Re: [nznog] Certifications

On 14/12/2016, at 5:22 PM, Lesley Longhurst wrote:

I probably should have provided a bit more context.

I’ve been “in the industry” since 1985 and I know just how little a piece of paper is ACTUALLY worth in relation to real experience. I’ve recently had a change of job title, and the new one has the N word in it. And although I have been doing network stuff off and on for decades, I’m on a learning curve. I’ve picked up a lot of info on the run, but I recognise that there are some gaps in my knowledge.

I’m looking for the most sensible path to fill those gaps, and “I’m going for certs” is one way to justify training expenditure.

I work for a company of 3000+ people located in various countries, and I’m the one global “resource” for our networks. I need to know a lot of stuff.

OK.. If you’re looking to learn then probably check out Juniper stuff then, it seems to be a bit more focussed on making sure you can practically do things, or perhaps there’s non-vendor certification training you can do? -- Nathan Ward