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Data Center as a career for me ... need help. - Web Hosting Talk - The largest, most influential web hosting community on the Internet

HI, I am new here.

I want to know how can I make DCs as a career ? If I wanto to work in DC , what educational qualifications should I have ? What are the job posts in DCs ? How about salary ? I am a Computer Hardware Engineer.

I have completed my CEH ( Certified Ethical Hacking ) exam with 84 % from eccouncil Now I am planning to do MCSE or CCNA and red hat linux admin. Please, I need your help ...

Apply for a job at one and learn the ropes first hand.

Finish those MS and RH certifications and then apply for a job, you'll get better pay.

Go into one and ask to be a cable monkey for a few weeks to get some experience. Most people like free labor.

Which data centers in USA and UK are good ?

First hand experience is the most important nowadays.

I'd rather have someone with 10 years experience instead of someone that just got their certification and has no experience.

Obviously, having both experience and certification is the best. Try getting in at the ground level of the datacenter if you don't have much experience.

Don't apply for the top position if you don't qualify for it.

It's easier to work your way up rather than jumping right in to a job that you don't fit into.

Quote: : First hand experience is the most important nowadays.

I'd rather have someone with 10 years experience instead of someone that just got their certification and has no experience.

Obviously, having both experience and certification is the best. Try getting in at the ground level of the datacenter if you don't have much experience.

Don't apply for the top position if you don't qualify for it.

It's easier to work your way up rather than jumping right in to a job that you don't fit into.

Hey thanks a lot for that Now I am planning to build small home DC, with linux CentOs 5, I have made custom server racks according to my needs. But what about salary ?

Its IMP question. How many posts are situated in DC ?

What about their salaries ? I have visited a DC in my city.

It was a DC of a "BANK"

A job in a datacenter is difficult to pin down depending on the company and what you're looking to do.

They all work differently and respond differently to multiple situations.

Working in a DC such as ours vs.

Working in the DC of a financial institution or server farm for a large company will vary greatly.

Getting an education definitely will take you further with a financial corporation but real life experience will take you much further in a hosting DC.

The salary ranges are vastly different depending on industry type, and location, along with experience pertaining to that industry and training ramp up time.

It really depends on what you're interested in first and foremost and from there I think people could give you a better opinion of what's out there.

What country and city are you in, and how technologically advanced is the area to begin with?

Let me step back a little bit on this.

I see you building your own DC in your house - which to me qualifies as a workbench but that's neither here nor there. What do you want to do in a DC?

All your posts here are assuming that you want to be a cable guy or a network guy.

I've personally had a lot of fulfillment doing business development and product development.

You don't need an A+ to be in product development - you need to be able to communicate with customers and find solutions to their problems (not just "build more computers" but to build a package out of the pieces that that addresses a customer problem). Your expected education leads me down one path but...have you considered others?

And have you considered what you want to do after you're done in a DC?

Troboy, I'd recommend contacting any/all large hosting providers in your area and getting your foot in the door for an interview.

There will be one out there that will hire you in an entry level position. Most companies are similar in the possible career paths, finding a large company with a smaller sized staff will afford you experience that you wouldn't necessarily get exposed to in a larger/more organized one. Once working, you'll see what's out there, the expectations, the typical day to day functions, and that that point, I'd recommend you choosing a path that interests you. Salaries, like any job, anywhere, fluctuate from company to company and region to region.

You'll probably start out close to what someone is making at Geek Squad @ Best Buy, keep in mind that part of the reward will not be financial, some of it will be received as a wealth of new knowledge and experience. It's necessary that you get experience.

If you go in with too many certifications (and get a job that requires them), you're likely to end up with a position that will bombard you with issues that take longer than your employer anticipates, which may result in a shorter term of employment than you had intended. Christopher S.

Smith

Hey guys, thanks for that, you gave me so much information Here is the thing about me I am appearing for TYBcom.

Though I am from commerce side, I am interested in Computer technology and want to build my career in IT DC industry. I am a web designer , I have designed nearly 35+ websites for my clients. I have build some PHP web applications How can I go ahead to my Destination ?

Friends, need your guide and opinions. As I said earlier, I am a Computer Hardware Engineer.

I have completed my CEH ( Certified Ethical Hacking ) exam with 84 % from eccouncil But I am just ZERO in DC industry. So according to my conclusion I have Commerce background and I can handle financial transactions And I LOVE computer tech. So what to do ?

For which post I should apply ?

Need help I'm lil bit confused ...

As I said in my post - why not go in and ask to do a week worth of work experience? This will allow you to get some real hands on experience and see how a data center works - then you can choose your specific profession from there. Then you can go out and apply for jobs - usually if the DC likes what they see they'll hire you on the spot if you're good enough, or at the very least will recommend you. Get to know people on a working level and create relationships.

It's not what you know what who you know some times.

You seem to have a good head on your shoulders, just need a confidence boost.

Just walk in there and get the experience, it'll save you time searching for a job, then applying, then interviewing etc etc. Edit: Get an online portfolio of all the websites you've done and contact the clients if they're willing to act as a referral etc.

Quote: : As I said in my post - why not go in and ask to do a week worth of work experience? This will allow you to get some real hands on experience and see how a data center works - then you can choose your specific profession from there. Then you can go out and apply for jobs - usually if the DC likes what they see they'll hire you on the spot if you're good enough, or at the very least will recommend you. Get to know people on a working level and create relationships.

It's not what you know what who you know some times.

You seem to have a good head on your shoulders, just need a confidence boost.

Just walk in there and get the experience, it'll save you time searching for a job, then applying, then interviewing etc etc. Edit: Get an online portfolio of all the websites you've done and contact the clients if they're willing to act as a referral etc.

Hi sir, thanks for that.

No problem. Good luck with it.




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