[TriLUG] Certifications (was RHCE)

[David A. Cafaro]

I have a RHCE based on RH9/RHEL3 that I have not up'd to the latest  
RedHat release.  I have also had a CCNA which I let expire.  I don't  
know if I will ever renew either, as of now I'm happy with my job and  
just having the older RHCE here makes them happy (they know I know  
more about Linux than most everyone else here, which is not the same  
as knowing everything about linux).  As of now I have never renewed  
any of my certs.  Not because they weren't worth it, I just didn't  
need to and didn't have the time to study.

If I had a lot of spare time I would like to get renew my RHEL or a  
get a CISSP.  Both of these would just be a good structured way to  
learn more about two fields I'm interested in that I may not normally  
deal with every day on the job.  Along that line, I would be  
interested in a CCNP, but it's really not needed where I work and  
again is just to learn more about something I don't normally deal with.

Currently I'm focusing on getting my MS in Computer Science.  Again,  
I don't need it, but it's paid for by work and is a great way to  
learn things I may not deal with all the time.

Cheers,
David

On Jul 24, 2007, at 3:01 PM, sholton at mindspring.com wrote:

> Can I ask this question is a different way?
>
> Among those of you who have previously received a certification in
> a related computing technology (MCSE, RHCE, etc.):
>
> If your certification is no longer current, how many times did you
> renew before letting is lapse?
>
> If your certification remains current, how many times have
> you renewed?
>
> Just one of those "Curious minds want to know" questions.
>
>
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