Being that many companies are dumping their Novell Netware/NDS systems for Windows Active Directory and Exchange, how does someone with a CNE certification and advanced knowledge and experience in Novell products make the switch to becoming experienced and proficient in Windows and Active Directory? This is my dilemma, as the last job I held down had me doing all Novell/NDS administration and little to no Windows and AD administration. I wanted to train for Windows and AD, but my job kept me so busy with Novell stuff that I simply did not have the time for anything else. In a way, they were impeding me from getting the Windows experience I needed and now have phased out my position and left me unemployed and desparately seeking a new job. Unfortunately, from what IT recruiters tell me, there isn’t much out there for Novell CNEs’in terms of jobs unless one is willing to relocate to God knows where or work for public sector/gov’t jobs for a peasly salary that will barely sustain oneself. Having stated all of this, what would be the best way for someone with a CNE to shift gears as a Windows Admin? Honestly, I am starting to feel like them old mainframe/Cobol programmers who were all let go right after Y2K because they became obsolete.
