• Information technology degree
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So I'm looking into switching my major to either systems admin or information technology. I have an associates degree in health sciences that I can put towards a bachelor's degree. I have an obsession with updating anything that runs software (keeping them up to date). And part of that obsession is making sure that they're always running at their best at all times. It eats away at me and irritates me when something isn't optimized/updated/running right/backed up. I'm not sure if this is my passion (which I've been looking for a while). I'll stay up all night updating or optimizing my computer. Whether it's hardware or software (when something needs attention sleep is not even an option no matter what time it is). I usually hyper focus on it till it's done right or else it irritates me lol. So basically what I'm wondering is. What do I need to do to open as many doors/employment opportunity's as possible? What's the best career path that's in demand that would have what I explained?
Maybe see a psychologist? Staying up all night to update your virus scanner isnt normal.
[QUOTE=taipan;49280861]Maybe see a psychologist? Staying up all night to update your virus scanner isnt normal.[/QUOTE] You're funny (I didn't mean literally obsessed). I don't do this all the time but when I do I really get into it lol. Like when Windows 10 came out and I had to update all the drivers and such. It was kinda fun and irritating at the same time :)
[QUOTE=Satane;49281809]You probably don't need a degree to get an it job where you'll update old pcs but then again you probably do[/QUOTE] You don't. I'm a Network Engineer and I have no degree. You start your career doing what he's talking about. Experience can be used, in most cases, in place of a degree.
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;49281896]You don't. I'm a Network Engineer and I have no degree. You start your career doing what he's talking about. Experience can be used, in most cases, in place of a degree.[/QUOTE] Same boat here.
Only thing a degree is usually required for is management on up. No one wants a Director of IT with no degree.
Updates and that kind of stuff is a small part of this kind of job. Troubleshooting is more important imho. Not only that, some updates can break stuff.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;49301251']Updates and that kind of stuff is a small part of this kind of job. Troubleshooting is more important imho. Not only that, some updates can break stuff.[/QUOTE] A careful patch management strategy is all you need. Test in dev and QA before pushing to production systems. Have test users for desktop patching.
Careful testing won't stop corruptions or hardware failure. Sometimes shit just happens and you need to be able to figure it out.
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