top cert?

Mike-Mike

I am new to all this cert discussion... is there a certification that is more prestigious than the rest?

CCIE maybe?

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shon541

A+!

It would be more of an opinion than anything else. A Microsoft person will say one thing, while a Cisco will say another.

Turgon

CCIE is one of the top badges to have in terms of impact and impressing peers. Like any certification it has its detractors but generally it still has wow factor. There are other certifications in different disciplines that are seen as expert or elite. I recall the MCNE being one to have but Novell have retired that now. The MCA is up there but has never really taken off due in part to the expense. But it is exclusive. The predecessor to the MCNE was the ECNE. The Windows weenies wanted a Master MCSE for a while in response to the MCNE. There was a qualification called Master CNX I believe in networking but that has long since demised. 3Com did a 'Wizard' qualification, Nortel an Architect qualification.

I still think the CCIE is the one to get. Back in the day it had a blow away factor because there were few around and Cisco was a new thing for many organisations. We have many more now and the technologies are well bedded in so the expectations of CCIE's are higher. Back in 1999 you could get away with murder if you had that number. No longer.

bertieb

Based on my recent experiences, ITIL Expert! Guys who hold that certification and have good experience are in real demand (worldwide) and can demand very good renumeration in return. From now on, I suggest that our resident ITIL expert - eMeS - supplies the beer for everyone

The question is subjective though - one mans meat is another mans poison etc.

eMeS

bertieb wrote: »

From now on, I suggest that our resident ITIL expert - eMeS - supplies the beer for everyone

I'll gladly buy anyone here that I meet in person a beer, or two, or even a meal. Just catch me when I'm in your town.

Thanks for the compliment. (and for the 50 or so PM's I'll get from people asking me how much ITIL Experts earn).

I agree with the general sentiment; whatever is the top cert is very subjective. Not only will it be different things for different people, it will be different things for different people at different points in their career.

For me at the moment, the next big step is to the CMC

MS

Mojo_666

MCM and MCA Are also at the very top of the certs

MCM Training Courses | Advanced Computer Certification | Microsoft Certified Master
Microsoft Certified Architect Program

dynamik

eMeS wrote: »

I'll gladly buy anyone here that I meet in person a beer, or two, or even a meal. Just catch me when I'm in your town.

He actually does this. Just don't make the mistake of assuming he'll recognize you from LinkedIn and go sit next to him at the bar and give him a quick smile. It really creeps him out

Devilsbane

eMeS wrote: »

I'll gladly buy anyone here that I meet in person a beer, or two, or even a meal. Just catch me when I'm in your town.

Can you post your 2010 touring schedule?

eMeS

dynamik wrote: »

He actually does this. Just don't make the mistake of assuming he'll recognize you from LinkedIn and go sit next to him at the bar and give him a quick smile. It really creeps him out

I'll punch you in the mouth if I look up and see you sitting next to me again, and you'll strongly fight the urge to thank me.

MS

eMeS

Devilsbane wrote: »

Can you post your 2010 touring schedule?

That's where it gets a little iffy....usually the only people that know where I'll be are my wife, my business partner, and whomever the customer is.

I've seen some people on LinkedIn advertise their whereabouts, but that creeps me out because it seems really security-unconscious.

PM me your location and I will let you know if and when I am passing through.

MS

ColbyG

CCENT? No, wait, N+?

In all seriousness, like everyone else said, it's very subjective. In my opinion and field, the top cert is probably the CCDE. You could say the Cisco Certified Architect is the top, but I don't think anyone has it yet, and it's kind of silly. So I'll say CCDE, though it's not a cert I see myself ever attempting.

dynamik

eMeS wrote: »

PM me your location and I will let you know if and when I am passing through.

Right. That's what I do too. I don't advertise my current location via social media. This is why: I Can Stalk U - Raising awareness about inadvertent information sharing (the successor to Please Rob Me)

I'm "friends" (or whatever) on TripIt with a select few people, mostly co-workers. That astorrs guy though, I don't trust him at all...

eMeS

dynamik wrote: »

Right. That's what I do too. I don't advertise my current location via social media.

Nobody wants to steal your stack of Blueboy magazines.

MS

dynamik

eMeS wrote: »

Nobody wants to steal your stack of Blueboy magazines.

Of course not. However, their models that are chained to my radiator are highly sought after.

tiersten

dynamik wrote: »

Right. That's what I do too. I don't advertise my current location via social media. This is why: I Can Stalk U - Raising awareness about inadvertent information sharing (the successor to Please Rob Me)

I spoof my location on my Android phone and everything including Google thinks I'm in the mountains in Afghanistan.

laidbackfreak

tiersten wrote: »

I spoof my location on my Android phone and everything including Google thinks I'm in the mountains in Afghanistan.

roflmao thought I was the only one who did that... My friends\family are starting to wise up to it now and almost stopped asking me what I'm doing in such n such a place.

Ryan82

Brocade Certified Network Engineer's are according to one survery the highest paid with an average salary of $146,250.

But if we are talking about what I personally respect the most, it would be a CCIE.

jovan88

I'm voting for cisco certified architect.. i hope they drop it, its just rediculous

Mike-Mike

jovan88 wrote: »

I'm voting for cisco certified architect.. i hope they drop it, its just rediculous

forgive my noob-ness, but what do you mean by drop it?

Mike-Mike

Devilsbane wrote: »

Can you post your 2010 touring schedule?

this made me literally laugh out loud in my computer lab at school

Bl8ckr0uter

Mike-Mike wrote: »

forgive my noob-ness, but what do you mean by drop it?

He means ends the program. CCAr makes me thing of pirates.

networker050184

Certified gangster hands down.

Peibol

networker050184 wrote: »

Certified gangster hands down.

Westside!!!!

I will go with CCDE/CCIE or any of those ITIL that eMes

has.

Turgon

Ryan82 wrote: »

Brocade Certified Network Engineer's are according to one survery the highest paid with an average salary of $146,250.

But if we are talking about what I personally respect the most, it would be a CCIE.

Brocade are getting a lot of business right now in terms of network refresh. Cheaper than Cisco