This is a huge point. We've had a LOT of trouble finding good network engineers who have all of the previously mentioned "soft" attributes - attitude, team player, can write, can speak, can run a small project - and are more than just Cisco pimps. I cannot explain how frustrating it is to meet a newly minted CCNP who has zero Linux experience, can't script anything, can't setup a syslog server, doesn't understand AD much less LDAP, etc. Imagine, an employee who can help themselves 90% of the time ... Finding the diamond that has strong niche skill, networking, with a broad & just-deep-enough sysadmin background has been very, very hard. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of cross-training. Immensely valuable. Randal On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Bill Stewart <nonobvious@gmail.com> wrote:
And yeah, sometimes it means that you need to go learn technologies like Active Directory
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In addition to learning scripting languages