My goal of posting weekly updates about my budding IT career didn't quite go as planned. Fortunately, things have been going much better at work. Since my last (and only) post, I've:
- Promoted to vCIO.
- Studied and passed Microsoft's MCSA Server 2012 track (70-410, 411, and 412)
- Studied and passed Cisco's CCNA Wireless (200-355)
- Studied and passed VMware's Network Virtualization Professional (VCP-NV)
My role as vCIO is a business consultant to our clients. Budgeting, strategic planning...fun stuff like that. In general helping companies get the most out of their IT and IT budgets while keeping an eye down the road. I love it. More on that to come.
The MCSA kicked my you-know-what. I failed the 70-410 three times and the whole process took almost a year. What I learned from the journey, aside from server administration, was just how important it is to have a lab where you can implement, break, and fix everything covered in a particular exam. More on that to come as well.