Career Question

Hello all,
I am currently a desktop support technician that is looking to move into a
different career area, namely a system administration/security type of
position. What would be the best way to do so? I am currently A+ certified,
and I plan on taking exam 70-270 (Windows XP) within the next month or so. I
have 9 years of desktop support experience, and I am looking for a new
challenge. Any advice would be very much appreciated.

Regards,
Cary

François
Mon Apr 25 13:12:46 CDT 2005

> Hello all,

Hi

> I am currently a desktop support technician that is looking to move into a
> different career area, namely a system administration/security type of
> position. What would be the best way to do so? I am currently A+
certified,
> and I plan on taking exam 70-270 (Windows XP) within the next month or so.
I
> have 9 years of desktop support experience, and I am looking for a new
> challenge. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
>

One MCP isn't enough to be a system administrator/security.
Aim for MCSA or evolve in your current enterprise.

Bye.


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gregbo
Mon Apr 25 20:38:07 CDT 2005

Microsoft has some new certifications focusing mainly around security. They
are valuable and useful certs that will help move you forward in you career.
Check it out http://www.microsoft.com/learning/highlights/security.asp

"Cary" wrote:

> Hello all,
> I am currently a desktop support technician that is looking to move into a
> different career area, namely a system administration/security type of
> position. What would be the best way to do so? I am currently A+ certified,
> and I plan on taking exam 70-270 (Windows XP) within the next month or so. I
> have 9 years of desktop support experience, and I am looking for a new
> challenge. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Cary

gregbo
Mon Apr 25 20:40:03 CDT 2005



"Cary" wrote:

> Hello all,
> I am currently a desktop support technician that is looking to move into a
> different career area, namely a system administration/security type of
> position. What would be the best way to do so? I am currently A+ certified,
> and I plan on taking exam 70-270 (Windows XP) within the next month or so. I
> have 9 years of desktop support experience, and I am looking for a new
> challenge. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Cary


Cary,
Microsoft has some new certifications that focus around securing microsoft
products. There are other specialized security certifications designed
around certain industries, you can do a search for those but check out
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/highlights/security.asp

andy
Tue Apr 26 09:20:33 CDT 2005

Cary wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am currently a desktop support technician that is looking to move into a
> different career area, namely a system administration/security type of
> position. What would be the best way to do so? I am currently A+ certified,
> and I plan on taking exam 70-270 (Windows XP) within the next month or so. I
> have 9 years of desktop support experience, and I am looking for a new
> challenge. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Cary

The 9 years of desktop support experience is good, but what experience
do you have to qualify you to sit in the big chair? What things have you
DONE while in your present job to qualify you to be a network manager?
All the certification in the world is not enough on it's own - you can
read loads of books about flying but they still wouldn't let you be a
pilot :-) What have you done with what you know?

Take your experience and then look for a small pond in which to be the
big fish. I'm a school network manager (without any certifications), but
I got the job as a result of the experience I gained in my previous job.
You might want to look for a school or college environment where you can
cut your teeth as a sysman.