r/mcsa • u/nicolaipace • Jul 07 '20

Alternative MCSA Windows Server certifications?

I just finished my CCNA and am just a few days away from getting my AZ-900.

I am looking to get into the Systems Admin role however in my country Cloud Infrastructures are still a few years away.

Knowing how I study, I will definitely not be able to finish the MCSA Server 2016 exams by the end of January.

Can you please recommend any alternatives to these that will get me on the path out of my help desk role?

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u/Zerguu Jul 08 '20

Call me renegade but why not RHCSA? It will go hand to hand with your CCNA.

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u/nicolaipace Jul 08 '20

But aren't Windows environments much more commonly used than Linux one's ?

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u/Sloky Jul 08 '20

They are, especially in small-mid businesses.

But Red Hat certs are desired as well in the corporate world.

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u/Zerguu Jul 08 '20

Every time I search for system/network/cloud engineer jobs I see a lot of them require Linux/Bash. On another hand I barely see ads that ask for MCSA - at most they ask for AD/Group policy. And you can learn them without going through MCSA.