Server+ - Anyone taken this? Useful?

[mattwest]

Ah.....

[slypie]

Having read the Server+ Bible I agree that this exam seems to be a blown up A+ exam. I think CompTIA are milking the money cow with this one...

[tripwire45]

Hopefully, that'll change with the revision. To be fair, the A+ is designed to test your knowledge of *desktop* hardware and OS support and Server+ is designed to test the same stuff on servers. Naturally, there's going to be an overlap but you typically don't have to deal with RAID 5, incremental backups, and multiple CPUs on a desktop machine.

[Jakamoko]

Gotta agree with Trip here, Slypie - you'll see (or would have seen, now that their out of date) similar overlaps between MS's 70-210 W2K Professional and 70-215 Server exams,

I guess thats in the nature of a progressive course of certification - IMHO

[slypie]

I just feel that maybe the Server+ & Network+ exam could of been combined into two exams to gain the certification like the A+ is. I know this way you get another certification out of it, but too much of the Server+ exam seems to be covered in the A+ and Network+ exams though not in great depth I'll admit. I am going to take the exam to get the certification but just feel that having read the Server+ Bible I already seem to know most of it through reading my Sybex A+ and Network+ books. I do see your point Jakamoko that there is going to be overlap on exams but it's just too similar to other CompTIA certs.

[tripwire45]

You know, you don't *have* to get a certification if you have the knowledge and can demonstrate it. Really, all a cert does is establish that an independent organization has determined you have the basic skills to manage a particular content area...in this case, Servers. If you're in a job managing a server system, you know your stuff and the boss is happy with you, who cares if you have the cert to back it up? It beats those folks out there who have certs and *don't* know what they're doing.

[slypie]

I agree with you trip unfortunatly employers don't. Most jobs in the IT sector that I'm in require an MCSE to even get a chance of an interview...

[Phoenix]

yes but having an MCSE means you wont have to have A+, Network+ or Server+

an MCSE does tend to be a foot in the door cert these days, which has highly undervalued it, most MCSE's cannot do what an MCSE is supposed to be able to do

A+, Net+ and Svr+ are useless with an MCSE, trust me i know
dont even list the buggers on my CV anymore to keep the page count down lol

[Firthy2002]

I was thinking of doing this to complement my A+ and Network+ certs when I get 'em.

[Phoenix]

wait till the revision comes out (or has it come out? anyone?) its supposed to add more emphasis on server tech as it advances away from desktop tech, 64 bit processors, infiniband interconnects, SAS (serial attached scsi) as well as fiber channel and other such technologies

the A+ and Server+ were primarily quite similar due to the technology being primarily similar, it seems to be diversifying alot more now than it used to

just my 2c

[ScoobyDoo]

I quite fancy doing this but am waiting on the 2004 objectives version in Jan 05.

[Firthy2002]

I also plan on doing this, but it won't be until the middle or back end of next year after I've got my Network+.