I keep hearing IT is dead and that scares me cause i'm in my 2nd semester of IT programming associated degree. What area specifically is going to have a great demand? What certifications are going to be in demand? Skills? Thanks!
2007-03-02 09:53:30 · 3 answers · asked by Kristine R 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
The ONLY certification worth ANYTHING is a Cisco certification. The rest are junk. Yeah this will piss people off but it is the truth...
How are your Unix/Linux skills? Most major servers are going to be loaded with some type of *nix distro that you may have to troubleshoot or work on. Also, if you like programming, start learning Perl, Python, PHP, SQL, and the ol'e standy C++. And of course, you can never have too much networking knowledge. A full understanding of IP including all the related protocols (i.e. TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc...)
Nowadays, Wifi (802.11) is also a plus. It is the future.
2007-03-02 10:53:57 · answer #1 · answered by Biggen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ohmygosh, not at all. IT is definitely a growing industry. Just go to dice.com and look at all the IT jobs. Gads of them. Without knowing your interests it's hard for me to suggest exactly what you should study. There are three main areas.
1. Desktop support. Installing and configuring new workstations, new hardware peripherals and software. Might also include training end users. These people tend to be on their feet and move around a lot. Study Windows XP, Vista, Mac OS. Antivirus software, network configuration, Office suites, etc.
2. Server/network engineer. Installing and configuring servers. Installing and configuring network hardware, network cable and wireless. This tends to involved a lot of interfacing with third party vendors and different areas within your company. Study Linus, Windows Server, IIS, Apache, Microsoft server software such as SQL Server, Exhange, IIS, CISCO network routers, etc.
3. Developer. Database, desktop and web application programming. This is desk job. Many hours in front of a workstation, problem solving. Study PHP, ASP.NET, Visual Basic, C#, Java, T-SQL, CSS, XML.
2007-03-02 10:06:08 · answer #2 · answered by Cameron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am 2nd year also going for Network Specialist. I currently have A+, Network+, and will be working on MCSA pretty soon. Networks are the future since a business today cannot function without one. Knowing how to setup, and maintain a network is important.
hope this helps
2007-03-02 09:58:30 · answer #3 · answered by rj_mathis@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋