Professional Computer & IT Certifications

Just as the tech world constantly evolves, so do certifications. Here, get up-to-date information on certifications from a number of vendors including the skills and technologies covered, exam requirements, training options and more.

Vendor Technology	Certification	Full Name/Description	Exam
Cisco certifications	CCENT CCNA CCDA CCNP CCDP CCSP CCIP CCIE CCDE	Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician Cisco Certified Network Associate Cisco Certified Design Associate Cisco Certified Network Professional Cisco Certified Design Professional Cisco Certified Security Professional Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Cisco Certified Design Expert	640-822 ICND1 640-802 CCNA,640-822 ICND1,640-816 ICND2 640-864 DESGN 642-902 ROUTE,642-813 SWITCH,642-832 TSHOOT 642-874 ARCH,642-902 ROUTE,642-813 SWITCH 642-637 SECURE,642-617,642-627 IPS 642-611,642-642,642-661,642-691,642-902 650-001 CCIE R&S Written Exam,CCIE R&S Lab Exam CCDE Written Exam,CCDE Practical Exam
Citrix certifications	CCA CCAA CCEE CCIA	Citrix Certified Administrator Citrix Certified Advanced Administrator Citrix Certified Enterprise Engineer Citrix Certified Integration Architect	Multiple exams (depending on product) A05, A23, 259, A08 A08, A15 A16
CompTIA certifications	CompTIA A+ CompTIA Network+ CompTIA Security+ CompTIA Linux+ CompTIA Server+ CompTIA Project+ CompTIA CTT+ CompTIA CDIA+ CompTIA PDI+ CompTIA RFID+ CompTIA CTP+	Powered by LPI CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer CompTIA Certified Document Imagining Architect CompTIA Printing and Document Imaging CompTIA Radio Frequency Identification CompTIA Convergence Technologies Professional	220-701,220-702 N10-004,JK0-016 SY0-301,JK0-018 LX0-101,LX0-102 SK0-003 PK0-003 TK0-201,TK0-202,TK0-203 225-030 PD0-001 RF0-001 CN0-201
EC-Council certifications	CEH CHFI	Certified Ethical Hacker Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator	312050 / EC0-350 312-49
IBM certifications	IBM Business Analytics IBM Information Management IBM Lotus IBM Rational IBM Tivoli Software IBM WebSphere IBM SOA IBM XML IBM System i IBM System p, AIX and UNIX IBM System x IBM System z IBM System Storage and Storage Networking	Cognos/SPSS IBM Service Oriented Architecture z/OS, z/VM, Linux	Multiple exams (COG-series, SPS-series) Multiple exams Multiple exams (LOT-series) Multiple exams Multiple exams Multiple exams 000-667,000-669 000-142 Multiple exams Multiple exams 000-087,000-151,000-152,000-153 000-428,000-600,000-601,000-602 Multiple exams
ISC2 certifications	Associate of (ISC)² SSCP CAP CSSLP CISSP	Systems Security Certified Practitioner Certified Authorization Professional Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional Certified Information Systems Security Professional	CISSP Exam or SSCP Exam SSCP Examination CAP Examination CSSLP Examination CISSP Examination
ITIL certifications	ITIL v2 Foundation ITIL v2 Service Manager ITIL v2 Practitioner ITIL v3 Foundation in IT Service Management ITIL v3 Intermediate Level ITIL v3 Expert ITIL v3 Master Qualification		ITIL v2 Foundation Examination ITIL v2 Service Manager Examination ITIL v2 Practitioner Examination ITIL v3 Foundation in IT Service Management Examination ITIL v3 Intermediate Level Examination ITIL v3 Expert Examination ITIL v3 Master Qualification Examination
Linux certifications	LPIC-1 LPIC-2 LPIC-3 Linux + Red Hat Linux	Linux Professional Institute Certification -1 Linux Professional Institute Certification -2 Linux Professional Institute Certification -3 Comptia Linux + Red Hat Linux	Exam 101,Exam 102 Exam 201,Exam 202 Exam 301 LX0-101,LX0-102 EX200 RHCSA,EX300 RHCE,EX318 RHCVA
Microsoft certifications	MCSE MCSA MCTS MCITP MCDST MCSD MCPD MCDBA MOS MCAD MCT MTA	Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Microsoft Certified IT Professional Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer Microsoft Certified Professional Developer Microsoft Certified Database Administrator Microsoft Office Specialist Microsoft Certified Applications Developer Microsoft Certified Trainers Microsoft Technology Associate	Multiple exams Multiple exams Multiple exams Multiple exams Multiple exams Multiple exams Multiple exams Multiple exams Multiple exams Multiple exams Multiple exams Multiple exams
Oracle certifications	OCA OCP OCM OCE Oracle Developer Oracle DBA PeopleSoft Sun Solaris MySQL Oracle SQL Oracle PL/SQL Oracle Weblogic	Oracle Certified Associate Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Certified Master Oracle Certified Expert Oracle Database Administrator	Multiple exams (depending on product) Multiple exams (depending on product) Multiple exams (depending on product) Multiple exams (depending on product)
PMI certifications	PMP CAPM PgMP PMI-SP PMI-RMP	Project Management Professional Certified Associate in Project Management Program Management Professional PMI Scheduling Professional PMI Risk Management Professional	PMP Certification Examination CAPM Certification Examination PgMP Certification Examination PMI-SP Certification Examination PMI-RMP Certification Examination
VMware certifications	VCP VCDX VCAP VCA-DT	VMware Certified Professional VMware Certified Design Expert VMware Certified Advanced Professional VMware Certified Associate	VCP4 VCAP4-DCA,VCAP4-DCD VCAP4-DCA, VCAP4-DCD VCA4-DT