Certification Plans for 2009
gorebrush
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Any roadmaps for exams for any of you guys?
Next year for me: -
BCMSN Feburary
ISCW April
ONT June
BGP
QoS
MPLS
Not going to commit too many dates but hopefully want to do an exam every 2-3 months.
Hopefully next year pick up CCNP and CCIP and look to move jobs at the beginning of 2010.
The reason I'm keen on CCIP is that a lot of companies now rely on MPLS lines and I know they use BGP (although I have no direct contact to these things myself) Would be extremely handy to be able to do all this without having too much reliance on service provider knowledge...
Anywho, all of this ultimately leading to CCIE R+S sometime in 2011 (Will have to think about a CCVP as well...)
Next year for me: -
BCMSN Feburary
ISCW April
ONT June
BGP
QoS
MPLS
Not going to commit too many dates but hopefully want to do an exam every 2-3 months.
Hopefully next year pick up CCNP and CCIP and look to move jobs at the beginning of 2010.
The reason I'm keen on CCIP is that a lot of companies now rely on MPLS lines and I know they use BGP (although I have no direct contact to these things myself) Would be extremely handy to be able to do all this without having too much reliance on service provider knowledge...
Anywho, all of this ultimately leading to CCIE R+S sometime in 2011 (Will have to think about a CCVP as well...)
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70-620 in mid January (Before school starts)
A+ in March
Network+ in April
70-622 in June before Second Shot runs out
Summer Semester
Linux+
Fall Semester
Security+
Its a big list but everything except the 70-620 & 70-622 are directly related to classes I am taking in college, those are the only two I am self studying for. I also work full time as a security guard so I have 40 hours of PAID study time a week.
MS: Information Security & Assurance
Start Date: December 2013
I'm now trying to change job to acquire more experience on Cisco stuff.
And after that...
SNRS - May
IPS - July
CWSP - November
At the end of 2009, maybe I will focus on more security job position.
70-293
70-294
70-297 or 298
Then in no particular order and subject to change....
CCENT/CCNA
CIW
70-284
70-285
70-431
I'm not sure about the 431 for 2009, that looks tough
VCP in the month following
EMC Storage Specialist, if I get training approved, in the first half of the year
MCITP Enterprise Administrator before the end of the year
Possibly getting CCNA renewed and delving further into Cisco, depending on where my job responsibilities fall next year.
Recent: 11/2019 - RHCSA (RHEL 7); 2/2019 - Updated VCP to 6.5 (just a few days before VMware discontinued the re-cert policy...)
Working on: RHCE/Ansible
Future: Probably continued Red Hat Immersion, Possibly VCAP Design, or maybe a completely different path. Depends on job demands...
Hyper V
OCS Voice Specialization
OCS R2 if there's an exam that comes out for it
MCITP Enterprise Admin
CCNA- April/May (third try
Linux+- shortly thereafter (grabbing every Linux OS I can, focus is on Open Suse, Ubuntu <SP>)
Then on to CCENT ICND1 in March or April,
Then ICND2 to get CCNA by summer 09.
I want to get into networking, it's what my degree is in. Just have to have a little time in my job which is application support for a bank. Not exactly what I wanna to with my life, but now that I am in the company, I can only go up!
BSCI
BCMSN
ISCW
CCNA - Security
Maybe Linux+ if I get a chance.
CCNA
Security +
CCNA: Security
MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator
MCITP: Enterprise Administrator
Hopefully to start with BSCI or ONT
For my long term goal, I am still debating myself on which path to go CCNP, CCSP, or ISC/SSCP, I will find out since I will be dealing with both network and security with my target exams, one thing is certain though I will try to focus and be an expert on the following Server + Security or Server + Networking, it would be nice to have both but it might fry my brain.
CEH
CHFI
Maybe CCNA: Security or NCE, MBA
It is all depending on the my saving and work status....
At least that I know I wll accomplish few of them, but not all.
then finish the CCNP probaby Late April.
Then start on the CCIP and CCSP track. With the CCIP first
Network+
Security+
CCENT/CCNA
Either MCDST or skip for MCSA
CCNP
LPIC-1 and 2
Job Hunting (not quite a cert but on the roadmap)
CCNA
MCSE
More if time permits...
291 Left = MCSA 2003
CCENT
CCNA
That pretty much my goal for next year. If i throw anything else in the loop it would must likely be Security+.
CompTIA Network+ March 7, 2008
MCTS Vista 620 June 14, 2008
MCP Server 290 Nov 15, 2008
MCP Server 291 In Progress (Exam 12/28/09)
Cisco CCENT In Progress
MCP Server 291 In Progress
C|EH In Progress
All of this after the 'other' exam first though :P
After: Undecided about starting CCNP or CCSP. I'd like to do the NP first to get the foundation, but on the other hand, none of the SP exams overlap with any other track, and it's tempting to just get it out of the way so I can move on to the overlapping tracks after the NP. CISSP (only qualify for an associate) might be another option while the SSCP material is fresh...
I'm kinda looking at the same long term goal... nice goodluck to both of us, hopefully one day we will be a patriot thwarting the bad guys!!!
MCSE
CEH
CCNA Security
My Maybes:
Linux+
OSCP
SSCP
Next Up: Security+, 291?
Enrolled in Masters program: CS 2011 expected completion
CCNP (BCMSN, BSCI, ISCW, ONT)
MCSA 2003: Security (70-290 / 70-291)
CWNA (PW0-104)
CCNA: Wireless
CCDA
Net+
Both required for school. Want to be done retaking these exams by February.
70-291
Project+
RHCT by June.
CCENT over summer. If i have time since i am only 1 class away from sitting for the exam.
Sec+
CIW Associate and Pro (don't know much about these 2. May need to reevaluate my goals.)
SCJA
If i can by December
Hopefully i can graduate this time next year and then focus on my 2008 MS exams or my MCSE.
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 – Data Center Administration (VCAP5-DCA) (Passed)
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 – Data Center Design (VCAP5-DCD)
Not sure what's after that. I'm back in school Jan. 5th.
Good luck to everyone on all their goals. Hopefully everyone will meet their expectations.
2. Make career decision regarding Microsoft vs Cisco future paths.
3. If Microsoft, pursue MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator before CCNA renewal
4. If Cisco, work towards CCNP. I need to pass one exam next year anyway to renew my CCNA.
I didn't meet all of my goals last year becasue I didn't take the BCMSN. I did finish the MCSE:Messaging and passed the EMCPA exam. I also passed the 620 and 649 for the MCITP:EA which wasn't part of the original plan, but was more of an effort to be 'done' with Microsoft for a while before I moved on to studying Cisco.