Re: Which path to take? [7:26918]

2001-11-20 Thread George Murphy CCNP, CCDP
Nat, what an excellent idea to specializeI would follow my interests if I were you because there is a big need for both at nice pay. With the world today, it will be challenge to a company to keep their best security folks happy but VOIP is on the rise as well (I think) go with your gu

Re: Which path to take? [7:26918]

2001-11-20 Thread VoIP Guy
I'd say over the long run, both are lucrative aspects of networking, but I feel that VoIP may be a better choice. First off, Cisco has staked it's future growth on the next-gen converged networks of voice, video, etc. The plain old data market is not completely saturated, but it's getting there.

Which path to take? [7:26918]

2001-11-20 Thread Nat Heidler
De-lurk mode >on< Hello, looking for some career pathing advice. I am currently pursuing CCNP but looking to specialize. It seems to me that the two hot paths right now are VoIP/AVVID and Security/SAFE. To get blunt, which one of these specializations is going to be more in demand/pay more in th