2013 Certification Plans

It's the end of the world! Probably not, but it's around that time to think of a couple things, including: Certifications for the 2013 year.

What will you be doing for the 2013 year?
Found a new job and decided to jump ship on a certification to go after a different goal?

Personally:
Linux+
CCNA:Security
CCNA:Voice

Strive to better yourself!

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sratakhin

I plan to complete MCSA 2003, upgrade to 2008 and then do VCP.

MAC_Addy

I had scheduled my ICND2 exam a few weeks ago and had to move it due to work. I am so ready for this exam it's unbelievable. For 2013 I'll be taking ICND2, CCNA:Voice, and CCNA:Sec. After those I'm going to start on the NP track.

veritas_libertas

Finish off the CCNA and then begin on CCNA Security.

QHalo

Finish NCDA, blogging each section as I go is slowing me down a bit
VCAP-DCA5
VCAP-DCD5
Look into Hyper-V 2012 later in the year.

FloOz

Completed all my 2012 Cert goals as you can tell from my sig

As for 2013 I plan on attaining CCNA in February/March and then go right into my CCNP studies

chrisone

Cert Goals: OSCP , CCNP Security
Course Goals: Penetration Testing with Backtrack - OSCP Course, Metasploit Unleashed, and maybe hackingdojo.com courses.
Reading Goals:
BackTrack 4_Assuring Security by Penetration Testing
Metasploit The Penetration Tester's Guide
Advanced Penetration Testing for Highly-Secured Environments
Gray Hat Hacking, 3rd Edition
The Web Application Hackers Handbook 2nd Edition
Metaspoitable 2 Unleashed Online tutorial.
Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit
Metasploit Penetration Testing Cookbook (2012)
Ninja.Hacking.Unconventional.Penetration.Testing.Tactic

Pen testing is fun material! i am truely bored of the cisco cert taking to be honest. This is my second year trying to finish the CCNP Security lol

101010

Primary:
01: Security+
02: CCENT
05: CCNA
08: SPSE (SecurityTube Python Scripting Expert)
11: OSCP

Secondary:
Learn Python The Hard Way
Udacity CS101 Course (Python)

nosoup4u

MCITP:EA, Sec+, Net+, A+, Linux+, maybe CCNA, look into mcse/mcsa 2012 stuff

Read:
Learn Windows PowerShell 3 in a Month of Lunches
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Mastering the Fundamentals

networker050184

JNCIP-SP in the next couple months and probably the CCIE SP Written before mid year.

MAC_Addy

Oh, that reminds me (thanks Networker) I'm also thinking of taking the JNCIA-Junos in between ICND2 and CCNA:Voice.

cruwl

2013 Goals:
70-642 hopefully by end of Feb or March.

70-646 by The end of July finishing off my MCITP:SA / MCSA 2008

Then on to VCP for the end of the year.
Feels good to have some actually attainable goals, and an employer that pushes you to achieve them.

Good luck everyone.

ajs1976

I want to complete MCSA 2008 (2 or 3 exams) and CCAA (2 exams). After those maybe MCSA 2012, MCTS 2010 and start studying for CISSP.

it_consultant

Hopefully I will get the company to pay for me to take the Brocade Advanced IP Networking course and I will do BCNP.

palit

For me its
1. CCNA
2.Get a job
3. CCNA :Voice
4.Linux+

coty24

2013 Cert plans:

C|EH > CCNA > Upgrade MCSA 2008 to 2012 > CISSP, can't think of anything else right now..... but that should take me well into 2013 maybe all of it.

I have a voucher for VCP5 but I don't want to sit for the exam.....

Do anyone think I should switch the C|EH > CCNA places on my certification path? I got my exam set for mid February for the C|EH. Is CCNA doable in a month with daily-focused study?

Thanks!

f0rgiv3n

2013:

Certs:
- CISSP
- CCDA
- CCDP (if I have time)

Courses:
- SANS CISSP boot camp

Books:
- Top Down Network Design 3rd edition (ordered)
- Cisco QoS (ordered)
- Cisco Firewalls
- O'Reilly's new Juniper SRX (releases in May 2013)
- Python Programming
- CISSP - Shon Harris
- CCDA/CCDP books

End of year:
- Start MBA in Information Technology Management at Capella University

Other Goals:
- Determine if I am going to stay at current job or move on, and do it.

Iristheangel

Goals for 2013:
CCNP
CCNP: Security
CEH
GIAC G2700

And maybe the entry level Juniper cert if I have time

tpatt100

I really need to do Microsoft Server Certs

About7Narwhal

2013 Goals (If the world doesn't end):

MCTS: Windows 7: Config (Jan - Feb)
MCITP: EA (April - May)
MCSA: Windows 8 (August)
The rest of my time will be open for me to pick if I get burned out on M$, which is very likely.

rreasonover

Goal is Net + Feb 2013 Security + March 2013

AnFgar

Hi.

ITIL v3
MCSA 2008
CEH If I have time...

Essendon

Goals, goals, goals - isnt that what it's all about!

I need to focus on my new job more than anything else, but I hope to be able to spare some time to get me the:

MCSE: Private Cloud and
VCAP-DCA. This should net me 3 certs (an additional MCTS while doing the PC)

Aim high guys, aim big. Set lofty goals (dont go overboard though), say you set out to achieve 6 certs this year but you only got to 4, that's still very good. Go all out when you study. Aim for the stars and you may get to the clouds!

Ivanjam

CCENT - Sep, 2013
CCNA - Nov, 2013
MCTS Win 7 - Dec, 2013

gc8dc95

CCNA
MCSA 08 & 12
Maybe a vmware cert?

gkca

EMCISA in January, then RHCSA sometime in the spring and RHCE later.

ChooseLife

Nice to see a variety of technologies mentioned here. We have people with a wide range of skills on this forum *thumbs up*

Jasiono

Ciw web design specialist
Ccna
ccna security
security+

If all those are done I'll try to squeeze in project+

Essendon

ChooseLife wrote: »

Nice to see a variety of technologies mentioned here. We have people with a wide range of skills on this forum *thumbs up*

Imagine if a number of us got together to create a startup of our own. With all the talent, knowledge, wisdom and experience we have got here - Man, we could take the world by storm!

Seriously though, I've been thinking of this for a while now. Anyone have any ideas? The main issue here would be that members are so geographically dispersed that it doesnt look like a feasible idea. O well...

Jasiono

We can put all of our money together and purchase an island.

gatorfan

Start with Network+ and MTA 98-349, find a job with those and the 98-366 I just got.

After that CompTia Cloud Essentials (should I bother?) and possibly A+ and Sec+. Following that I will probably either go for higher level Microsoft and/or Cisco certs just to open myself up to a wide variety of companies. Now that I got my first cert I want to keep going.