Information Technology (IT)

[kenb504]

awesome. Has it helped in the job market?

I started studying for CCNP collab since that’s my area of focus.

I’m going to start working on mine this year. Probably going to go after the advance routing/switching specialty

 

[kenb504]

You can do it. Look up “Jeremey IT Lab” on YouTube.

He has hands down the best CCNA course imo. That’s what I used to pass along with Boson practice exams

I agree 100%!!!! This dude is awesome!!! Explains at such a simple level, has diagrams, gives examples, etc.

I’m waiting for him to finish the CCNP ENCOR course

 

[Bazooka]

You can do it. Look up “Jeremey IT Lab” on YouTube.

He has hands down the best CCNA course imo. That’s what I used to pass along with Boson practice exams

Any specific videos/playlist he has on his channel you’d recommend?

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

Any specific videos/playlist he has on his channel you’d recommend?

His CCNA course

 

[da r entertainment]

On the 1st my raise will kick in and ill finally be at 100k .

Still plan on finding a new job this year though. I want to work with a modern stack. Base Javascript/jQuery not doing it for me anymore.

Congrats! This was a goal of mine and still feels surreal to actually hit, but it makes you want more as well. Keep working!!

 

[kingsteez]

Doubling down on Terraform, Docker containers and AWS ECS.

life.

 

[dakingii]

Congrats! This was a goal of mine and still feels surreal to actually hit, but it makes you want more as well. Keep working!!

Yea my boy recently got an offer for $180k base. Im shooting for 150k or so by the end of the year.

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

……..

 

[tay1]

Going through the annoying process of refreshing equipment.

I don’t know how many different models of macs/pc’s are in most environments but having over 20 different models just isn’t a good idea

 

[703 hwy]

Going through the annoying process of refreshing equipment.

I don’t know how many different models of macs/pc’s are in most environments but having over 20 different models just isn’t a good idea

Sounds brutal. Now I understand why some places have like only 2-3 models to choose from

 

[703 hwy]

Gotta get my AZ-900 by the end of the month for work. Finally gonna stop messing around and study some and glance at some *cough* dumps *cough*

 

[Mark Antony]

Oof, whose decision was that? Light, Standard and power user, mac or windows, done.

 

[tay1]

Sounds brutal. Now I understand why some places have like only 2-3 models to choose from

Makes perfect sense. Uniformity simplifies things.

Oof, whose decision was that? Light, Standard and power user, mac or windows, done.

Trash Engineers in the past. We have new management now so as I got my promotion, I have to clean all this **** up

We have at least 10 different Lenovo models alone. Some being 5+ years old and are finally phasing out.

 

[tomdiginson]

Makes perfect sense. Uniformity simplifies things.


Trash Engineers in the past. We have new management now so as I got my promotion, I have to clean all this **** up

We have at least 10 different Lenovo models alone. Some being 5+ years old and are finally phasing out.

Congrats on the promotion.

 

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Gotta get my AZ-900 by the end of the month for work. Finally gonna stop messing around and study some and glance at some *cough* dumps *cough*

the entire exam (word for word) is on youtube

 

[titang545]

Going through the annoying process of refreshing equipment.

I don’t know how many different models of macs/pc’s are in most environments but having over 20 different models just isn’t a good idea

Someone certainly fumbled, giving users to many options make things harder for IT. Should be at the max 2/3 different models, laptop model either PC or Mac for execs. Standard Mac for users, or PC for computers. If company allows telework go with laptops, then a powerful option for the power users. Someone already mentioned it though.

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

Started a cissp class everyone telling me its hard af
Lagging on my aws

dabbling in pentesting too if there are any pentesters in here hit my line

 

[Mark Antony]

Are you already in security? What's your role?

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

Are you already in security? What's your role?

yeah, i'm a security auditor.
Basically audit a companies IT infrastructure assuring they are meeting standards of Nist/CIS etc.

 

[tay1]

Someone certainly fumbled, giving users to many options make things harder for IT. Should be at the max 2/3 different models, laptop model either PC or Mac for execs. Standard Mac for users, or PC for computers. If company allows telework go with laptops, then a powerful option for the power users. Someone already mentioned it though.

Yeah I don't even understand the reasoning.

The only thing I can think of is perhaps there may have been manufacturing issues with a wholesaler so they had to use other models as a backup, but even with that, find another supplier

 

[Mark Antony]

Ahh that could totally be possible given the recently backlog covid caused.

 

[bastitch]

Started a cissp class everyone telling me its hard af
Lagging on my aws

dabbling in pentesting too if there are any pentesters in here hit my line

The CISSP is a rough, for a number of reasons. It's the classic "mile wide, inch deep" in terms of knowledge. You can have a question on SQL Injections, then another asking how high a fence has to be to protect your data center. Just really weird stuff like that. Admittedly, it's a little dated, as are a lot of the classic IT certs.

I've worked in InfoSec for nearly 7 years (with 11 years in IT previous to that), and I still don't have my CISSP because my experience trumps anything a CISSP can show. BUT, a CISSP in the earlier part of your career could make or break someone even looking at your resume, especially for larger companies that use certs like that to separate the talent pool. Good luck.

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

Reminds me of the sec+, but obviously harder.

I remember there were topics about what kind of power generator you need in case of emergencies of a power outage at a data center or something like that

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

The CISSP is a rough, for a number of reasons. It's the classic "mile wide, inch deep" in terms of knowledge. You can have a question on SQL Injections, then another asking how high a fence has to be to protect your data center. Just really weird stuff like that. Admittedly, it's a little dated, as are a lot of the classic IT certs.

I've worked in InfoSec for nearly 7 years (with 11 years in IT previous to that), and I still don't have my CISSP because my experience trumps anything a CISSP can show. BUT, a CISSP in the earlier part of your career could make or break someone even looking at your resume, especially for larger companies that use certs like that to separate the talent pool. Good luck.

yeah thats what i hear from alot of folks, i figure illl give it a shot

Reminds me of the sec+, but obviously harder.

I remember there were topics about what kind of power generator you need in case of emergencies of a power outage at a data center or something like that

yeah thats a wild question man

 

[titang545]

The CISSP is a rough, for a number of reasons. It's the classic "mile wide, inch deep" in terms of knowledge. You can have a question on SQL Injections, then another asking how high a fence has to be to protect your data center. Just really weird stuff like that. Admittedly, it's a little dated, as are a lot of the classic IT certs.

I've worked in InfoSec for nearly 7 years (with 11 years in IT previous to that), and I still don't have my CISSP because my experience trumps anything a CISSP can show. BUT, a CISSP in the earlier part of your career could make or break someone even looking at your resume, especially for larger companies that use certs like that to separate the talent pool. Good luck.

I think you might be leaving money on the table by not having your CISSP. Obviously not in your pocket but companies certainly pay for that piece of paper. Finish up my MBA this year, planning on getting my CISSP and PMP next year. Not new to IT but the pay scale I am targeting won't open up without those check marks. Been in IT for 23 years as an FYI.