[aklug] Re: Fwd: IT certifications

Also, check out these free (or cheap) virtual lab resources:

http://virl.cisco.com/cloud/
http://labs.hol.vmware.com/ (These are amazing labs from vmware)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs
https://mva.microsoft.com/
http://trouble-maker.sourceforge.net/ (Awesome tool for Linux users doing
RHCE, but a little dated)

Kris Laubenstein

On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Damien Hull <dhull@section9.us> wrote:

> Meant to add this to the list. Just my 2 cents on certs.
>
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> From: Damien Hull <dhull@section9.us>
> Date: Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 8:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [aklug] IT certifications
> To: Christopher Howard <ch.howard@zoho.com>
>
>
> I'll add my 2 cents to this topic. I'm a cert guy. I wouldn't be where I
> am now if I hadn't studied for the certs. I think you learn a lot studying
> for them. I won't say certs make you "awesome", but they do help. Where do
> I start? What do I study? Certs can help with this.
>
> Now for the bad news. I've never heard of a program that pays for certs. I
> tried getting a loan once. I was told certs and IT training falls under the
> education category. Banks aren't allowed to give you a loan for education.
> I put my training on a credit card. Not something I recommend.
>
> This is where I second the home lab idea. If you don't have one you
> should. You can do this for very little. A couple of computers and some
> network equipment from ebay is all you need. Cisco gear that's 10 years old
> still uses the same commands as the new stuff. Minus the new features.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Christopher Howard <ch.howard@zoho.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello list. I was wondering... has anybody heard of any programs (e.g.,
>> nonprofit, workforce development) that help people with the financial
>> part of getting IT certifications? There are a number of additional
>> certs I'd like to get (e.g., Security+) but there isn't much room in my
>> budget, and I don't think I could convince my current employer to pitch
>> in. (As additional certs would only help me to get a better job
>> elsewhere.)
>>
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