So......Anyone in here in IT???

[major pain]

Security + ........ I havent looked at CISSP in a long time, but I think it requires a couple years of verifiable work experience.

 

[alvarez_313]

lol....

thats like help desk shit...the eingineer is the type of nigga who takes on network problem from a whole nother level...he maintains plenty of servers that dont necessarily need to be touched from day to day, but when it is down...hes critical to the entire buisness, he makes sure backups are correctly done. Policies are configured correctly, and usually houses the areas where other IT type of workers can do their business....web developers need him and database managers need him.

He usually runs exchange managers on a high scale and administrates the server heavy applications . For the most part as long as you have shit configured correctly...You will be alright. do it right the first time and your fine. there are different level admins....some work in network operations with cisco gear some work within server Os's other just handle citrix n shit.

once you get to the level of knowing everything and every term, and know how they all fit together you may as well just contract your whole life out and keep bounceing around

I've been in IT for 16 years now.. The above is basically what you have to look forward too. I tend to enjoy project managment at this point and time myself. I'm planning on copping about 4 certs over the fall\winter period. Speaking of virtualization we use the vmware line.. Shit is INCREDIBLE.. We do baseline resource usage testing on servers beforehand to see how much resources to allot on the virtual side, man these servers hardly use 2% of the total processing power lol.. We have spent quite a bit on the equipment needed but in the long run it's gonna be a helluva cost savings in terms of our footprint in the building, energy cost, cooling cost etc...

 

[Rell Mayne]

Security + ........ I havent looked at CISSP in a long time, but I think it requires a couple years of verifiable work experience.

Security + just sounds simple as fuck...it has no track like Cissp....in order to actually get a Cissp you have master a lot of shit + the fact you have to have 5 years of work experience to actually get the cert and you have to get the cert with signed references for your job experience. Maybe im lookin at the fact that network + and A+ are some childish ass certs. I think i may take the cisco track for security then figure out how to head toward the cissp way. looking for the knowledge more so then the cert. Lil do niggas know if your not specializeing yourself in IT your gonna get your job taken easily especially with cloud computing and remote everything bein more accessible.

 

[major pain]

Security + just sounds simple as fuck...it has no track like Cissp....in order to actually get a Cissp you have master a lot of shit + the fact you have to have 5 years of work experience to actually get the cert and you have to get the cert with signed references for your job experience. Maybe im lookin at the fact that network + and A+ are some childish ass certs. I think i may take the cisco track for security then figure out how to head toward the cissp way. looking for the knowledge more so then the cert. Lil do niggas know if your not specializeing yourself in IT your gonna get your job taken easily especially with cloud computing and remote everything bein more accessible.

Security + is the basics of IT security. It might be simple, but you need a valid starting point for most companies to bring you on for that type of work. Look into ethical hacking as well if Security is where you want to go. Most people in IT that work for security groups dont have CISSP and for good reason.

 

[King Erauno]

Im a systems/network administrator...also do help desk. basically i AM the IT dept..its 3 of us IT people...my boss isnt technical at all...and her boss is the IT director who doesnt do shit

i have no certs..imma try to focus and work on them..but im just lazy..to sit and study and all that bs...smh

i got this job off of a referral and bs interview. jumped from helpdesk to full time systems admin...not that hard at all

 

[Rell Mayne]

whats the dif between regular VMware and ESXi...yes i can use google but itll give me the technical gist... i rather hear it from the source

 

[major pain]

whats the dif between regular VMware and ESXi...yes i can use google but itll give me the technical gist... i rather hear it from the source

ESXi is free version of ESX so less features and little scalability. As far as how it works, its exactly the same.

 

[cutthecrapolabuddy]

i would like to get into it as a side hustle while i'm at schoolgoing for electrical engineering). i gave the ITS department at my school during the summer and they liked it. but they said that there are no positions available maybe until next semester. what is recommended to read upon to boost my knowledge?

 

[konceptjones]

ESXi is free version of ESX so less features and little scalability. As far as how it works, its exactly the same.

No, they don't really work the same. Most functionality is the same, but ESXi doesn't have either a command line console or web admin interface, meaning you have to use the VIC for administration.

 

[major pain]

No, they don't really work the same. Most functionality is the same, but ESXi doesn't have either a command line console or web admin interface, meaning you have to use the VIC for administration.

LOL, semantics... the backbone of the two is the same is what I meant and like I said ESX has more features than ESXi. C'mon fam.

 

[UPTOWN]

iiiight so can yall tell me exactly what i need to know to get to where yall are??

i see mega peeps in here talking about starting with help desk .... but what else??

 

[konceptjones]

Unix... seriously, fuck Microsoft products and go straight to Solaris and Linux. I had gigs that were hiring for both Windows admins and Unix admins. I got in as a Unix admin and was paid $38/hr while the Windows cats go $27/hr to do the exact same shit.

Knowing both Windows and Unix will also open more doors.

 

[King Erauno]

iiiight so can yall tell me exactly what i need to know to get to where yall are??

i see mega peeps in here talking about starting with help desk .... but what else??

get in those books fam. start with a A+ cert, to get the basics down. then read up on which route you want to go from there...Microsoft route (server administration and shit) or you can look at Cisco shit (networking, cabling..routing ...etc) Or unix and all that other shit. whatever interests you

 

[southern_mr.337]

Man I just took my Sec+ a couple days ago. Glad I read that damn book end to end. Got a 805 first cert. Nigga was happy as shit lol, now I got this Net+ in my hands. Back on the grind.

Rell, major pain is right. You gotta have that Sec+ as your basic foundation. Government jobs won't even accept you now unless you got a homie hookup and that's pushin it. I don't know how corporate IT operate but I'm pretty sure there are guidelines for them also.

Uptown you could probably start in systems if you prove yourself during your tech interview. Usually just some scenario type questions and practical knowledge. For now man get those basic certs. Each one has their own path. One other thing to note is that CompTIA A+, N+, S+ are lifetime certs until Jan 2011 then you have to re-cert everything 3yrs. These other guys can explain more to you in regards to what track to take.

 

[KevinArthur]

IS/ IT is one of the fastest growing jobs in the nation! 80k avg start out.

 

[explicitx]

Whats the better field to get into, Computer Networking and Technology or Information Technology? Or is it all the same shit? Just wondering because I was planning on going to college for an AAS in Computer Networking and Technology but now after reading this thread, Im wondering if IT is the more valuable field?

 

[southern_mr.337]

Information Technology is the better degree to go with. It will cover everything IT. My major is Information Technology Management B.S.

 

[traestar]

Hopefully I have my Bach Degree in Computer Information Systems by next semester!

 

[King Erauno]

Man I just took my Sec+ a couple days ago. Glad I read that damn book end to end. Got a 805 first cert. Nigga was happy as shit lol, now I got this Net+ in my hands. Back on the grind.

Rell, major pain is right. You gotta have that Sec+ as your basic foundation. Government jobs won't even accept you now unless you got a homie hookup and that's pushin it. I don't know how corporate IT operate but I'm pretty sure there are guidelines for them also.

Uptown you could probably start in systems if you prove yourself during your tech interview. Usually just some scenario type questions and practical knowledge. For now man get those basic certs. Each one has their own path. One other thing to note is that CompTIA A+, N+, S+ are lifetime certs until Jan 2011 then you have to re-cert everything 3yrs. These other guys can explain more to you in regards to what track to take.

good lookin out...i was planning on taking all 3 next couple of months and was dreading having to take them again in 3 years...i thought that shit had already started...i still got time

 

[major pain]

good lookin out...i was planning on taking all 3 next couple of months and was dreading having to take them again in 3 years...i thought that shit had already started...i still got time

A+ is worthless unless you are looking for a desktop support role somewhere.

N+ should be a gateway for certs from Cisco or Juniper etc. Once you get those N+ wont matter.

S+ is good, but will only go so far and should be considered a gateway for more advanced certs as well.

You wont find many opportunities out there with any of these as requirements except the A+.