Networking/Virtualisation Geeks (FAO)

[Cliotoby]

Out of interest, for those of you that work in networking or virtualisation, when you first stepped into your first job doing specifically networking or virtualisation what prior qualifications or experience did you have?

Just interested. Ive got 1 year left of uni and feel very "lacking".

Ill have a degree in network management, be ccna certified, perhaps 1 unit of ccnp, no experience in anything else like linux or programming.

 

[dk]

For virtualisation, there's only one thing worth doing and it's a must, vmware vcp.

I'm starting to get into networking now as it comes up more and more in my job, we are going converged with our new solution, 2million quid of kit, start the planning tomorrow for when the kit arrives, big old project.

 

[cava83]

For virtualisation, there's only one thing worth doing and it's a must, vmware vcp.

I'm starting to get into networking now as it comes up more and more in my job, we are going converged with our new solution, 2million quid of kit, start the planning tomorrow for when the kit arrives, big old project.

Stop showing off, you're going to scare ClioToby away!!

VCP as DK stated (king of exams)

Vsphere 5 has just been released, so you might still want to do 4.0/4.1 which was the current version until 3 days ago.

 

[dk]

i have my version 5 upgrade course booked for the beginning of september.

 

[cava83]

i have my version 5 upgrade course booked for the beginning of september.

Still need to do my exam, you got any material you can ping over my way ? I am going to do the design course in October too. Need to get cracking with that.

 

[Cliotoby]

I was hoping youd reply dk.

Im not sure whether to do my CCNP, I want it and I know it wont be a bad thing to do it, but i have no idea where im going to end up next year when I finish.

 

[dk]

I think at the moment you can't really go wrong with networking and virtualisation accreditations, it's what everybody wants.

Which also leads onto converged infrastructure, so the cisco nexus 5000 series.