Server + or 70-290
Nvermind
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hey all,
I have just finished my MSDST. Should I press on for the MCSA or go to a Server+ cert.
Reason I am wondering is my current employer is on a novell network. If I get the 290 it may not be relevant enough to a novell network to get me up the ladder... but if I change jobs it will as nearly all adverts ask for it - if there were any jobs that is!
But the Server+ being vendor neutral would presumably show a competancy with any network? Meaning I could stay here with a chance of promotion or move company if the opportunity arose.
What do you guys think - MS or CompTIA?
Thanks for reading!
I have just finished my MSDST. Should I press on for the MCSA or go to a Server+ cert.
Reason I am wondering is my current employer is on a novell network. If I get the 290 it may not be relevant enough to a novell network to get me up the ladder... but if I change jobs it will as nearly all adverts ask for it - if there were any jobs that is!
But the Server+ being vendor neutral would presumably show a competancy with any network? Meaning I could stay here with a chance of promotion or move company if the opportunity arose.
What do you guys think - MS or CompTIA?
Thanks for reading!
Leave the monkies alone! They've got problems enough as it is!
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jryantech
Member Posts: 623
Go MCSA.
Security+ is a lifetime cert but MCSA is more recognized right now."It's Microsoft versus mankind with Microsoft having only a slight lead."
-Larry Ellison, CEO, Oracle
Studying: SCJA
Occupation: Information Systems Technician -
janmike
Member Posts: 3,076
Server+ emphasizes actual server hardware and data center operations. Different NOS's are explored, not just Microsoft. There is a lot about disaster preparation and recovery, along with some network and data center security. Redundant storage is a big part of the subject matter--RAID, NAS, SAN.
70-290 concentrates on the Microsoft server operating system and its uses.
Hope this helps, and good luck on your decision!"It doesn't matter, it's in the past!"--Rafiki -
brad-
Member Posts: 1,218
290.
Server+ is crap imho.
Thats one topic that shouldnt really be vender neutral. -
JBrown
Member Posts: 308
On the other hand, if you fail Server + you will have to shell off another 215.00 USD (that is the cheapest price i found), while with MS tests it cost $125 plus in case you fail you can retake it for free (second shot).
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maumercado
Member Posts: 163
go for network+, security+ then mcsa, server+ is an extension of a+ you can do it if you want to... it looks good on the CV but also youd learn a lot of cool stuff about server hardware.
network+ can help you understand some basics of novell network behaviour... -
Chivalry1
Member Posts: 569
70-290!! The MCSA track will be more beneficial in the long run than Server +."The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and
content with your knowledge. " Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915) -
qwertyiop
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Definitely go for 70-290 and finisih up your MCSA. The things you learn from Server+ are beneficial but I have never seen it in a job ad.
