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El Mero Mero posted:Anyone ever done DA-100 or know anything about it? It all looks more basic than anything I do right now but idk, my employer is asking me if there's something they can burn money on for me. Yeah, I did it a year ago or so. Good grounding for power bi reporting imo. I only used the learn.microsoft training, so take a look at that, if you already know it all, just go grab an easy cert.
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Dandywalken posted:Failed Net+ with a 548. Did Udemy test and watched professer Messer vids, plus took as many free Net+ prep things as I could find online. Any suggestions on stuff to study before I schedule retake? Preferably <$20 Depending on your learning style, my recommendation would be work thru as many practice questions as you can. You can find a shitload of free resources if you know where to look. A site I heard about is: B hyphen OK dot CC That's where people can get their manuals on linux ISOs. Good luck! Hughmoris fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Feb 3, 2022 |
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Passed my AZ-900!  Going to go after AZ-104 and then look into the AI certs.
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Weaponized Autism posted:Passed my AZ-900! Grats! I started working on AZ-104 but switched over to AWS SA associate on udemy and it's been holding my attention better. Wouldn't mind going back at some point though. Network+ is a weird one as the material comes across as too reliant on memorizing book stuff and not practicality for an entry, but too easy and unfocused for anyone with hands-on experience in the field to waste their time on. Like the question regarding EMI and fiber isn't difficult for somebody already aware of the nuances of cabling and best practices, but I also don't see it being something that a junior network technician should be dealing with in the real world? Or at least not an issue I'd expect them to resolve. Even though they are easier certifications, if I was a hiring manager I think I'd prefer candidates for an entry position to have the knowledge required for Cisco's CCT or Juniper's JNCIA over Net+.
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All I'm getting offers for is those month long Desktop support contracts at the moment (no experience) Has anyone taken like a 2 month contract when they didn't have any experience and was that enough to start getting actual direct hire work in IT?
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Uno Venova posted:All I'm getting offers for is those month long Desktop support contracts at the moment (no experience) You might have to do a couple more contracts through that company but you should be able to get a direct job either through that company, or somewhere else within a year.
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Thanks for the tips! I grabbed a particular book that a friend suggested from that site. I will def have to try and find more appropriate test material now that Ive seen what the exam consists of, type of question wise.
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Does anyone have any experience with AZ-500? Is it harder than az104? ACloudGuru recommends it before AZ-30(5). Job-wise, Would it be more beneficial build some projects in python first ?
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Sacrist65 posted:Does anyone have any experience with AZ-500? Is it harder than az104? ACloudGuru recommends it before AZ-30(5). Actual experience with doing things (be it as a hobby or practising at home) usually beats certs. If you have a git repo that shows you can build python applications it will certainly help. Az-305/az-500 have nothing to do with Python though, unless I’m thinking about the wrong certs (security and infra design, right?). So what do you want to achieve?
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Yeah, if I get the AZ-104, what kind of job would that get me with 9 years of healthcare desktop+ experience? I imagine I'm going to get caught in the "no experience therefore will never get any" loop.
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skooma512 posted:Yeah, if I get the AZ-104, what kind of job would that get me with 9 years of healthcare desktop+ experience? With 9 years of IT experience and some cloud training/certs it shouldn’t be impossible to get into cloud admin jobs. It might help you get acquianted with all the services and build a portfolio by doing something like this: https://jeffbrown.tech/azure-cloud-resume-challenge-part-1/
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LochNessMonster posted:With 9 years of IT experience and some cloud training/certs it shouldn’t be impossible to get into cloud admin jobs. This is great! I'll try this. This is where I get caught up on IT certs. I learn all this poo poo specifically for enterprise use... but I don't have an enterprise to play around in. If I have a lab, I don't have any goals or tasks to work towards. I never can use it so I never learn it properly.
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Passed CySA+ with a 758. The Dion practice tests did not help me as much this time. That and the wording of a few of the questions confused me 
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Does anybody have a resource for really understanding the differences between the various “*aaS” schemes? Preferably with examples? I’ve gone over them and over them and be sure I understand them and then when I take a Sec+ practice test there’ll be 6 questions and I’ll get 5 wrong it’s making me crazy.
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navyjack posted:Does anybody have a resource for really understanding the differences between the various “*aaS” schemes? Preferably with examples? I’ve gone over them and over them and be sure I understand them and then when I take a Sec+ practice test there’ll be 6 questions and I’ll get 5 wrong it’s making me crazy. This should help out!
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May also help to look up cloud certifications, as that is usually one of the first things covered by AWS/Azure material. Hopefully this link works https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/fundamental-azure-concepts/categories-of-cloud-services Or post the question wording that you are having a hard time with and maybe we can help.
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cage-free egghead posted:This should help out! I’ve done the Professor Messer videos, but thanks for the response. Cyks posted:May also help to look up cloud certifications, as that is usually one of the first things covered by AWS/Azure material. Hopefully this link works I’d have to go back and see the exact ones, but I had one that was playing a video game from anywhere which turned out to be Desktop as a Service, and another one that ended up being XaaS (anything as a service). At a certain point I feel like I’m just being hosed with. FUaaS 
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Has anyone taken RedHat exams remotely? Their requirements are a bit goofy https://www.redhat.com/rhdc/managed-files/tr-remote-exams-preparation-ebook-f27382-202103-en_1.pdf quote:System requirements
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I did last week. There's no room for flexibility on this. I had to go fetch a wired keyboard out of my closet. It matches very closely with what a semi-proctored exam at a Red Hat partner location was like. The proctor will make you pick up the webcam and scan it around the room. Don't mouth any words while you're reading the questions either or they'll think you're reading them out to some unseen listener. ALSO: make sure your webcam can clearly focus on your ID. I had trouble getting it to make the text on my driver's license visible.
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Passed my Sec+ today. It was very hard and I was making GBS threads bricks the whole time, convinced i failed. Thank you Professor Messer and Jason Dion!!
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navyjack posted:Passed my Sec+ today. It was very hard and I was making GBS threads bricks the whole time, convinced i failed. Thank you Professor Messer and Jason Dion!! Sweet! Congrats!
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Bought Dion practice tests for net+ and got a 65% on the first one. gently caress me I need to review a ton before the exam on Saturday.
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sporkstand posted:It's been a looooooooooooooong time since I've taken any kind of standardized testing so I'm looking at taking a couple of the easier type cert exams just to get used to the actual process and mental headspace of test taking again. I took and just barely passed my MD-100 last week, however I didn't study for it like I should have. I also sent you a long winded PM!
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Did it! Passed Net+ with a 784. The entire time I felt like I was getting every question wrong. The Cram book by Dulaney was probably the most helpful resource. So much more information in that little book than the entire course had.
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Professor Latency posted:Did it! Passed Net+ with a 784. The entire time I felt like I was getting every question wrong. This was me with Sec+ last week. Would have sworn blind that I got 60% until I got done with that goddam survey at the end and got my score.
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Congrats. I was that way with the VVP-NV last week as well. Since you can take the exam as a CCNA holder I assumed that part of the exam would be about networking but no, not a single question. Anyone who has access to a .mil email (mil, civ or ctr, doesn’t matter) from now until end of June you have a 100% off voucher for all certification exams. No limit on the number of exams you can receive a voucher for but I don’t know if you can get multiples for the same exam if you fail. Just have to link your .mil email to your Microsoft account when scheduling.
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Cyks posted:Congrats. I was that way with the VVP-NV last week as well. Since you can take the exam as a CCNA holder I assumed that part of the exam would be about networking but no, not a single question. Do you mean VCP-NV? The CCNA didn't help at all?
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Sacrist65 posted:Do you mean VCP-NV? The CCNA didn't help at all? Sorry, I’m bad about proof reading but yes the VCP-NV. Knowing some networking concepts will help with understanding how NSX-T works but no knowledge was needed for the questions I had.
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Cyks posted:Sorry, I’m bad about proof reading but yes the VCP-NV. Knowing some networking concepts will help with understanding how NSX-T works but no knowledge was needed for the questions I had. Ah, thanks for clarifying. I was interested in taking it because a VCP-NV holder can then sit for other VMware certs without having to pay for their overpriced training courses. What would i need to study for the VCPNV if anything as a CCNA holder?
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I'm day one on a Fullstack bootcamp and just signed the "Ethical Hackers Manifesto" I cringed so hard I am now 2 inches shorter.
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Sacrist65 posted:Ah, thanks for clarifying. I was interested in taking it because a VCP-NV holder can then sit for other VMware certs without having to pay for their overpriced training courses. What would i need to study for the VCPNV if anything as a CCNA holder? That’s the reason I did it as well although I’m still studying for the VCP-NV. I thought Rick Crisci’s video on Udemy was a pretty good introduction to NSX-T and covered most of the questions regarding functionality on the exam. I’m fortunate enough to have a lot of downtime at work and access to multiple unused servers/switches so I built a lab using the trial download. The labs at hol.VMware.com are good learning tools. As far as the exam goes, roughly half the questions were about knowing the different features and capabilities of NSX and came across as simple if you learned how to implement it. Not too many gotcha questions in that category and a few felt like freebies. The other half was all under the hood; you must know esxcli troubleshooting commands. And yes some of the answers were slightly different to throw you off similar to a Cisco exam so must know them verbatim. Know some basic linux as well and do not neglect installing/troubleshooting on a KVM host.
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I might try and sit for the AWS Solutions Architect - Associate cert this week. I'm pretty sure I'm not ready but I just want to take it and see where I'm at. Don't want to commit months of studying if not needed. Has anyone recently passed it?
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Hughmoris posted:I might try and sit for the AWS Solutions Architect - Associate cert this week. I'm pretty sure I'm not ready but I just want to take it and see where I'm at. Don't want to commit months of studying if not needed. It’s been a year or 2. Currently prepping for the Developer cert. There’s a set of 20 questions (for each exam) on the aws skillbuilder page that allows you to get a feeling for the exam style.
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Hughmoris posted:I might try and sit for the AWS Solutions Architect - Associate cert this week. I'm pretty sure I'm not ready but I just want to take it and see where I'm at. Don't want to commit months of studying if not needed. I took it a few years ago, and the security specialty last summer. At a high level know what the basic services do. Know how to create a VPC from scratch, know your different S3 storage types and why you'd use one over the other. Know the basics of IAM, how conflicting policies would work out. If you can do all that you'll be fine. Its not an overly difficult test in my opinion, just very wide, and bound to cover some services you hardly ever work with.
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What are the most useful AWS certs?
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barkbell posted:What are the most useful AWS certs? The one that get you the jobs you like. Obviously the Professional tier is regarded nicely and the specialty ones are useful if you work within those fields. The security one is probably the most valuable because security is like printing money.
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MrKatharsis posted:I did last week. There's no room for flexibility on this. I had to go fetch a wired keyboard out of my closet. They actually used to require two webcams: one aimed at you and one from the side showing a wide angle shot (oh, and they specified the required field of view of the webcam). Also you 100% need to check that the exam usb boot image works with your PC, either the current one or the older one they still make available. Neither work on my gaming PC or one of my laptops; luckily the old flavor does work on my second laptop so I can do my RHCE next week (hopefully).
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Got 614/700 on AZ-104 and failed  Mostly did youtube tutorials (like 12 hour ones), Microsoft Learn modules, and poking around in Azure for study. I felt wildly unprepared for most of the questions and like I was just guessing on many of them. An added bonus my ability to remember the questions for study later is about as good as my ability to absorb and retain the material. I'll study harder and try again. This was on a free exam credit from MS Ignite which is why I was so willing to march over the cliff. Any idea on how big of a gulf 85 points is? Are we talking "dang that's close" or "bro you're hosed"?
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skooma512 posted:Got 614/700 on AZ-104 and failed Surprised that's not a passing score, it's 87%. Does Ignite let you take it again free or?
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skooma512 posted:Got 614/700 on AZ-104 and failed You got this! My best advice for these types of exams is to do a shitload of practice questions, and read the rationals. That may help you get in the right mindset. Some creative google searches may turn up free resources for those practice questions. I think gaining 9 percentage points is absolutely doable next time. Bob Morales posted:Surprised that's not a passing score, it's 87%. Does Ignite let you take it again free or? I believe the scoring is out of 1000, and 700 to pass.
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