The Next Big Cert To Have

IReadUrSoul

Hey All
What is the next big thing in computers that every employer will look for i was thinking Cloud computing ????

but there must be something else??

joetoad

.net framework if your into programming. There's actually not that many jobs in the cloud as its not too difficult

boobar

IReadUrSoul wrote: »

Hey All
What is the next big thing in computers that every employer will look for i was thinking Cloud computing ????

but there must be something else??

In the area of Service Management, I would say ITIL is well regarded and in demand,

NullZer0

joetoad wrote: »

.net framework if your into programming. There's actually not that many jobs in the cloud as its not too difficult

Can you elaborate on that please, I'm not clear on either point -
A) .net framework - admittedly, I don't know much about it but is it the next "big thing" or is it just in demand right now by "enterprise" customers.
Not too many joins in the cloud as its too difficult - completely off the mark here, there are mountains of jobs, which ones are you referring to as not too difficult?

NullZer0

IReadUrSoul wrote: »

Hey All
What is the next big thing in computers that every employer will look for i was thinking Cloud computing ????

but there must be something else??

You don't need a cert.
Hot areas now - cloud & DC technologies IMO.

Kinet1c

iRock wrote: »

Hot areas now - cloud & DC technologies IMO.

Most definitely. VMware/MS Hyper-V/Cisco/Juniper.... quite a small bit of material to cover :P

JJJJNR

not certs but powershell,powercli scripting skills will be in huge demand.

NullZer0

JJJJNR wrote: »

not certs but powershell,powercli scripting skills will be in huge demand.

I'm interested to know, where?
I don't know anywhere that looks for these skills.

JJJJNR

Anywhere that has Server 2008+, exchange 2007+, Hyper V would be interested in powershell skills, also a large amount of vmware is moving to Cli so scripting in general will become more prevalent, especially in bigger virtual environments where you need to build out data centers quickly.

UDP

Virtualisation and storage certifications are always going to be in demand. Nowadays its good to have network certifications to along with them also but that is a lot to get.

JJJJNR

just throwing this out there but has anyone tried speed reading, it would be a very useful skill with all the material needed to be successful in IT.

zweton

no but would def be useful.

NullZer0

JJJJNR wrote: »

just throwing this out there but has anyone tried speed reading, it would be a very useful skill with all the material needed to be successful in IT.

Useful but understanding stuff in detail is more beneficial if you want to become and expert.
With some technologies - you really need to understand them rather than just consume information.

JJJJNR

with speed reading, you would get through a lot more material in a shorter time, you'd still reread parts so your still learning, some books are huge e.g. The ms book for 70-640 is 1k pages,