This document provides information about career paths and skills in information technology. It lists success stories of alumni, recommends developing a foundation of soft skills, English, and technical skills. It then outlines certification paths and skills for several IT roles including technical support, network administration, system administration, security administration, database administration, data center administration, and development. It advises gaining background in multiple fields before specializing, preparing early to increase job opportunities, and provides contact information to ask additional questions.

1. Dr. Eng. Mostafa Elgamala
RHCE, CCNA, CCAI, MCSA, LDP, PMP,CSCU, IBDL, ITIL

2. GAP

3. Success stories
 1- Deyaa Elgendy - TE
 2- Mostafa Hassan - NCR
 3- Ahmed Mohamed – TE Data Supervisor
 4- Ahmed Abd Eldayem - Vodafone

4. Excellence Triangle
Soft Skills
English
Technical Skills

5. 1- Technical Support
1- Basic troubleshooting skills (Compatia - A+)
2- Microsoft Client Systems (Windows 7, 8, 10 MCSA)
3- Introduction to networks (Cisco - CCNA)

6. 2- Network Admin.

7. Another network fields
 VoIP Professional (CCNA voice – CCNP voice)
 Wireless Network professional (CCNA wireless- CCNP
wireless)
 Network design professional (CCDA-CCDP)

8. 3- System Admin.
1- Windows Administration (MCSA, MCSE)
2- Linux Administration
Red-hat Linux (RHCE)
3- Unix Administration
Solaris, HP Unix, AIX Unix

9. 4- Security Admin.
1- EC-Council (CEH)
2- CCNA  CCNA Security  CCNP security  CCIE
security
3- SANS, CISSP (need experience)

10. 5- DB Admin.
1- Oracle DB.
2- Microsoft SQL.
3- Mysql , DB2 (IBM), Mariadb

11. 6- Data Center Admin.
1- Virtualization Technologies (ESX, Hyper-V, Citrix).
2- Cloud computing
3- Backup solutions (Backup Exec.)

12. 7- Developer
1- C sharp
2- V.B
3- PHP
4- Java
5- Python
6- Mobile application.

13. Advice
 Background in most IT fields then
choose your career.

14. Preparing yourself early
increase your job opportunities.

15. Gifts to Students of
Engineering Faculty

16. Questions
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17. Thank you