Which is the most demanded certification: CCNA (routing & switching),CCNA (security), CCNA (data center), CCNA (voice) or CCNA (wireless)?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

CISCO certifications are well recognised certifications which can help candidates to have long term well paid networking career. The Associate level of Cisco Certifications can begin directly with CCNA for network installation, operations and troubleshooting. It consists of multiple certifications: CCNA Cloud, CCNA Collaboration, CCNA Data Center, CCNA Industrial, CCNA Routing and Switching, CCNA Security, CCNA Service Provider and CCNA Wireless. Among these options Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA) is the most popular with maximum job opportunities in India. It validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN. With increased Data Centers in BFSI, Healthcare and FMCG, etc. sectors CCNA Data Centers is also getting traction in job market.

manpreet 2 years ago

If you want to start your networking career then CCNA Routing and Switching is like the physics for scientists, it is the foundation of networking domain. Every Domain i.e. routing and switching, security, data centre, service provider, voice/collaboration have their own set of opportunities. Although routing and switching is the most demanded domain. Here are few highlights about Asked Certifications: CCNA Routing and Switching: What are the Prerequisites? No Prerequisite What are the exams to be taken? 200-120 CCNA or (100-101 ICND1 and 200-101 ICND2) Job Roles: Network Specialist, Network administrator, Network Support Engineer CCNA Security: What are the Prerequisites? Any Valid CCENT or CCNA Routing and Switching or any CCIE Certification. What are the exams to be taken? 210-260 IINS Job Roles: Network Security Specialist, Security Technician, Security Administrator, Network Security Support Engineer CCNA Data Centre: What are the Prerequisites? No prerequisites What are the exams to be taken? 640-911 DCICN and 640-916 DCICT Job Roles: Data Center Network Administrator CCNA Voice/Collaboration: What are the Prerequisites? No prerequisites What are the exams to be taken? 210-060 CICD and 210-065 CIVND