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2013 Certification Plans

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    snokerpokersnokerpoker Member Posts: 661 ■■■■□□□□□□
    For work: Cisco specialization certs. On my own: Linux +.
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    al3kt.R***al3kt.R*** Member Posts: 118
    2013 is planned as an (ISC)2year for me, with SSCP scheduled for February and hopefully get CISSP by the end of the year.

    If I can pursue an RHCSA somewhere in between then I'll be thrilled.

    Let's see...icon_study.gificon_study.gificon_study.gif
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    uyen_nguyenuyen_nguyen Member Posts: 32 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Planning
    2012: GSEC GCIA
    2013: GSE-Written GCFA GREM GXPN
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    HectorPHectorP Member Posts: 41 ■■□□□□□□□□
    2013: MCTS, CCNA
    and hopefully a job :D
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    FalasiFalasi Member Posts: 115
    Hopefully I'll Pass CCNA/CRISC by the end of this year... but for 2013:

    MCSE 2012.
    CISA
    PMP

    maybe ISSAP/ISSEP or CCNA: Sec.

    and Hopefully better job icon_lol.gif
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    RoguetadhgRoguetadhg Member Posts: 2,489 ■■■■■■■■□□
    petedude wrote: »
    Ugh. Simply. . . ugh.

    Haven't finished one cert this year, and started a couple. I think my goal for 2013 would be. . . finish one. Take one exam and pass.

    Anything beyond that would be gravy.

    Some certifications have a lot of tests, just keep moving forward
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    X10MMXX10MMX Member Posts: 81 ■■□□□□□□□□
    3 months of 2011 and 2012 have been good to me... I have accomplished my CCNA, MS 680,640,642. I am looking to site my 643 by the end of the month.

    In October I am off on a SCCM 2012 course and hopefully my 647 by the end of the year to complete my MCITP:EA.

    As for 2013.. I've started thinking about it. I am defo thinking something around virtualisation and storage. VMWare or Hyper-V I haven't decided yet. I work for an MSP so I guess both would be good.

    If anyone has any tips on where to start with storage, it would be highly appreciated :)
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    bermovickbermovick Member Posts: 1,135 ■■■■□□□□□□
    I think finding a job that doesn't make me feel like I'm wasting/have wasted my time studying (or push through that feeling).

    Finishing the CCNP Security and knocking out the CCIE R+S written is a good 2013 goal.
    Latest Completed: CISSP

    Current goal: Dunno
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    amcnowamcnow Member Posts: 215 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Completed in 2012

    OCP (Oracle Certified Professional), Java SE 6 Programmer

    Yet to complete in 2012

    CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician)

    *If time permits it, I will pass the 70-450 exam to finish my MCITP: Database Administrator 2008. I need to get it done before July 31, 2013.

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    Goals for 2013

    CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
    CHFI (Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator)
    G2700 (GIAC Certified ISO-27000 Specialist)

    *I will submit my experience for CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional). I passed the exam back in early 2010.
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    In Progress: C688
    Remaining: LQT2
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    biggenebiggene Member Posts: 153 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Goals for remainder of 2012
    1. Security + (which will renew my A+ from 1996)
    2. Network +
    3. A JOB

    Goals for 2013
    1. Decide which direction I want my career to go (I am leaning towards Server Admin/Virtualization at the present time, although Health Informatics is on the short list also)
    2. Whichever certs I need to further my career.
    3. Start my Bachelors Degree program at WGU
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    NOC-NinjaNOC-Ninja Member Posts: 1,403
    If I passed CCIE then I will jump to Security + > CISSP > CCNP-Security
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    boredgameladboredgamelad Member Posts: 365 ■■■■□□□□□□
    In order of priority, these are my 2013 goals:

    1.) Finish BS IT degree @ WGU (before January 31, 2013 to finish in one term).
    2.) CCNA: Security
    3.) Find a real networking job
    5.) ITIL v3 Foundation
    6.) Juniper JNCIA and JNCIS (If I end up staying with my current employer)
    7.) Learn how to number lists properly
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    N2ITN2IT Inactive Imported Users Posts: 7,483 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Finish my MBA before December 31st 2012

    Moving forward ITIL V3 Expert 2013
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    chrisonechrisone Member Posts: 2,278 ■■■■■■■■■□
    My plans are the same as this years LOL

    Continue to chip away at the CCNP Security and work on some pentesting technologies.

    To much work these days....
    Certs: CISSP, EnCE, OSCP, CRTP, eCTHPv2, eCPPT, eCIR, LFCS, CEH, SPLK-1002, SC-200, SC-300, AZ-900, AZ-500, VHL:Advanced+
    2023 Cert Goals: SC-100, eCPTX
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    gadav478gadav478 Member Posts: 374 ■■■□□□□□□□
    2012: A+, Network+ (completed), CCENT (hopefully in the next two weeks), CCNA (before 2013)

    2013: Security+, a more networking based gig
    Goals for 2015: CCNP
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    paulgswansonpaulgswanson Member Posts: 311
    Completed in 2012: N+, S+, MTA SEC, MTA OS, MTA Net

    Yet to complete in 2012: CIW Foundations, ITILv3,

    Goals for 2013: MTA Web, CIW JavaScript Specialist, Project+, MCTSx3\MCTIP:EA
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    WGU Progress: B.S. Network Management & Design <- I quit (got bored)
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    ch1vasch1vas Member Posts: 81 ■■□□□□□□□□
    2013 ; ccent + ccna
    Goal 2013: CCENT (x); CCNA(x); Security+(x); ITIL Foundation ( )
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    VAHokie56VAHokie56 Member Posts: 783
    knocked out the CCNP in 2012

    Been trying to decide which way I go next...may just start studying for the CCIE written to just stay fresh and learn a few new things, not sure if I would take the test in 2013 or not. I wanted to do the CCIP but they retired it and I have not had the time to look into what it requires now as the CCNP SP:....

    So I guess my goals for 2013 is learn as much as I can about Security,MPLS and BGP and if I can get a cert out of it,great...and I think it would be cool to pick up linux+ as well
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    SlowhandSlowhand Mod Posts: 5,161 Mod
    I have a few things left on my plate, lots of tests that I just need to review for and schedule, already done most of the studying for them. I've also got quite a few things on the 2012 list that didn't make the cut for one reason or another, but that's how they getcha. I'm going to try to knock out a few Microsoft exams before the year is over, then we'll see what I want to do in the next 12 months after that. . .

    I'll know by January 1st of 2013, for sure. icon_lol.gif
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    veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    I've noticed that Cisco professionals tend to enjoy Linux. It must be a command line thing :)
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    9nine99nine9 Member Posts: 11 ■□□□□□□□□□
    2012 Network+, Security+ and hoping to sit for CCENT before years end. 2013 CCNA, CCNA:Security, SSCP
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    DeathgomperDeathgomper Member Posts: 356 ■■■□□□□□□□
    The rest of 2012: Finish CCNP

    2013: CCNA Security, I too have thought about Linux+ but I am leaving my options open.
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    onesaintonesaint Member Posts: 801
    veritas_libertas wrote: »
    I've noticed that Cisco professionals tend to enjoy Linux. It must be a command line thing :)

    Deep down, IOS is just a *nix flavor with some tweaks. Then again, so is OS X, ESXi, Android, etc. etc.

    That shell makes for a comfortable place, like Windows folk and the Start button.
    Work in progress: picking up Postgres, elastisearch, redis, Cloudera, & AWS.
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    it_consultantit_consultant Member Posts: 1,903
    I have seen this the other way around. Linux admins watching me in a router or switch and they say "huh, that looks a lot like BASH". Yes it does, except IOS is much simpler.

    The underwear of most commercial firewalls is a simple redhat clone. If you can get root access you will likely find iptables lurking about. They slap their intelligence (protocol inspection, anti-virus -which is usually a rip-off of clamAV, anti-spam, and monitoring/logging) on top of the *nix and sell it to us for lots of money - on hardware that would cost only a few hundred dollars.
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    onesaintonesaint Member Posts: 801
    Exactly. High cost Cisco gear sporting commodity Intel Celerons is my favorite example.
    Work in progress: picking up Postgres, elastisearch, redis, Cloudera, & AWS.
    Next up: eventually the RHCE and to start blogging again.

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    it_consultantit_consultant Member Posts: 1,903
    Yep, and Cisco phone systems which run on IBM X-Servers with 2 GB of RAM and running Linux.
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    GOZCUGOZCU Member Posts: 234
    Before 2013 comes : CCNP

    2013-2014 : CCIE R&S
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    jmritenourjmritenour Member Posts: 565
    Probably VCAP-DCA and VCAP-DCD. My CCNA will be up in January 2014, so I guess I'll have to decide whether I want to renew or let it lapse.
    "Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible; suddenly, you are doing the impossible." - St. Francis of Assisi
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    Daniel333Daniel333 Member Posts: 2,077 ■■■■■■□□□□
    2013... not sure yet.

    I was thinking of CCIE Routing and Switching. If only because I think it's fun. But practically speaking I shoudl probably do RHCSA/RHCE>
    -Daniel
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    mgates67mgates67 Member Posts: 55 ■■■□□□□□□□
    For 2012 I plan on finishing CCENT and going after Security+.

    As for 2013, CCNA is a definite. After that, I need to do some more research and figure out where I want to go from there. Maybe a new job will help guide my decision...
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