weeks or so

VCP in the month following

EMC Storage Specialist, if I get training approved, in the first half of the year

MCITP Enterprise Administrator before the end of the year

Possibly getting CCNA renewed and delving further into Cisco, depending on where my job responsibilities fall next year.

royal

ITIL Foundations
Hyper V
OCS Voice Specialization
OCS R2 if there's an exam that comes out for it
MCITP Enterprise Admin

Sulblk27

When I can get my brain together:
CCNA- April/May (third try

) May this time do the one test at a time track.....
Linux+- shortly thereafter (grabbing every Linux OS I can, focus is on Open Suse, Ubuntu <SP>)

ThePrimetimer

Studying for NET + and hopefully get it in February,
Then on to CCENT ICND1 in March or April,
Then ICND2 to get CCNA by summer 09.
I want to get into networking, it's what my degree is in. Just have to have a little time in my job which is application support for a bank. Not exactly what I wanna to with my life, but now that I am in the company, I can only go up!

ConstantlyLearning

ICND2

BSCI

BCMSN

ISCW

CCNA - Security

Maybe Linux+ if I get a chance.

Ahriakin

Hopefully the CCIE Sec lab in January then the CCNP and CCDA/CCDP.

jbaello

I kinda missed out with my certification goals this year, but I was able to secure the job that will give me solid experience with server, with that being said, my goal for next year are the following:

CCNA
Security +
CCNA: Security
MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator
MCITP: Enterprise Administrator
Hopefully to start with BSCI or ONT

For my long term goal, I am still debating myself on which path to go CCNP, CCSP, or ISC/SSCP, I will find out since I will be dealing with both network and security with my target exams, one thing is certain though I will try to focus and be an expert on the following Server + Security or Server + Networking, it would be nice to have both but it might fry my brain.

Kasor

MCITP
CEH
CHFI
Maybe CCNA: Security or NCE, MBA

It is all depending on the my saving and work status....

At least that I know I wll accomplish few of them, but not all.

lildeezul

After ISCW (beginning of February) , i will take the CCNA sec: (which will prolly take 1 month)
then finish the CCNP probaby Late April.
Then start on the CCIP and CCSP track. With the CCIP first

crip1087

In 2009, I plan to complete:
Network+
Security+
CCENT/CCNA
Either MCDST or skip for MCSA

JavonR

2009:

CCNP
LPIC-1 and 2

networker050184

Finish up the CCIP and then move on full steam towards the CCIE R&S.

amp2030

CCENT

Job Hunting (not quite a cert but on the roadmap)

CCNA

MCSE

More if time permits...

Daniel333

For sure, MCSE. Kicking around the idea of CCNAV or Linux+ since my job is brining on a Linux team by the end of 2009 and CCNAV since we started voice support with the new years.

ULWiz

My Certification goals for next year are the following 3 certifications.

291 Left = MCSA 2003
CCENT
CCNA

That pretty much my goal for next year. If i throw anything else in the loop it would must likely be Security+.

GT-Rob

CCNA voice, and maybe CCDP. Also would like to get my JNCIA finally.

All of this after the 'other' exam first though :P

dynamik

By end of June: VCP, ICND2, MCITP: EA, CEH, SSCP, CWSP, CCNA:S

After: Undecided about starting CCNP or CCSP. I'd like to do the NP first to get the foundation, but on the other hand, none of the SP exams overlap with any other track, and it's tempting to just get it out of the way so I can move on to the overlapping tracks after the NP. CISSP (only qualify for an associate) might be another option while the SSCP material is fresh...

jbaello

dynamik wrote:

By end of June: VCP, ICND2, MCITP: EA, CEH, SSCP, CWSP, CCNA:S

After: Undecided about starting CCNP or CCSP. I'd like to do the NP first to get the foundation, but on the other hand, none of the SP exams overlap with any other track, and it's tempting to just get it out of the way so I can move on to the overlapping tracks after the NP. CISSP (only qualify for an associate) might be another option while the SSCP material is fresh...

I'm kinda looking at the same long term goal... nice goodluck to both of us, hopefully one day we will be a patriot thwarting the bad guys!!!

L0gicB0mb508

My list:
MCSE
CEH
CCNA Security

My Maybes:
Linux+
OSCP
SSCP

skrpune

I'm mostly going to focus on getting back to school, so my certification goals for 2009 are so far just 290/291 to finish off my MCSA. I might do Security+ or dip my toes into the Cisco pool with CCNA, but I'm really unsure about either of those since I have no hands on experience with either.

mamono

Currently studying for CompTIA Security+. My goal for 2009 is primarily CCNP, but I'm not sure where I'll fit everything in...

CCNP (BCMSN, BSCI, ISCW, ONT)
MCSA 2003: Security (70-290 / 70-291)
CWNA (PW0-104)
CCNA: Wireless
CCDA

azjag

A+
Net+
Both required for school. Want to be done retaking these exams by February.

70-291
Project+
RHCT by June.

CCENT over summer. If i have time since i am only 1 class away from sitting for the exam.

Sec+
CIW Associate and Pro (don't know much about these 2. May need to reevaluate my goals.)
SCJA
If i can by December

Hopefully i can graduate this time next year and then focus on my 2008 MS exams or my MCSE.

vCole

MCDST then MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician.

Not sure what's after that. I'm back in school Jan. 5th.

jbrown414

All you networking guys have more certs to go after. I'm trying to finish up the MCITP: Database Administrator cert. Currently on 70-443 with 70-444 next. After that, I may go with Security+ or will head towards the MCITP: Database Developer track to strengthen my MS SQL Server knowledge. I really have no clue after that. I'm hoping to land a DBA job in 09 and see where it goes from there.

Good luck to everyone on all their goals. Hopefully everyone will meet their expectations.

Megadeth4168

The only goal I have for 2009 is to finish the ICND2. After that I am committed to going back to school. I'm 27 years old and have only done about half of my associates degree done. I've taken a class here or there but this year I really want to get on track towards my 4 year.

Claymoore

1. Complete my MCITP:EA. This should be easy since I only have the 647 left and I already have it scheduled for Jan 5th.

2. Make career decision regarding Microsoft vs Cisco future paths.

3. If Microsoft, pursue MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator before CCNA renewal

4. If Cisco, work towards CCNP. I need to pass one exam next year anyway to renew my CCNA.

I didn't meet all of my goals last year becasue I didn't take the BCMSN. I did finish the MCSE:Messaging and passed the EMCPA exam. I also passed the 620 and 649 for the MCITP:EA which wasn't part of the original plan, but was more of an effort to be 'done' with Microsoft for a while before I moved on to studying Cisco.