microsoft certifications
I want to get some MS certifications. I work with servers more than anything else at my job so I am going to try and get the MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification. I don't have any other certs yet so I thought I would get the Server fundamentals cert first before doing the MCSA for Server 2016. The question I have is do you think I should use my time to also get the Security Fundamentals and Networking Fundamentals certs along with the Server Fundamentals cert before I go for the MCSA Server cert? Is it a waste to do the others or should I just get the Server Fundamentals cert and then go for MCSA Server 2016? My level of IT knowledge would be slightly above intermediate.
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Network+ is fine and some companies do require it. The reason the A+ certification is so popular is because it's a general knowledge cert. It's a way for a company to immediately go "Okay, this person at least has a starting point for most things we need him/her to do". The more specialized you get the more focused your job search should be. Some companies will also allow you to interchange the 3 basic certs from CompTIA (A+, Net+ and Sec+). However, I would very much urge you to get A+ first if you don't have it already. You will not regret it and it's not a very expensive investment.
If you are behind a Microsoft certification, there are a bunch of path for certification, and you need to have a basic understanding of Powershell.
So start for the path for IT pros and learn PowerShell to start on the right track.
https://mva.microsoft.com/LearningPaths.aspx
So start for the path for IT pros and learn PowerShell to start on the right track.
https://mva.microsoft.com/LearningPaths.aspx
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