SAN certs, are they worth it?

In my particular area I get a lot of talk from headhunters about EMC and Netapp. I'd like to do the NetApp because we had them at my last company, but I remember it being fairly expensive. Are there any SAN certs out there worth the time and money would you guys just wait till you were at a company that required it and take them then?

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Everyone

If you have SAN on your resume, you'll get quite a few hits from Recruiters. I have an old "Dell SAN Solutions Provider" cert, some EMC experience, and some NetApp experience. Just having those 3 things on my resume gets me a bunch of recruiters contacting me for storage jobs.

I can't say that I remember any of the jobs they sent me saying anything about requiring any storage certs. Obviously it wouldn't hurt to have them, but I don't think people are looking for them either, they're looking for the real world experience.

pwjohnston

Ya, that's what I was thinking. I just wish I could learn the product without having to get a job where I work on it.

MentholMoose

pwjohnston wrote: »

Ya, that's what I was thinking. I just wish I could learn the product without having to get a job where I work on it.

Do you have a NetApp at work? NetApp provides a simulator that their customers can download for learning and testing.

blargoe

I have EMC certifications, and while the deal isn't "done" yet, I'm pretty close to landing a job in which being certified in SAN was a big deal to the decision makers... despite the fact they are a NetApp shop.

I would say that it really isn't for the entry-level admin just yet, but judging from your list of certs I don't think that applies to you.