IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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thanks breh for all the advice and everyone else too.
Simbashanafelt
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I fukkin' HATE working in a windows environment 
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I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
I fukkin' HATE working in a windows environment
Have you worked in a *NIX environment?
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I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
Ubuntu is my holy grail
The terminal is just
I haven't really used Linux in a long time. Most recently I've been messing with Backtrack, but that's not enterprise shyt, mostly just to mess around with the security/exploit tools.
TheyCallMeAzul
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I'm gonna be a sophomore this year, studying to get a degree in IT (also Finance, but that's just to fall back on) . I've always had a love for computers and technology, and given the pay that normally comes with a career in the field, I think it's a perfect fit. For anyone that has a career in IT, has working with technology ever gotten old for you? This is probably my biggest concern.
I need some advice on getting out of the NOC.
Brehs I did 9 months studying Voice and getting my certs for one company and was on a path towards being a Voice Eng. I was able to obtain my CCNA and had completed the Routing & Switching portions of the CCNP before leaving. My girl wanted me to move out here to the DMV so I dropped the Voice work and took a spot in a NOC(Tier I/II support, emails, and phone calls). Now with 1 year plus time spent here I really want to get back on my Networking game. This job just doesn't challenge me at all. Not really being able to use much of what I learned from CCNA or touch physical equipment I'm really going to have to put in that work to complete my CCNP. I was able to take on some duties from our NetEng team and do a lot of VPN monitoring(learning configs and acls at the moment). Are VPNs popping in the field? Should I invest in learning more?
What should my next move be to get out of the NOC and back working in the daylight
Brehs I did 9 months studying Voice and getting my certs for one company and was on a path towards being a Voice Eng. I was able to obtain my CCNA and had completed the Routing & Switching portions of the CCNP before leaving. My girl wanted me to move out here to the DMV so I dropped the Voice work and took a spot in a NOC(Tier I/II support, emails, and phone calls). Now with 1 year plus time spent here I really want to get back on my Networking game. This job just doesn't challenge me at all. Not really being able to use much of what I learned from CCNA or touch physical equipment I'm really going to have to put in that work to complete my CCNP. I was able to take on some duties from our NetEng team and do a lot of VPN monitoring(learning configs and acls at the moment). Are VPNs popping in the field? Should I invest in learning more?
What should my next move be to get out of the NOC and back working in the daylight
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Any brehs here trying to learn SQL, database programming, and the role its plays in the world of IT? Here is a set of videos from a kid on youtube and this kid has a understanding of relational databases like no other. His SQL set include like 67 videos...And just an FYI, a good understanding of Unix and SQL can net you a pretty-good salary these days...
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_c9BZzLwBRKHaa-qY7N-bmZYLPx3RYVB
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_c9BZzLwBRKHaa-qY7N-bmZYLPx3RYVB
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Anybody interested in Java, HTML/CSS, scripting languages like PHP/JavaScript/Python, C, Android Development, Object-Oriented Design, Design Patterns, etc? Here is a set of videos from Derek Banas, dude is a former Developer for Apple...His videos are SUPER in-depth...just go through his playlist to find what you're looking for...
http://www.youtube.com/user/derekbanas/videos?flow=grid&live_view=500&sort=dd&view=1
http://www.youtube.com/user/derekbanas/videos?flow=grid&live_view=500&sort=dd&view=1
linuxcbt.comUbuntu is my holy grail
The terminal is just
Everything I know in Linux I learned from here....you can buy the videos or you can get it from somewhere,
I will leave it at that
Reid2Achieve
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Studying this A+ really made me realize how much I didn't know about computers 
Now I really want to build my own PC
Now I really want to build my own PC