So, my employer suggested that it would be good for me, professionally, to get my certifications up to speed, and told me to pick a few that I found the most relevant at their expense. As I mainly deal with networks and Linux servers, and have done so for decades at this point, this was easy enough: renewing my CCNA that I took some 20 years ago, as well as getting my CCNP. The latter of which is closely related to what I already do.
However, my employer decided that I must pursue at least one Microsoft certification, and I honestly don't know where to start, as the only microsoft software I use is Outlook.
I've been thinking of my status as the walking embodiment of the "old man yells at cloud"-meme, and thinking it's probably time to turn into "old man embraces cloud". I know that a lot of our infrastructure runs in azure (something with which I have no experience. I did use some Oracle cloud VMs at one point, that's it.), and I know there was a huge ordeal last year that involved doing a lot of dataprocessing on temporary azure architecture, and I figure I should probably get in on that at some point.
Is perhaps something Azure related my best bet?
UPDATE: I was going to go for some azure stuff, but I resigned instead. Let's see if my new employer is willing to pick up the tab instead.
6 Comments
Nomecks@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 2y
Take AZ-104. It's the Azure Admin cert. You can run Linux in Azure! All the training is free on the MS site too.
slazer2au@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Az-900 for cloud fundamentals or az-700 for Azure networking specifics.
christov@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Seconded, take the fundamentals and then pick a path through their cert scheme. Azure infrastructure probably has a few parts that may interest you. https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RE2PjDI
solrize@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
No idea but looking at this bundle, I'd probably take Azure security out of the MS offerings.
https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/professional-it-certification-training-bundle
stoy@lemmy.zip · -2 pts · 2y
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 2y
Even though this comment is deleted, you just know it was an insufferable Linux user bleating about something irrelevant 😂
stoy@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 2y
Nah, I just spoke about how OP could try and look for a cert for powershell with a focus on 365 admin, then I realized that that the other suggestions probably was better and mine seemed put of place and I went to delete it, acxidentally hit the downvote arrow and didn't fix it before deleting my comment