Congrats +

congrats plus

Rick Butler said:

I think the more certs you have, the more plates you get to spin to have to keep them all current.

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I'm seriously considering letting a few more lapse because of the time/cost commitment. My Data+ expires in less than 100 days unless I get the required CEUs. No one has ever asked me to teach it, so keeping it would just be for bragging rights.

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TechTrainer11 said:

Just to show the Train the Trainer does a super job. Today I sat core 2 exam and passed 1 week after sitting core 1 exam. A big thank you to Stephen and TTT for all the training and supportWhen di

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When did you get the voucher for A+ ?

Congratulations brother..

Congratulations, that's the way to go!!

J.Porter said:

Living in WDC is preferred but not a requirement. There would be concern if the time zone difference was too great.

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Ok, I will try but in case there is openings for some of us in Africa
I am Will to teach.
My and my team.
We are going to deliver.

baylis said:

Stackable are easy to renew. Like you renew CISM\CISSP \CCSP \ GIAC (some) \Comptia X series. GIAC is making it easier and less expensive to renew everything but I get your, its not easy.

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Yep, but you have to consider that there are multiple certification bodies as well. CompTIA, ISC2, ISACA, PMI, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Cisco, Peoplecert (ITIL), etc. And then the reporting requirements for each of the top level certs. And then the fees. It just all adds up - time and money. It's nice when one of my certs renews the other. But from an instructor perspective, I always take any test I teach anyways. Doesn't matter if it's the A+ or ITF+ / Tech+... I'm still going to go take the new version even if the stackable / higher-level cert renewed the lower level ones.

David Staples said:

Exactly.

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Stackable are easy to renew. Like you renew CISM\CISSP \CCSP \ GIAC (some) \Comptia X series. GIAC is making it easier and less expensive to renew everything but I get your, its not easy.

Yay! Congratulations!

precious said:

Congratulations! How was your experience with the exam?

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I liked the core 2 better than core 1 any advice I would give is get a general overview of AI for core 2

Rick Butler said:

I think the more certs you have, the more plates you get to spin to have to keep them all current.

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Exactly.

For CompTIA related courses I do primarily Cloud+ and Security+, with the occasional CySA+. I have a DataSys+ scheduled in a couple of weeks. Every now and then I'll pick up a Network+ or A+ if someone asks about it, but I've gotten to the point with certifications that I'm primarily renewing my Sec+, CISSP, and PMP along with anything specific that training companies I contract for or my direct clients are asking for.

I haven't had anyone asking for a CASP+/SecurityX, Server+, CloudNetX, or a variety of other courses from CompTIA. If someone asks about it and wants to schedule it, I'll go take the exam so I have the credential. (Or if someone offers to pay the exam fee or give me a voucher I'll go take it as well.) Otherwise, I'll save the money. I teach a lot more Azure (AZ-104 or AZ-204 primarily) these days for cloud stuff and used to teach a lot of AWS for Amazon, but then they changed (some may read this as ruined) their freelancer program.

Good job - congrats on your win. /r

Steve Linthicum said:

Wow, 15 different certifications. Does the quantity have a negative consequence?

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I think the more certs you have, the more plates you get to spin to have to keep them all current.

abiodun1991 said:

is there any opportunity for some that is not leaving in the washington DC region.

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Living in WDC is preferred but not a requirement. There would be concern if the time zone difference was too great.

David, my teaching today is limited to the ITF+/Tech+ and Security+ courses for the Diversity Cyber Council as a volunteer instructor. I have two Canvas LMS courses I've developed with "free" content. If you'd like them I can share. Reach out to me at [email protected] if you are interested.......

Congratulations! How was your experience with the exam?

Wow, 15 different certifications. Does the quantity have a negative consequence?

Just curious, is this a day position or evening position?

A+, Network+, and Security+ all require updates. CompTIA has a long history of clinging to legacy technology in its foundational exams. The A+ exams were making references to old motherboards no longer in common use, and chipsets that technicians were less likely to encounter.

Also, the level of rigor of all three certifications needs to be upgraded. There are far too many people who exam cram, with no experience whatsoever, who can pass and get a "paper cert."

Yes CompTIA A+ is still IT's equivalent of "learning to crawl before you walk" . Some content in it may seem like studying legacy technology (RIP parallel ports), but the truth is that it makes you consider the reasons behind the things. These "legacy" foundations serve as the foundation for cloud MDM and contemporary security tools.

Have you ever had to troubleshoot an Azure-joined device that won't boot due to a BIOS configuration error? All of a sudden, A+ knowledge seems extremely pertinent. Most importantly A+'s broad coverage means you will never be the person who says, ‘I only do networking’ when a printer starts smoking.