[aklug] Re: IT certifications

* JP <jp@jptechnical.com> [160907 13:37]:
> I admit I am fairly unimaginative and am pretty much satisfied supporting
> networks with under 20 users, of which there are plenty. I have built all
> my labs with hand me down gear, but unless you have unlimited time to
> monitor Craigslist you kind of need to 'know a guy'. Showing if which, I
> have some surplus gear including at least one Cisco switch plus a couple of
> poweredge 2900 or 2950 if someone wants them.
>
> As far as learning on someone's network, there is a big difference between
> using someone's network as your own personal lab and implementing something
> you have no production experience supporting but have thoroughly tested in
> a lab. Every time we roll out a new OS for the first time we are doing this.
>
> I, no doubt, incorrectly assumed the OP's goals and current job align with
> my own. So my feelings on certs for anyone wanting to do what I do, (make a
> comfortable living and set my own wages and hours while choosing who I work
> for by supporting small businesses as an independent sysadmin) are a direct
> result of many years of direct experience in my chosen (more evolved than
> chosen) career path.
>
> Getting a government job or working with a large corporation never entered
> my mind. I don't even think I could work for someone else, self employment
> is all I really know.
  
  Likewise. As a coder...

-- 
Tim 
http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com
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