I think I can add my 5 cents in here. I believe any certification is good the more you have the broader range of knowledge you will have. I believe the Cisco certification is great and I grade it at the top, the reason is the broad range of knowledge. The telecom world is huge and just knowing all the standards can take you a lifetime - if you like to take this challenge!
I have looked at the Linux certification, and I guess you need to put attention at what is offered. From what I have seen there are various Linux certifications - the typical the one is the Linux Configuration + Administration. There seems to be lots of courses in this area, but it does not pay as good or is as hard as the Cisco (CCIE) certification - on my humble opinion. The high paying jobs I have seen for Linux relate to programming and good knowledge of the OS and its administration. This is like having a MCSE + MCSD in the Windows world. I guess my suggestion is that choose what you like to do first, then research the market place for the proper solution. I'm not a CCIE yet and I only have a CCNP, but I have been involved in lots of application troubleshooting projects. I can tell you one thing, the knowledge you acquire at the TCP/IP level is amazing. With little extra research and study on the TCP protocols and sockets I have been able to explain and troubleshoot applications that even the developers them selves have not realized. The reason is that there is very few application developers that go into network or socket level programming, so the effects of latency, bandwidth, and load kills their application once they are deployed over the WAN. All said I think you should have both. In my case I'm going to concentrate on the CCIE, but I would also like to keep a good knowledge of some OS - not to become an expert though. I saw in one of your emails that you also like a challenge -- well you can try in combination with the CCIE the "Telecommunication Engineer Certification" by www.narte.org that should give you plenty to study ;-) Good luck! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mic shoeps" To: Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 5:01 PM Subject: RE: CCIE Vs. Linux engineer (not Ph.d) [7:66669] > Always glad to see genuin professionals in the same boat. You folks truely > raise the standard in the networking industry. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=66921&t=66669 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
