Hello all, I live in NY. I'm really considering the online learning method these days. My schedule is pretty consistent and I'm home usually by 7:30PM. It makes getting to any classes in NY impossible. Weekends are hampered with the family & kids. My weeknights though are pretty easy if I had to force myself to attend online schooling. Book studying when I get home is pretty tough unless I had a course layed out for me to follow. Maybe a mentor program.
I currently work as a sys admin transitioning to the company network engineer and the pressure for cisco certs is heavy. I know i can pass the exam with the education, but the self-studies isnt going to get me there. I work with our cisco equipment daily. im responsible for keeping our network going and connecting all of our networks (not an over-complicated one). I use cisco support very often to help get my tasks accomplished and luckily the techs are great with assisting in support as well as a small education session. What they usually teach me sticks with me and can be and has been used in the event we have a similar need in the future. So I know I can learn it.
What I know I need to learn are the basics; anyone can google the commands and how2s for CLI commands to get things happening, but i know i will fail essentials and fundamentals if i dont focus on them.
The job is willing to pay for the certs, but not the course; they just cnat justify right now sending me and loosing me at the job at the same time.
So can anyone recommend any of these distance learning programs for a guy like me?
Thanks in advance..
I currently work as a sys admin transitioning to the company network engineer and the pressure for cisco certs is heavy. I know i can pass the exam with the education, but the self-studies isnt going to get me there. I work with our cisco equipment daily. im responsible for keeping our network going and connecting all of our networks (not an over-complicated one). I use cisco support very often to help get my tasks accomplished and luckily the techs are great with assisting in support as well as a small education session. What they usually teach me sticks with me and can be and has been used in the event we have a similar need in the future. So I know I can learn it.
What I know I need to learn are the basics; anyone can google the commands and how2s for CLI commands to get things happening, but i know i will fail essentials and fundamentals if i dont focus on them.
The job is willing to pay for the certs, but not the course; they just cnat justify right now sending me and loosing me at the job at the same time.
So can anyone recommend any of these distance learning programs for a guy like me?
Thanks in advance..