Pfsense Plus+ Certification
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Hello All!
Please take this as a sincere and innocent question......
I see Netgate is now providing training and certification for PfSense+.
Being proficient and demonstrating knowledge at work is always good.
So my question is...... with all the IT Certifications I can obtain....What benefit does this certification have in the workplace? Is it recognized as a valid and useful thing to have on a resume or for advancement at work. How would I promote this at work as having value par with CCNA, comptia, Cisco certs, etc?
I now have 8 PfSense firewalls running at work, and another division has just ordered 4 to deploy in other locations based on my results with the units I have in place.
I believe the certification would have value, However, I really need some "real world" justifications as well.
Thanks for any input. I'm hoping to replace a number of Meraki units if I can build enough steam.
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As you show, some companies use pfSense. I used to work at one. Also, certification shows you are interested in learning, even if what you're certified for doesn't directly relate to what a business uses. For example, back in the 90s, I got my Novell Netware CNA 3.x. I never used it in my work. I later was working on my CNE when I applied for a job at IBM. That I was working on it was seen as a benefit, even though I wouldn't be using it there. After I started at IBM, I continued working on the CNE and then got certified on OS/2 Warp 4. Also, much of what you learn is transferable. For example, I got my Cisco CCNA several years ago. In it, I learned things that would be relevant with pfSense or any other firewall/router, even though the details are different.
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@JKnott
Thanks so much for the insight!!
