hmmm, thats intereesting. Maybe ill wait for the A+ untill that comes out in full swing. Thanks for the info!<br><br>Nate<br><br><p><DEFANGED_div><DEFANGED_span class="gmail_quote">On 9/25/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mike Nicholas / The Personal Connection
</b> <<a href="mailto:nicholas@iserv.net">nicholas@iserv.net</a>> wrote:</DEFANGED_span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" DEFANGED_style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">RE: Now, the first place I would start off would be the basics. I would
<br>get A+ certified first, then you can branch off into what you like.<br><br>FYI, the A+ certs current (2003) version of the tests will be retired on<br>12/31/2006. The new objectives and tests (2006) will be starting up soon.
<br><br>More information is here:<br><br><a href="http://certification.comptia.org/a/New_A.aspx">http://certification.comptia.org/a/New_A.aspx</a><br><br>Mike<br><br>On Mon, September 25, 2006 1:36 pm, Nathan Drier wrote:
<br>> Chris,<br>><br>> Its never too late for anything!! I dont know a whole lot about certs (I<br>> dont have any, but after this semester at school ill be able to take my<br>> A+,<br>> MSCE, Network+ and Security+ certs) so dont take any of this for gospel,
<br>> but ill try to help ;-)<br>><br>> Now, the first place I would start off would be the basics. I would get<br>> A+<br>> certified first, then you can branch off into what you like.<br>><br>> Theres a Network+ for networking, and the more you get into networking
<br>> certs, the more you see its divided into MS and Cisco. You could take<br>> the<br>> microsoft route which is MSCE. That deals more with OS's, users, the<br>> software end of it. Thats good for smaller companies. Cisco (not sure of
<br>> its call sign) is the hardware end, you do more work at larger,<br>> multi-location systems.<br>><br>> Then Linux+ wouldent hurt at all, its a broad cert.<br>><br>> Ever think about security? Theres alot of those, Security+, CISSP, even
<br>> an<br>> Ethical Hacker cert. I would assume that where the most money is.<br>><br>> There is a million certs out there...I just read an article in SC that<br>> talked about the importance of them and the best rated....Ill see if I can
<br>> find it.<br>><br>> Hope this helped!<br>><br>> Nate<br>><br>> On 9/25/06, Chris Lamrock <<a href="mailto:clamrock@nmtdie.com">clamrock@nmtdie.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> Hey guys,
<br>>><br>>> I'm thinking about "going back to school" for some certifications. I<br>>> do<br>>> all of our companies computer/network/software/hardware/Microsoft/Linux<br>>> stuff now. With the way my field is going (tool and die) and getting up
<br>>> there in age (37) :-) I'm thinking about constructing a safety net..<br>>><br>>> What would be some good certifications to go after? Microsoft or<br>>> Linux? Is<br>>> there any hope breaking into an IT/IS field so late in life?
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