This area of IT is possibly one of the most sweeping and extensive there is. With so many complex skill sets to embrace, some specialisation is the only realistic option. Both Cisco & Microsoft make systems to operate in market place. MS produce Network & Server Software, while Cisco focus largely on the hard-ware side of Networking: Routers, switches, controllers and so on. Each of the businesses have moved seriously in to security during the last decade, by economic need. An additional fast growing market in this field is wireless connectivity and devices. And then we have the dark art of Hacking (legally) & Digital Forensics - both very complex and highly specialist disciplines in their own right, & take a great deal of experience and understanding.

You can find a variety of specialist MCSE's from Microsoft, that cater for areas such as Security or Messaging if that's the path you're looking for. Quite possibly, the 'CompTIA' Security+ , progressing on to the 'CISSP' ('Certified Information Systems Security Professional') might be appropriate. CISSP applicants must have substantial professional experience, so be sure you investigate this well. Talking things through with one of our it training specialists will explain everything for you.

If you're seeking to progress a professional career in IT, start by developing a certain amount of networking know-how. Nothing else will make any sense until you've developed a grasp of the way PCs run and communicate with one another. Assuming a rudimentary level of PC literacy, (refer to our general I.T. Training web-pages if not,) the recommended starting-point is nearly always the 'CompTIA' A+ and 'Network+' . They're dealt with under the CompTIA pages of this site.

Progressing from here you can look at the MS 'MCSA'/'MCSE' or the Cisco CCNA or CCNP, according to whether you are more interested in the hardware or software end of things. However, a good knowledge of MS's operating systems is very useful as they're such an important element of most networking-environments. As before, you will find the specifics of each certification on the actual 'Cisco' & MS sections of this web-site.

On the other hand, you might choose to carry on down the vendor neutral track with more 'CompTIA' qualification (for example Linux+ , Server+ & Security+ ) or possibly have a go at the wireless ('Wi-Fi') aspect of things with the CWNP or CWNA.

You've probably noticed that Digital or Computer Forensics is a frequently used expression that's been popularised via TV shows such as "CSI". There may well however be a tad less glamour regarding the actual workload compared to that executed by the actors on television! Even so, technological forensics provides a fascinating profession for many individuals right now. The work entails searching for and interpreting digital-footprints to assist with data recovery or legal enquiries.

In a related sector to Forensics and IT Security is 'Ethical Hacking' - which is another fairly new discipline to control criminal offences. These are qualifications provided through the EC-Council which teach advanced students the dark concepts of 'hacking' - but with the goal of using these abilities to protect and raise the security within a system, instead of damaging it.

Qualifications within this market aren't confined to the vendors themselves. Actually, there's a great deal of accreditation that's supplied by very respected unbiased bodies - & this is becoming increasingly important. The essential knowledge of network-interface-connectivity between and among networks is becoming increasingly more important. We are witnessing an important generational shift within networking technologies today, perceptions generally are inclined toward greener I.T., and both processing-power & data-storage are going towards Cloud computing. From a financial perspective, greener engineering has to be designed to be more cost effective, in addition to being less harmful towards the environment. Computers will generate less heat (& so require less cooling) if they have lower powered processors. These two things together greatly reduce the energy expenditure, and therefore affect a firm's bottom line - particularly in data centres and high-volume processing departments.

'CompTIA' (the Computing Technology Industry Association) is a global business that currently provides many of the most respected vendor-neutral accreditation paths on the market. Some other associations also offer deserving certifications, like 'CWNP' (Certified Wireless Network Professional) & 'ISC2' ('International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium'). As you would expect Microsoft and Cisco offer a complete range of professional certifications. The options may well be rather overwhelming, and so we encourage you to tread very carefully & discuss all of your plans with an expert who knows the process very well. With no individually tailored advice you could head-off in a wrong direction & squander a lot of money or time.

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