What kind of IT certification is highly in demand?

Question

I am currently doing applications support for desktops throughout our company's network for end users and am uncertain as to what I would like to do later.
All I know is I am not a fan of becoming a network engineer (cisco stuff). But would like to administrate a database or develope it at some point in my career.

What is recomended for me??

Answer 1

There is still some demand for network techs out there. What worked best for me is first acquiring the basic certifications like A+ and Network+, then moving up to something like CCNE, MCSA, or MCSE. Certcities.com is an excellant website to check out, by the way. Good luck.

Some database certifications:
http://certcities.com/certs/oracle/
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcdba/default.mspx

Answer 2

I'm not a big fan of certs. I see them as most useful for people without a degree in lower paying technical jobs. Don't feel bad if that's you...it's just not me. I always had an interest in breaking things, so I do IT security. I got the CISSP cert. It's the only one that I would recommend to peers. If you're less experienced or without a degree, other certs may be a better start.
Be careful with CISSP, it's not easy.
The bigger question is how do you find something that you like. I'd recommend a consulting firm. That would give you exposure to many different things in just a couple years.
You can also start attending chapter meetings for technical orgs, like IEEE, OWASP, etc. Getting face time with people and hearing what they're doing will get you a lot of info.
Good luck.

Answer 3

I have a degree in Network Management and am having trouble finding a decent paying job. Programmers seem to be in big demand.

Answer 4

I would try taking a Cisco course of some sort.

They can be quite demanding but you learn a lot and its well recognized.