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Curious if anybody is in the IT field! I have a few questions about entry level positions.

Thanks

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bblhd672 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:09 amAsk away

Ditto. 34 years in. I have done big iron, midrange, networking, development, project management. Currently running security, pen testing and application deployment for a bank.

Coming up on 20 years. Focused mostly on infrastructure. Servers networking data enter stuff. Now doing RPA and intelligent automation stuff.

Ask away.

rm -rf / will solve all your problems

Just wondering if any certifications are required every yearwhen you work in IT?

Take Down Sicko wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 5:18 pm Just wondering if any certifications are required every yearwhen you work in IT?

Depends on the company and line of work. I've been doing IT for 20 years. I got certified back in 1999 on Windows NT 4.0 to get my foot in the door. Haven't updated any certs since. They make a good way to get your foot in the door at some places, but they may not be required.

Basic entry level cert is the compTIA A+ Cert. Has to be renewed every 3 years iirc. Most have similar time frames as well typically 1-3 years.

Flightmare...Grundy,Thanks for the reply. Asking for one of my grandsons.

As far as certs go, it will depend on where you go to work, and what you will be doing.

For starting off, they can be helpful to show basic knowledge with certs like A+, Net+, MCP, and CCNA. Longer term, it may be needed by your company if they are a service provider. Many service providers need to have a set number of certified individualizes to maintain their partnership levels with different vendors like Microsoft, VMware, Dell, HP, Cisco.

snapcap45 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 5:00 pm rm -rf / will solve all your problems

NOT FUNNY

Liberty wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:06 pm

snapcap45 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 5:00 pm rm -rf / will solve all your problems

NOT FUNNY

What can I say. I'm a BOFH. A little destructive linux humor amuses me. Just like when a customer deploys to production a product that is not fully tested and stable.

FWIW, Ericsson Inc. is looking to hire an additional 1,000 "tower techs".

Liberty wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:06 pm

snapcap45 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 5:00 pm rm -rf / will solve all your problems

NOT FUNNY

I thought it was. But I do have a twisted sense of humor from the police work.

snapcap45 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:10 pm

Liberty wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:06 pm

snapcap45 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 5:00 pm rm -rf / will solve all your problems

NOT FUNNY

What can I say. I'm a BOFH. A little destructive linux humor amuses me. Just like when a customer deploys to production a product that is not fully tested and stable.

My employer has a bad habit of using the live environment for beta testing. They dump stuff on us knowing it doesn’t work, expecting that we will find a solution on the local level.