The 10 best IT certifications: 2012

When it comes to IT skills and expertise, there are all kinds of “best certification” lists. Pundits are quick to add the safe bets: Cisco’s CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert), Red Hat’s RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer), and other popular choices.

This isn’t that list.

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Based on years of experience meeting with clients and organizations too numerous to count, this list was built with the idea of cataloging the IT industry’s 10 most practical, in-demand certifications. That’s why I think these are the best; these are the skills clients repeatedly demonstrate they need most. In this list, I justify each selection and the order in which these accreditations are ranked.

MCITP: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008 tops the list.

Read the article to see the other 9 certifications listed.