This area is one of the widest and most all encompassing sectors in the field of IT. It could take far too long to become an authority in all elements, & so specialisation is vital to some level. Cisco and Microsoft are the two significant businesses dominating this particular field. Microsoft create Network & Server software, while Cisco concentrate mainly on the hardware side of Networking: Routers, switches, controllers and so on. It's become financially and economically essential for both MS and Cisco to get into Security during the last decade. Another fast-growing area within this sector is wireless-connectivity & devices. And finally, 2 crucial & growing sectors in the Security market are Computer-Forensics and Ethical-Hacking.

If you are especially interested in Messaging or 'Security', then MS have speciality MCSEs available to address these options. Perhaps, the 'CompTIA' Security+ , moving on to the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) could be suitable. Prior to choosing this track though you ought to be conscious of the amount of professional experience needed for the CISSP. Discussing your needs with our it training advisors will explain everything for you personally.

The vendor neutral worldwide institution 'CompTIA' now offers perhaps the most recognised and highly-regarded independent I.T. accreditations. Some other associations also supply valuable qualifications, like CWNP ('Certified Wireless Network Professional') & 'ISC2' (International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium). Naturally Microsoft & Cisco offer a full range of skilled professional certifications. The options might be somewhat overwhelming, and therefore we encourage you to tread very carefully & talk through all your options with an advisor who understands the procedure well. You might save a great deal of time and expense, as well as frustration and disappointment.

Qualifications within this field are not confined Microsoft & Cisco alone. In actual fact, a number of well respected bodies are essential participants now where certification is involved. An understanding of network interface connectivity between & within networks is now becoming increasingly more important. Networking is in fact undergoing some important paradigm shifts right now; perceptions in general are leaning toward 'greener' I.T., & both processing power & data-storage are going towards 'cloud' computing. From a business viewpoint, greener technology must be designed to be more cost-effective, as well as being more gentle towards the planet. The processing power in modern computers is lower, which means much less heat to be cooled down. Electricity expenses can often be dramatically reduced for businesses such as data centres which are high technology users.

Digital (or Computer) Forensics is fairly new to the picture - Television programmes like CSI-Crime Scene Investigation may have brought it to our attention. There might however be a tad less glamour regarding the actual work compared to that performed by the characters on television! Having said that, technological-forensics provides a fascinating job for a lot of individuals these days. A Computer Forensics professional will trace & interpret digital artefacts that can often be utilised to solve criminal offences.

Located in a similar sector to Forensics and IT Security is Ethical-Hacking - another reasonably new discipline to regulate criminal activity. The Certified Ethical Hacker ('CEH') & the 'Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator'(CHFI) are medium to advanced level accreditations offered by the EC Council.

A rudimentary knowledge of networks is a great first-base for anyone coming into the industry. You must know how PCs function and connect with each other before you consider anything else. Assuming a rudimentary level of IT user-skills, (see the more general Computer Training pages if not,) the starting-point is almost always CompTIA A+ & Network+ . Details of these qualifications are featured on the CompTIA pages of this website.

What comes next will depend largely upon whether you intend to specialise in hardware or software. For 'hardware', you are looking at Cisco (CCNA/CCNP), & with regard to 'software' you'll need MS ('MCSA'/'MCSE'). However, it has to be said that a comprehensive understanding of MS network systems is pretty much essential for most network environments, mainly because of Microsoft's penetration in this market. You will get additional qualification details on this web site from the specific Microsoft & 'Cisco' pages.

Of course you could fine-tune your 'Wi-Fi' (wireless) skillsets with accreditations such as the 'CWNP' and 'CWNA', or keep going down the CompTIA path with Server+, Security+ or Linux+ .

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