Certifications Goals for 2015

The days are getting shorter. Nights a little colder. What better time to plan out next years goals.

2015 Goals: MCSA 2012 (417 upgrade) MCSE Server Infrastructure , MCSE Private Cloud, Server Virtualization with Hyper V and System Center, CCNP (tshoot-switch) Conditionals Possibly VCA and VCP... if I am not getting burned out towards end of next year. If I need a break these will wait....

Link to 2014 Cetification Goals thread: http://www.techexams.net/forums/general-certification/95146-2014-certfication-plans.html

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kohr-ah

Oh heck lets see.

Should have CCDP done next month so I can count that out.

For Work:
Aruba Certified Mobile Professional

For Me:
VMWare - VCP
CCNA-DC (I studied this just need to take my exam - Just dont want to do this year)
Study MS a bit better

For Fun:
Learn Python so I can learn to automate better
Learn Redhat better

(2016)
I should have my previous student loans paid off - Do WGU and get my Bachelors

Edificer

2015 Goals:

ICND2 - January/February
CCNA - Security
Review career/cert path.
Make career/cert decisions.

BuhRock

2015 Goals:

CCNP - already started
CCDA
OSCP - Already started
CEH

About7Narwhal

I hope to get the 70-685/686 done. Not sure where I will head from there.

JoJoCal19

Love these threads!

2015 certification goals:
CCENT - Started, hope to test in January
CCNA Security - Hopefully by end of March
CISM - June
CISA - September
CCSA - Work uses CheckPoint firewalls so this would be nice to get
OSCP - to end the year and as long as I dont miss on either CISM or CISA and have to do the December exam

In addition, I'm hoping to finish my MSISA.

2015 skills goals:
Python
CCNA level networking knowledge
Get better with Linux

kurosaki00

Well... if I can get my CCNA + CCNA Sec this year...
Would like to engage in CCNP for 2015, WCNA and would be really awesome If I could get GNFA or/and the SANS FOR572 course/cert.

Yep, career goal is Network Forensics.

joneno

2014 was kind to me. I passed CISA, CISSP, CISM, Security+ and CCNA. For 2015, I'll concentrate on my career as a security analyst and study work related projects like PCI-DSS, SIEMS, FIM, McAfee security tools and if time permits start graduate school. I won't be taking any certs until further notice.

zxbane

joneno wrote: »

2014 was kind to me. I passed CISA, CISSP, CISM, Security+ and CCNA. For 2015, I'll concentrate on my career as a security analyst and study work related projects like PCI-DSS, SIEMS, FIM, McAfee security tools and if time permits start graduate school. I won't be taking any certs until further notice.

Congrats, that is quite the list of accomplishments for a single year!

gkca

RHCE, maybe Puppet and AWS.

EngRob

In order:

Linux+
Have Baby+
Project+
CCNA:Security
GCIH
CCSE
Finish WGU
OSCP

JoJoCal19

EngRob wrote: »

In order:

Linux+
Have Baby+
Project+
CCNA:Security
GCIH
CCSE
Finish WGU
OSCP

Congrats. Too bad that one is happening before the others. It will make accomplishing everything after much harder

JustFred

If I'm healthy. Finally graduate, I have been putting it off for too long (priority)

Get the following
CCNP R&S (priority)
VCP5-DCV (priority)
VCP-NV (maybe)

Begin with CCNP Security or Datacenter after the summer. Again if I'm healthy.

I might probably get ITIL too.

Probably not a realistic list as life turns to get in the way, but i will give it my very best.

lrb

Hopefully if all goes well next week, I'll be shooting for a second CCIE next year

Probably SP as it has the most overlap with R&S. Maybe renew my Juniper certs too

ramrunner800

Got CEH and finally landed a job in infosec in 2014. For 2015, learning everything I can in my new career, finishing OSCP, then GCIA.

wd40

I am studying for Security+ now, hopefully I will pass this year.

My plan for next year

Finish my BS in IT from the Open University (June)
ITIL Foundation
Linux+ (or) CCNA R & S
CISA by end of the year.

joneno

Thanks Zxbane! I also followed your CISSP thread, it's refreshing to know people on the board are achievers.

matai

CISSP, VCAP, MCSE Server, plus MSISA

moe12

Project+ and istqb Foundation level.

darkerosxx

2015 should be an interesting year... planning to do a ton of non-certification related research, but here are the cert goals I have for 2015 based on technologies I'll be directly working with.

Q1
-MapR Hadoop Certified Professional Administrator
-Puppet Professional Certification (taking the class)
-MCSA 2012 (need to learn new OS and Active Directory)

Q2
-VMware VCAP5-DCA (already took the class)

Q3
-VMware VCAP5-DCD (already took the class)

Q4
-SNIA Certified Storage Engineer (need to upgrade my storage knowledge)
-Ruby Association Certified Ruby Programmer Silver (need to do some ruby development)

Alex90

For work:

CCNA Voice
CCNP Voice

If I have time:

CCNP R&S (or at least make a start on it!)

All that should be enough to keep me busy for the year

Kinet1c

Didn't really get through what I wanted to in 2014 (now will I) so I'm going to say either VCP-DCV[5,6] or LPIC-2/RHCSA. Will hopefully get through the first year of Bsc with no hiccups too.

jdballinger

Well since I got nothing done this year...

CCNP R/S
CCDA
CCDP
CCNA:DC
CCNA:SP
CCDP:SP
VCP-NV

That ought to do it. Go big or go home, right?

MCP2000

For me
CWTS/CWNA

For Work
MCSA: O365
MCTS: SharePoint 2010 Configuring before it retires
MCSE: SharePoint
MCSE: Private Cloud

nelson8403

I want to finish my MSISA, I should hopefully have that done in 2015
then
CCNP Security
OSCP
CCISP

Nafe92014

For me:

CCENT
CCNA: R&S or CCNA: Voice
Security+

I will also be returning to a local technical college in September to finish my 3 year Network Administration Technology curriculum. Fingers crossed for Class of 2018

Piers

Solid plan:
70-410
70-411

Lofty plan:
70-413
70-414
OR
70-246
70-247
(dependent on interest level once done the MCSA and possible burnout in one area. I could either be on a roll or sick and tired of it lol)

Trying to re-boot the brain after a while away from serious studying. Last year finished the 70-680 for the MCSA, a Citrix thing on the side, and the 74-409 for fun and personal interest, passed it and found out a couple of months ago I'm now 1/3rd from the 2012 MCSA, which was my longer term goal anyway. Previously I had planned to take the 70-686 to finish the 2008 MCSA, but now it's going to be the same amount of tests to get the 410 and 411 as it would be to take the 646 and 417, so off I go!

Patiently waiting for a second shot voucher series to be released. Once the current 15% voucher expires Dec 31, I'm guessing the second shot will come back, and when it does I'm planning to be ready to write the 70-410 exam soon after. I find I do much better when I have a 2nd chance in my pocket and the pressure is off (which is why I think I did well on the Hyper-V exam; free training, free exam).

I've taken a 6 month contract away from my normal office L2/3 position, I'm now working 7pm-5am until May so I should have lots of time (knock on wood) and little to distract me from studies.. Just need to work out a good lab, which has me scratching my head a little. I used Virtual PC for 2008, but that's not working for me on my computer for 2012

linuxabuser

December 2014
CCA (for work) - DONE 12/13/14

March 2015
CCNP Route

June 2015
CCNP Switch

August 2015
CCNP Tshoot

Maybe after all of that... CCAA. Again, for work.

lincis_aus

2015 will be the year to relax, and take it easy. Spent this whole year studying and finishing my CCNP.

IT Goals:
-Start messing around with Linux, potentially start studying for RHCSA towards the end of the year.
-Get into a bit of programming/scripting - in particular Python and Bash Scripts

Non IT Goals :
- Start learning German
- Exercise and get fit

Chev Chellios

Wow you guys know how to make big plans, good luck everyone! My plan is to start (and hopefully nail) the CCENT/CCNA time permitting throughout the year and get the MS 70-640/642 done early in the year just out of stubborness from not achieving it this year- unless it totally bores me in which case I will shift my focus to Cisco.

[Deleted User]

The VCP looks like it is going to slip to 2015 for me. Starting a new job recently, I will be catching up on the technologies deployed in our environment so I don't think I'll be focusing in on certifications as much this coming year.

My current 2015 goals include:
-VCP
-Complete eLearnSecurity Student Course
-Gain more insight into python
-Enroll in a Bachelor's program

I've been trying to push some sort of training through my workplace. I'd love to attend a SANS course or attempt the OSCP. I will continually apply to the work study program for SANS in hopes of getting selected to do that. I think the OSCP is still a ways off for me. I have a lot of foundational work that I'd like to do before tackling it. However, if my employer decides that they will fund it, I will probably dig in fast.