Re: [nznog] Certifications

Echoing what others have said. Depending on the router vendor you work most with - sometimes some of the more advanced platform bits are useful. Like the Juniper path the Nokia[sic Alacatel-Lucent] SRA - Service router associate path is similarly useful; IF you work with the 7xxx series a lot. Also they will give you credit for Juniper/Cisco 100/200 level stuff you might have done previously. Personally like others I put no stock in Cert's - I've done a chunk of the courseware for said SRA and some other vendors bits, but you wouldn't find me ever sitting an exam or committing to a track. Also some of the Redhat training is very good as well, if you work with OVS/Linux routing and Virtualisation they have some good content, and their trainers are generally very good in my experience. Disclaimer I work for Nokia, but my observations are my own. On 14 December 2016 at 18:03, Nathan Ward wrote:

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

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