So I’m new in the workforce, bottom of the totem pole.
I’m a computer operator for a datacenter that uses an IBM Mainframe complete with Tape Libraries, JES2, JCL, the works. We also have a few hundred Windows 2000 and 2003 servers that (according to plan at least) will slowly take the place of the Mainframe over the next 5 years.
Getting to my question, What Certifications/qualifications would be most useful moving up in the world?
I’m not in a big hurry, and I’m slowly piece-mealing together my degree. Should I try for Cisco, MCSE, etc? And if so, which ones should I put priority on? Also, as a corollary, what programming languages would be useful to learn in the future?
I’m leaning in the direction of being an administrator one day, but being new in the field, I’ll take what doors are open to me.
