After two years in the field, I have the A+, Net+, Server+, CCST-Networking, and CCNA. Now working on Redhat. If I had to do it over, I'd skip the CompTIA stuff. You are right; not worth the cost. Also, this probably won't help get past HR, but the CCST-Networking is outstanding prep for doing the physical hardware side of server admin. That's the most underrated entry-level exam in IT. I'm a career educator and may return to the field later to create a high school career training IT program. If I do, I'll use the CCST as a foundation piece.
do you recommend to skip the comptia certs and go straight to CISCO , im planning to start doing certification in IT field , ccst it support and ccst networking and ccna
@@vicecity8433 CSST to CCNA seems more efficient than doing the CompTIA certifications. That said, the Sec+ is required for some jobs, and I may have to go back and do that myself later.
@@Jamesytech22 Hey I want to know that am in india n just started my career asa trainee server engineer n is this field have good future? N abroad chances?
There will likely always be a market for server engineers and if not at least people who have that experience would have a lot of skills that are attractive for other job roles. I think there would be abroad opportunities as well.
Interesting I could see why if you're selling tech equipment. I'm surprised there isn't a tech sales course that would be more catered to that though since this is more for data center techs and server admins.
I passed the Security+ on the first try last year, and I took the Server+ last week. I failed it lol. My company will pay for it though if I pass. Definitely not as hard as Security+, but I had bad time management. I must say that some of those questions were way too tricky to where I thought there were 2 possible answers.
i did it last week and got 710 😅 already got A+ and Net+ on the first try, was pretty confident going in with what i learned from my online course but the questions where worded a lot different and the PBQs 😅. I'm just reading the server plus book now for the areas i fell down in, nightmare
No one has ever recommend I take this course, but I wanted to hear your perspective and I couldn't agree more. I feel like anyone going the sys admin route should always focus on Linux+, Security+, and Microsoft AZ-104. If you're going specifically network admin add CCNA to that list, do it first if you're eager to land your first entry level job. Almost every company these days is windows based so there isn't really a need for A+ unless you really want the credential and Network+ and Server+ would simply be for your personal gain and not a requirement after the core certification listed previously.
Been doing IT support for 10 years, what's the best certs to get to transition to cyber and would IT support experience be helpful trying to get into cyber?
For sure IT experience helps a lot! A lot of cyber jobs require that. Since you know technology, securing it is only another piece you need to learn. Security+ is a great start and depending on where you want to go, there are more specific certs for careers. Make sure your resume is built for cybersecurity positions rather than IT Support positions.
What do you want to do for your career? CCNA is a great starting point for most IT positions, especially networking. If you want server administration, linux isn’t a bad option but almost every company uses windows to some extent. So I would recommend that you look into microsoft maybe but it depends on where you want to go.
If your focus is going to specifically be networking I recommend Linux+ because that is mostly built off Linux. especially when it comes to working for ISPs. But if you're doing general sys admin or server admin, company specific. whatever company is your goal is what certifications you should be working on.
Not sure! I haven’t taken that one but my guess would be this is more broad and covers any OS while linux is probably more focused on day to day linux tasks and linux administration.
After two years in the field, I have the A+, Net+, Server+, CCST-Networking, and CCNA. Now working on Redhat. If I had to do it over, I'd skip the CompTIA stuff. You are right; not worth the cost. Also, this probably won't help get past HR, but the CCST-Networking is outstanding prep for doing the physical hardware side of server admin. That's the most underrated entry-level exam in IT. I'm a career educator and may return to the field later to create a high school career training IT program. If I do, I'll use the CCST as a foundation piece.
do you recommend to skip the comptia certs and go straight to CISCO , im planning to start doing certification in IT field , ccst it support and ccst networking and ccna
@@vicecity8433 CSST to CCNA seems more efficient than doing the CompTIA certifications. That said, the Sec+ is required for some jobs, and I may have to go back and do that myself later.
Yeah I agree ccst-networking was simple and good for whoever is interested in networking.
Do you recommend ccst IT support over comptia A+ ?? @@Jamesytech22
Do you recommend CCST IT Support over comptia A+ ? @@Jamesytech22
What if I told you that the cloud is somebody's on-premise data centre?
You’re absolutely correct! Which is why I suggest getting those cloud certs and more company-specific certs if you plan to work in data centers.
@@Jamesytech22 Hey I want to know that am in india n just started my career asa trainee server engineer n is this field have good future? N abroad chances?
There will likely always be a market for server engineers and if not at least people who have that experience would have a lot of skills that are attractive for other job roles. I think there would be abroad opportunities as well.
Good information. Thanks!
I’m a it sales person. And this cert is one of the recommended certs for sales engineers at my company. And they make 175k.
Interesting I could see why if you're selling tech equipment. I'm surprised there isn't a tech sales course that would be more catered to that though since this is more for data center techs and server admins.
I passed the Security+ on the first try last year, and I took the Server+ last week. I failed it lol. My company will pay for it though if I pass.
Definitely not as hard as Security+, but I had bad time management. I must say that some of those questions were way too tricky to where I thought there were 2 possible answers.
Yeah comptia is known for being tricky like that. Good luck if you take it again!
i did it last week and got 710 😅 already got A+ and Net+ on the first try, was pretty confident going in with what i learned from my online course but the questions where worded a lot different and the PBQs 😅. I'm just reading the server plus book now for the areas i fell down in, nightmare
No one has ever recommend I take this course, but I wanted to hear your perspective and I couldn't agree more. I feel like anyone going the sys admin route should always focus on Linux+, Security+, and Microsoft AZ-104. If you're going specifically network admin add CCNA to that list, do it first if you're eager to land your first entry level job. Almost every company these days is windows based so there isn't really a need for A+ unless you really want the credential and Network+ and Server+ would simply be for your personal gain and not a requirement after the core certification listed previously.
I think net+ carries some value and can be leveraged well but yeah server+ is not the best compared to the more popular and more practical certs.
You are a genius, James!
Been doing IT support for 10 years, what's the best certs to get to transition to cyber and would IT support experience be helpful trying to get into cyber?
For sure IT experience helps a lot! A lot of cyber jobs require that. Since you know technology, securing it is only another piece you need to learn. Security+ is a great start and depending on where you want to go, there are more specific certs for careers. Make sure your resume is built for cybersecurity positions rather than IT Support positions.
10yrs in Support? Why?
Cloud-based services are usually less expensive??? Let's say it depends, to put it mildly....
Yeah from what i’ve seen that’s been the case
What are you suggesting for who want a first Microsoft server administrator certification.
AZ-104 isn’t a bad option
Can someone please help me with understanding if the comptia server+ exam consists of Labs as well or is it just mcqs?
There are labs. I think I had 3.
I'm currently studying for the CCNA and idk where to go next. ChatGPT suggested this cert but here we are loll I'm thinking maybe Linux+ now
What do you want to do for your career? CCNA is a great starting point for most IT positions, especially networking. If you want server administration, linux isn’t a bad option but almost every company uses windows to some extent. So I would recommend that you look into microsoft maybe but it depends on where you want to go.
If your focus is going to specifically be networking I recommend Linux+ because that is mostly built off Linux. especially when it comes to working for ISPs. But if you're doing general sys admin or server admin, company specific. whatever company is your goal is what certifications you should be working on.
What's the difference between the server+ and Linux+?
Not sure! I haven’t taken that one but my guess would be this is more broad and covers any OS while linux is probably more focused on day to day linux tasks and linux administration.
@Jamesytech22 yes specific to linux exclusive and linux admin and command line