Discover the Top 5 Networking Certifications to Boost Your Career in 2020

Networking colleagues, the explosive growth of 5G, smart devices and IoT all place higher demand on networking infrastructure. This equates to continued career and income potential for qualified professionals. So what are the most important certifications as we enter the New Year? Here are five certs we have carefully hand-picked from our repository of networking resources. First, the industry standard is the vendor-neutral CompTIA Network+ (especially valuable in multi-vendor and non-Cisco environments). For entry and junior-level Cisco professionals CCNA is a must have.  (Note – CCNA Bundle: The first day to test for the associated exam (200-301 CCNA) is February 24, 2020). Cisco’s CCNP Routing and Switching is the gold standard for mid-career networking experts. And for open source pros we recommend Linux Networking and Administration. Finally, as software defined networks gain market traction the ONF Certified SDN Associate (OCSA) cert needs to be on your short list. To stay abreast of industry trends we highly favor subscribing to two ‘stalwart’ publications - Networkworld and Network Computing.

Your success begins today, Lawrence Wilson - Online Learning Central