I was in a 12 month school program that wasn't a right fit for me, that said I still want to pursue a career in IT. I have went ahead and signed up here at ACI for a year. I'm starting with the COMPTIA A+ courses and really enjoying them! Where should I go from there? I haven't taken the 1101 cert yet but plan to do so. Thanks to anyone reading!

@Rick-Borecki When I got start, I was a career changer coming from fast-food. I agree with Ronnie, you should think about networking (the human interaction kind!....lol). You can visit technology events, conferences, webinars, vendor-sponsored conventions or in-person training events as these are a great way to learn the real-world environment and communicate with other likeminded people. It is a great opportunity to market your interest in the industry. One last thing, be willing to do the work that others will not! This sets you apart from the rest.

I agree wholeheartedly. Start with the IT Fundamentals from CompTIA, move to A+ and Network+. I'd toss a Linux cert (LPIC-1 or Linux+) too, and then a server certification... Microsoft Server.

@Matthew-Dudek you are most welcome, when you need help reach out to me!

Thank you very much for your reply and your suggestions, I will most certainly give that ago

Stay safe and have a good day

Awesome, that's what I did. Thanks!

Hey @Hutch-Morzaria !

Just wanted to confirm that you were able to access these Sample Papers for the DPI course. Pop a message here in the forum if you are still unable to access them. We'll get it sorted!

Yes - we will be recording a new course for the new objectives. That recording is scheduled for mid October - so I am betting the course will be in our library around the November time frame.

Thank you so much for the post.

Hey @Jose-Luis-Gutierrez !

@SIMON-TAPLIN is right as to what you'll want to put on your roadmap to Project management in the Azure world. If you don't have the experience necessary for PMP, start with CompTIA's Project+ and PMI's CAPM. The PRINCE2 is updating and that might be something you'd want to hold off on until they get that all sorted.

Best wishes and continued success!

@Jeff-Gortney,

Sounds like a great idea. You have to make decisions for dividing up your LUN across your SAN. Do you need larger and fewer LUNs or smaller and more LUNs.

Take a look at VMWare's documentation on this decision and some good considersations: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.storage.doc/GUID-2C8FAE1F-98F7-4E0B-AEA0-83A4FF16A252.html

I've been a long time ESXi user, which is fine but with a SAN, to fully take advantage of the SAN you may also want to consider vSphere to manage ESXi to the fullest capabilities.

Hey @anton-witting great question! If you are looking for a good CentOS (RHEL-like) alternative, check out AlmaLinux: https://almalinux.org/

@Chris-Ward-1 ,

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll follow your advice.