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IIRC when I looked at it a few years ago, the AZ-900 is intended as an introduction to cloud topics and aimed at newbies/sales people. The Azure Admin Associate (AZ-104 now...?) is where the applied engineering knowledge starts Granted, I haven't looked at the Azure cert path since 2019 so take that as you will
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Yeah that's entirely what it is, basic "What is IaaS?" and "Azure offers what kind of active directory?" questions. I had originally figured that's what I was going to be seeing on the exam. But the way some people were describing it elsewhere, I was worried that I underestimated how much I'd need to study and how hard it'd be. But nope, easy as hell if you have any basic cloud knowledge.
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I took AZ-900 with no prep while on muscle relaxers for a pulled groin I passed but it was really, really close
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tehinternet posted:Sounds like you’re afraid of failing and trying to rationalize not taking the chance due to that fear. You got this. Even if you don’t pass it’s experience you can apply for the next shot. No disrespect meant — good luck, friend. Thank you (and sorry for the late response). Yes I am afraid of failing, and tbh it would be much easier to just find another job, but I'll never be able to do what I want w/o the CCIE (move to Europe) I do have this.
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Passed my Network+! And I have an interview for a remote job. So tired from doing the studying sprint, but overall, it was an excellent day.
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Vampire Panties posted:Thank you (and sorry for the late response). Yes I am afraid of failing, and tbh it would be much easier to just find another job, but I'll never be able to do what I want w/o the CCIE (move to Europe) 10/10, good on ya. Best of luck!
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Apr 26, 2023 00:44
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Just as an FYI, MS is no longer offering the voucher for the free AZ-900 certification exam after attending the virtual training day. The virtual training is still free, but it is no longer a path to a free cert  I'm in the Azure virtual training right now and someone asked about this in the chat. Here is the official response: "Hi there, due to recent programmatic changes, Microsoft is no longer offering free certification exams with Microsoft Virtual Training Days, but learners can still attend these valuable training sessions at no cost. When you feel you are prepared, you can register for Microsoft Certification exams on Microsoft Learn."
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Apr 26, 2023 17:47
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I know a lot of certs have changed recently; if I wanted to start working on an A+, where should I start? I know enough about computers to get my way through work, and I've dabbled in Linux and other things, but I'm not an expert by any means
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Apr 26, 2023 18:07
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The Mattybee posted:I know a lot of certs have changed recently; if I wanted to start working on an A+, where should I start? https://www.youtube.com/@professormesser/playlists Professor Messer is always touted as one of the better ones. I would start with their course. Are you already in an IT role? If you have a real deal actual IT position an A+ isn't going to have much value at this point. I would start identifying what route you want to head down and work towards more advanced certifications. AWS\Azure certs are good. Your CCNA for networking and your CISSP\CEH\others for security and the like. George H.W. Cunt fucked around with this message at 21:35 on Apr 26, 2023 |
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Apr 26, 2023 21:31
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I did the trifecta thanks to his videos. He's dry but very concise and you can definitely speed up the audio a bit to get through it.
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Apr 26, 2023 21:34
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George H.W. oval office posted:https://www.youtube.com/@professormesser/playlists I troubleshoot TV issues which sometimes but are not always IPTVs; my official position is Tier 2 Technical Support, I think, so I don't know how much value it will have! Nor do I know where I want to go yet!
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Apr 26, 2023 21:55
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The Mattybee posted:I troubleshoot TV issues which sometimes but are not always IPTVs; my official position is Tier 2 Technical Support, I think, so I don't know how much value it will have! Go ahead with it then. An A+\Network+\Security+ along with that title should absolutely get you into the position to work at a MSP where you'll at least be a real computer toucher and not a sorta one working on TVs.
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Apr 26, 2023 22:43
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Just get the network + if you’re tying to get real computer toucher jobs. Nobody actually cares about the A+ and it’s more expensive than the network + because it’s two tests plus that means there’s more chances to fail. The prep is useful for becoming familiar with basics like ram if you don’t know that already but it’s real utility is just getting you past HR screens to interview with the guys who actually understand computers which network+ also does for half the cost.
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What's an ok course/book/practice exam for net+ these days? I'm technically certified unless they got rid of my lifetime one forever ago so I don't think I need to actually take a test, I just want to brush up on poo poo i forgot/learn what changed/chase off impostor syndrome since I ended up working in IT anyway
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Apr 30, 2023 00:15
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Shugojin posted:What's an ok course/book/practice exam for net+ these days? imposter syndrome never goes away. nobody understands computers. IT people just don't understand them least.
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Apr 30, 2023 03:38
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I mean yeah but I want to prove to myself that I at least know some things
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Apr 30, 2023 03:52
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whats the best value-for-money infosec cert now
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tehinternet posted:Sounds like you’re afraid of failing and trying to rationalize not taking the chance due to that fear. You got this. Even if you don’t pass it’s experience you can apply for the next shot. No disrespect meant — good luck, friend. yeah  I'm terrified of paying 150-300 bux and then getting the fail screen and then all the work I have done thus far will have been totally for nothing. The information expires before I'm even done studying, before I've even finished the chapter, let alone after I've done the test and thought I was through. Palladium posted:whats the best value-for-money infosec cert now I'm looking at the CISSP reqs now and lol lmao. This is what terrifies me about certs the most, I need experience in order to get the cert I need in order to get the experience. I got Security+ thinking that plus experience doing support was worth anything  , the only interview I got I totally bombed and I froze up too. The Security+ expired without ever having helped me at all, and to get something better I need work experience in the field I'm trying to enter in the first place.
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Shugojin posted:What's an ok course/book/practice exam for net+ these days? James Messer has a free video course which is what I used alongside Jason Dion's practice exams (they regularly go on sale a couple times a month for 16 or so dollars). I used a phone App by ABC learning for general quizzing and learning but it feels like it's missing some of the stuff that was on the n10-008. Messer's video course is pretty overview heavy, but he also does these monthly study groups that you can go back and follow through that I think are pretty helpful. All in all my study materials cost me like 28 bucks or something like that. E: though if you have the GFL cert there's probably plenty on the ABC learning app that's helpful.
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I have a Net+, and think Im going to get an AWS CCP next. Is there any particular material you all would recommend? Ive got tier 1 experience now (a little over a year) and want to start preparing to advance elsewhere.
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What’s the best practice test option for Net+/Sec+? I’m about to graduate from school, have my first real IT job lined up, and want to get some certs over the next year or so - I figure I probably have enough knowledge to get like… 60-70% right on either test if I just went in and took it blind, but that would be stupid. But I also don’t really want to go through a course/textbook from scratch and lose focus because I’m “learning” poo poo I already know. I figure the best way to avoid that is to take a practice test or two and identify actual study areas to double back and learn properly. Any particularly good sources for that?
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Nothing like finally ponying up and paying for Boson test exams to then realize I know next to nothing about modern Cisco WLC poo poo due to being UniFi4Lyfe for the last like 8 years. Whoops. At least I didn’t find out via an actual test.
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Chevy Slyme posted:What’s the best practice test option for Net+/Sec+? I was in your exact situation before I took the sec+ and all I did was watch Prof Messer for two weeks, make vocab flashcards, and took practices tests before I took it. it's surprisingly easy. no comment on the net+, but I can't imagine it's much different given the difficulty hierarchy.
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May 6, 2023 20:12
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 Free MS Certs are back Pulled from Slickdeals: quote:
I did both my AZ-900 and AZ-104 for free through the MS challenges, it's a good program.
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Famethrowa posted:I was in your exact situation before I took the sec+ and all I did was watch Prof Messer for two weeks, make vocab flashcards, and took practices tests before I took it. it's surprisingly easy. no comment on the net+, but I can't imagine it's much different given the difficulty hierarchy. Yes this is the way. Sec+ is like the best easiness to value ratio cert there is. Every other one I’ve tried has been harder.
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Yeah I'm currently in the middle of doing a three week cram for security+. There's a broad range of objectives (Messer's video course is about 176 videos of information and there's about 1100 total subjects on the objective list), but so much of the information repeats in different ways or is mirrored, so the number of concepts you're exploring actually feels quite small. If you know how to use a next gen firewall, you basically understand things like a WAF or a SWG inherently. Chevy Slyme posted:What’s the best practice test option for Net+/Sec+? Take a look at the exam objectives on compTIA and pick apart things you feel like you know very little about IMO, and then finding which of Messer's videos has that overview of information will help as he lists them all in order of the exam objectives. I think that will help you mostly stay focused on new information as you learn at your own pace. Susat fucked around with this message at 08:56 on May 10, 2023 |
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Susat posted:Yeah I'm currently in the middle of doing a three week cram for security+. All of these replies I have gotten are good advice but I still wanna take practice tests where are the good practice tests at, as opposed to the bad practice tests. I do not trust Google for a subject as SEO landmined as this.
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Chevy Slyme posted:All of these replies I have gotten are good advice but I still wanna take practice tests where are the good practice tests at, as opposed to the bad practice tests. I do not trust Google for a subject as SEO landmined as this. Messer sells a test handbook that was pretty great. three tests, and if you can get above a 90 on each you are gonna pass. I would take test 1, grade it, then create flashcards on the ones I got wrong and the ones I was uncertain about. studied those cards, memorized them, then took test 2 and repeat. at the end of the three tests I reviewed all the flashcards in one sitting, and from the three tests back to back.
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Chevy Slyme posted:All of these replies I have gotten are good advice but I still wanna take practice tests where are the good practice tests at, as opposed to the bad practice tests. I do not trust Google for a subject as SEO landmined as this. Jason Dion's practice tests are decent, they go on sale a couple times a month for 6 for about 16 bucks, the main benefit of his tests are the Udemy interface being pretty nice and the breakdown of your weakest category at the end of the practice test. Messer's are comparable if not a bit better (and less  ), but you get a PDF- One that has links to his individual videos discussing a subject and links straight to the correct answer inside the PDF, and you have to grade yourself so it's a little less convenient.
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May 10, 2023 23:12
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FCKGW posted:
Thanks for this, just registered.
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May 10, 2023 23:56
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What are these challenges? They're all developer stuff but I don't have the coding background to code anything substantial. Is it just a learning module or is there a deliverable, and does the module provide enough instruction to produce that deliverable?
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It’s usually just a couple modules from the entire MS Learn course. Last time I did it I just had to complete 3 of the 10 or so modules. There’s no hard deliverables, just an indicator that you read the material and did the small quizzes at the end.
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FCKGW posted:It’s usually just a couple modules from the entire MS Learn course. Last time I did it I just had to complete 3 of the 10 or so modules. Oh so it's like the Ignite promotion they did. That's cool, it would be kind of absurd if MS was sitting there grading people's code or something like that.
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FCKGW posted:
I did my Az-104 through this as well, what's the likelihood I can cram for the the 305 within the timeframe?
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The names of those first four Azure certifications are nearly indistinguishable from each other. I have no idea why MS is so bad at naming things. ACloudGuru seems to suggest that, as an experienced IT person whose main focus is networking but little cloud experience, AZ-900 is probably where I should start. Is that correct? EDIT: Oh, that's not on the list, it's AI-900.
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guppy posted:The names of those first four Azure certifications are nearly indistinguishable from each other. I have no idea why MS is so bad at naming things. ACloudGuru seems to suggest that, as an experienced IT person whose main focus is networking but little cloud experience, AZ-900 is probably where I should start. Is that correct? Az-900 seems to be geared towards people who need familiarity with the platform but not to administrate it, you probably would be better just getting 104. Your network experience will be helpful because there are objectives about virtual networking and basic network concepts
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skooma512 posted:Az-900 seems to be geared towards people who need familiarity with the platform but not to administrate it, you probably would be better just getting 104. Your network experience will be helpful because there are objectives about virtual networking and basic network concepts Okay, thanks.
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hey just got my network+ today after doing 12 years of corporate IT woooooo
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skooma512 posted:Az-900 seems to be geared towards people who need familiarity with the platform but not to administrate it, you probably would be better just getting 104. Your network experience will be helpful because there are objectives about virtual networking and basic network concepts Yeah I took it last month and it's pretty basic. Mostly "Do you know what a cloud is? Do you know what differentiates Azure from other offerings? Do you know what Saas is?" kinda questions. Honestly the MS-900 was harder, and I can't exactly explain why except the questions there felt a lot more in depth. Anyways, I might do this challenge to snag a AZ-104 voucher. Nostalgia4Butts posted:hey just got my network+ today after doing 12 years of corporate IT 
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jumping right into security+ and im glad i did network+ first already based on the first couple sections
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