Know Your Certified Experts

aidan_walsh

Hey everyone,

Feel free to introduce yourself here, and let everyone know what certs you hold and\or what you're training for. Might also be good to know your experiences with the certifications.

Ginger

Hi

Well my own certification stuff started last year with an MCP.

I currently have

MCP SQL Server 2000
MCAD.NET
MCSD.NET
MCTS SQL Server

And i am studying for the MCPD exams at the moment. I have a degree somewhere on my wall as well..

I work in a Learning Partner and Gold Partner organisation which helps.

rooker7

I'll try to remember them :

MCP
MCT
MCSA:M (in 2000 and 2003)
MCSA:S (in 2000 and 2003)
MCSE 2000
CCNA
CCNP
Security+
CISSP
CIW Security (plus some other CIW things)

I think thats all :-)

mick.fr

Microsoft
MCSE NT4
MCSE 2000
MCSE 2003
MCSE: Security 2000/2003
MCSA 2000
MCSA: Security 2003
MCT

18 MCPs in total

CompTIA
Security+

Sun
SCSA (Sun Certified System Administrator on Solaris 10)

youcancallmeal

CompTIA
A+
N+

Woohoo go me!

thewing

Oracle Certified Professional 9i
Oracle Certified Professional 10g

Prince2 Certified

Hobbes

SCJP 1.4
Domino AppDev PCLP R5 to R7
Domino Admin CLS (in two minds if to continue this or not)

_CreeD_

Lessee, so far:

Comptia
Network+
Security+

Cisco
CCNA
CCSP
- CSFWS
- CSVPN
- CSIPS
- CSIsecs
- CNSS 4013

Microsoft
MCP
MCSA 2k3
One to go for MCSE2k3

malcolmh

MCPS
MCT
MCSA(M)
MCDST
MCNPS
MBSS - CRM
MBSP - CRM
MCP
MCTS - Vista Config & Sharepoint 3.0 Config
MCITP - Enterprise Support Technician
Net+
A+
MMI
IC3AI
Adobe - Authorised Instructor

Teamhar

Hi,

BSc Physics

A+
Networks+
MCP
MCDST
MCSA2k3
MCSE2k3
MCTS: SQL 2005

Couple of Microsoft Dynamix certs for RMS.

Working towards an MCT, about to get stuck into a Master and planning our wedding.

A night off would be great. Do you ever wish you'd taken up flower arranging or something like that?

Ginger

Updated:

MCP
MCAD.NET
MCSD.NET
MCTS SQL 2005
MCTS .NET 2.0 Web Applications
MCTS .NET 2.0 Windows Applications
MCTS .NET 2.0 Distributed Application
MCPD Web Applications
MCPD Windows Applications
MCPD Enterprise Applications
MCDBA SQL Server 2000
MCITP: DBA SQL Server 2005

I am finished certifying for the time being anyways

seamus

Still a short list here, plenty more to aim for

BSc. Comp Sci.
MCSA 2003
MCTS: SQL Server 2005

NullZer0

thewing wrote:

Oracle Certified Professional 9i
Oracle Certified Professional 10g

Prince2 Certified

.... been thinking about this! - Is it really as hard as they say?

galactus

MCSE 2003, MCSA 2000 & 2003, CCA (Citrix), CCNA

A+, Net+ and ECDL (used to teach these as well).

Kali

CCNA.
VCP (VMware Certified Profesional).
Currently studying for SCSA (Solaris 10).

Short and sweet

vienukas

ECDL
A+
Net+
MCP
MCSA 2003
MCSA 2003: messaging
CCNA
VCP (vmware)
MCSE 2003

thewing

iRock wrote: »

.... been thinking about this! - Is it really as hard as they say?

Which oracle or Prince?

Cryos

Here we go:

Microsoft:

MCP
MCSE/A 2003
MCSE/A Messeging
MCSE/A XP
MCDST

Planned:

MCITP: DA (Anyone know how hard this is ?)
MCT
MCSE/A 2008 (already got company approval for exam fees )

Hewlett Packard:

HP-CIT (In DCxxxx Desktop line and NCxxxx Product lines)
HP-APS
HP-AIS (ML / DL Servers)

Planned:

Upgrading my AIS to ASE.

Anyone Doing the Exchange 2007 MCSE ?

Ginger

Blitz wrote: »

Planned:

MCITP: DA (Anyone know how hard this is ?)

I have done this one.. First take a look at the MCTS guide

Then you have to do the 2 PRO exams to get the certification. Overall, its not that bad, can be tricky at times but it does depend on what you are working in day to day.

Static M.e.

Blitz,

Im currently studying for the 70-236, the first of 3 Exchange exams

MCTS Exchange
Exam 70-236: TS: Microsoft® Exchange™ Server 2007, Configuring

The new cert for Exchange track for 2007 is the MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator

mick.fr

Static M.e. wrote: »

Blitz,

Im currently studying for the 70-236, the first of 3 Exchange exams

MCTS Exchange
Exam 70-236: TS: Microsoft® Exchange™ Server 2007, Configuring

The new cert for Exchange track for 2007 is the MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator

A friend passed them, apparently this is pretty easy.
A lot of questions around PowerShell though.

Static M.e.

Thanks Mick.Fr, thats good news!

Im actually glad alot of its around PowerShell Im a big fan of it, even though I still spend more time trying to figure out what to write that actually writing anything "Get-Help" is my favourite command

layke

CCNA
I am god in all things NetApp.
MSP in Win Ser 2003 and Exchange.

aking a break from studying.

Cryos

Static M.e. wrote: »

Blitz,

Im currently studying for the 70-236, the first of 3 Exchange exams

MCTS Exchange
Exam 70-236: TS: Microsoft® Exchange™ Server 2007, Configuring

The new cert for Exchange track for 2007 is the MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator

Awsome have been looking at possibly doing this, after i get my DA exams over and done with ill try give the exchange one a go; Ive a good bit of exposure to a proper Exch 07 Enviroment so shouldnt be too hard to get another one under my belt!

Static M.e.

I'll keep up posted on how I get on, I hope to have the first one done before Christmas. Its my first time doing an Exchange exam so Im unsure what to expect.

Should be interesting.

Jaoibh

Hi Guys n Gals,

I've 4 MCP's
70-270 - XP Pro
70-290 - Server 2k3
70-284 - Exchange 2k3
70-297 - Designing and AD for 2k3

I'm working on the rest and I've done the Dell SAN course
Also VMware ESX 3.0 Course as well. should be a VCP soon.

I spent a few years doing helpdesk incl eircom and others. I'm a sys admin for the last 2 years work for a mortgage company
recently designed and built a SAN using VMware ESX it RULES!

_CreeD_

Just an update:


Cisco
CCIE Security: Written
CCNA
CCSP
- CSFWS
- CSVPN
- CSIPS
- CSIsecs
- CNSS 4013

Microsoft
MCP
MCSA 2k3: Security
MCSE2k3: Security

Linux
LPIC Level 1 Admin.

Comptia
Network+
Security+

Bertie@hern

a+ mcdst /mcse + security + internet


has anyone done the cissp or ceh? are they worth the work?:pac:

allybhoy

Hi Guys, Ive been working in the IT industry for the last 6 years and have done roles from helpdesk, remote system admin(1yr),to field service(1yr) and also network admin(3yrs). Im currently employed as a senior operations analyst for a large multinational IT company.

Exams and experience.....

National Cert in Computer Science
MCSE (2000) need to upgrade soon.
old CCNA (640480) also need to upgrade.
A+
VMWARE.
Sonicwall Security Certified, In fact In last job we dealt (reseller) primarily in all Sonicwall products so if anybody has any issues or questions regarding any aspect of CDP's, or TZ's send me a pm and Ill try my best to help.

Havnt done any exams in a while so this year im trying to update my skillset. I recently sat the A+ and am currently studying for Net+. After that I think ill try Security+ and redo my CCNA and then maybe my MCSE.

Ginger

The upgrade exams for 2003 from 2000 are retiring at the end of the month and there is no upgrade path from 2000 to 2008. You might want to get them done quick!!

allybhoy

Yeh I know, to be honest I think ill just retake all of them from scratch, Ive been working with 2k8 for a while so im fairly familar with it and company pays for exams so it will be good to refresh the auld noodle.

Static M.e.

Just finished the full MCTIP:EA \ SA course, the exams arent that difficult if you have been using WS2008 for a while, you do need to have covered all of the new 2008 features.

Static M.e.

Microsoft Certified IT Professional
Enterprise Administrator (Charter Member)
Server Administrator (Charter Member)
Consumer Support Technician

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure: Configuration (Charter Member)
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory: Configuration (Charter Member)
Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure: Configuration (Charter Member)
Microsoft Windows Vista: Configuration
SQL Server 2005

MCSE: Security
MCSA: Security
MCSE
MCSA
MCP

Comptia
Network+
Security+

Cisco
CCNA

ITIL

feylya

There's a surprising lack of *nix certified people in this thread.

All I have is:
National cert in Software Development
A+
Network+
Linux+
70-270 MCP (XP)
70-290 MCP (XP)

and I'm in the middle of my B. Sc in IT/IS.

Bertie@hern

dont waste your time on security + try 70-299 instead cheaper and prometric are giving a second chance free on mcps until june....

last count i had 22.... mostly older nt4 ****...

www.prometric.com about £88.00

try the CEH its similar and probably of more use have covered the career acadamy ceh course as well as cbtnuggets working on the pen testing stuff at the momemt.

Bertie@hern

how did you fint the comptia linux test?

Bertie@hern

Ive got 70-297 shortly any tips on it as its my first ad2003 exam didnt bother with 294 as had old 217

mick.fr

Bertie@hern wrote: »

dont waste your time on security + try 70-299 instead cheaper and prometric are giving a second chance free on mcps until june....

last count i had 22.... mostly older nt4 ****...

www.prometric.com about £88.00

try the CEH its similar and probably of more use have covered the career acadamy ceh course as well as cbtnuggets working on the pen testing stuff at the momemt.

Well done for having 22 MCP on mostly NT4, you must be the most certified individual on NT4 exams in the world.
The Security+ and 70-299 and even none of the Microsoft "security" exam, including Forefront, can be in any way compared. The security+ covers in a general way all aspects of security, including C.I.A. etc, we are far to have this in any Microsoft security exams, which are mostly covering specific security product/feature of the MS product range. Certificates, IPCSEC, Security Templates, Proxy/AV/Firewall are what is being covered in MS exams, not much to do with Security+

Security+ is a very good beginning for those who want to acquire a broad knowledge about security generally speaking. That's all it is. The MS exams or Cisco etc...are the next step for somebody who want to specialize in a specific set of technologies.

Now regarding your comment about CEH, this certification is crap. There is much more better and well more recognized, such as Mile2.
CEH training is very poor, training material being very much outdated.

feylya

Bertie@hern wrote: »

how did you fint the comptia linux test?

Ridiculously easy actually. Hadn't used Linux much by the time I sat the test. Just printed out the objectives, got myself a Linux Bible book and learned for the week before the test.

Bertie@hern

I take it your talking about the pen testing... looking at it at the momemt.

as for the Microsoft comment...

2003 track x 4

290 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
270 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
271 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System
272 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting Desktop Applications on a Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System

2000 track x8

220 Designing Security for a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Network
227 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Internet SecurityandAcceleration(ISA)Server 2000, Enterprise Ed
214 Implementing and Managing Security in a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
217 Implementing and Administering a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
218 Managing a Windows 2000 Network Environment
216 Implementing and Administering a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Network Infrastructure
215 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server Nov
210 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional


NT4 Track x 10
081 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft® Exchange Server 5.5
080 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0 by Using the Microsoft® Internet E Administration Kit
088 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft® Proxy Server 2.0
086 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft® Systems Management Server 2.0
087 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft® Internet Information Server 4.0
068 Implementing and Supporting NT™ Server 4.0 in the Enterprise
059 Internetworking with Microsoft® TCP/IP on Microsoft® Windows NT™ 4.0
058 Networking Essentials
067 Implementing and Supporting NT™ Server 4.0
073 Implementing and Supporting NT™ 4.0 Workstation


Hence mostly NT4 stuff or stuff that runs on NT4...

kippy

Hi All,
Just finished my 2003 upgrades so currently I have these:

Microsoft:
MCP, MCSA (2000 and 2003), MCSE (2000 and 2003).

CompTIA:
Network +
A +
Security +

Don't intend doing any more of these type certs anytime soon (till the upgrades from 2003-2008 are retiring but hope to start Oscail degree this year to upgrade my certificate to degree standard.

Kippy

rom

Apple Certified Support Professional 10.5
Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 10.5
waiting to get the courseware so I do
Apple Certified System Administrator

geeksquad

Mcse 2003
CCSP

bluenessy

i have no qualifications yet but i am lookin find a place to start. there are so many courses and certs i was wondering if anyone would be willing to give me some pointers or tips or a place to start!

Static M.e.

@ bluenessy.

Create an actual post in the forum and you will get a better response. This thread is not really for answering questions.

padair

JEB Certified trainer...
Anyone looking for a trainer...

cance

MCSA NT
MCSA 2000
MCSA 2003
CCA (citrix certified administrator)
CCNA
MCDST
MCITP enterprise support technician
Comptia N+
Comptia A+
DCSE

Working towards:

Citrix CCEA
MCITP Enterprise administrator
RHCT

HumanAfterAll

Hi there!

MCP Windows XP Professional.
MCTS Windows Applications.
MCTS Web Applications.
MCTS Distributed Applications.
MCPD Windows Developer.
MCPD Enterprise Developer.

Now studiying for MCTS Windows Presentation Foundation

Ginger

Its a pity that the WPF exam isnt used towards either the Windows or Enterprise Developer certifications.

HumanAfterAll

Yes, I can't understand it because WPF is the future more than WinForms

I hope that in the future, when Silverlight be finished... another MCPD certification appears for WPF :P

Ginger

This should nearly be in a new thread but it comes down to a lot of windows forms being deployed on servers dont require WPF.. It has been debated a lot on Gerry O 'Briens blog.