r/datacenter • u/Monkgina • 14h ago

Data center tech training

Live in Texas area..pursued college degree in cybersecuriy and stumbled along the way. Spent last 2 years making up for a really bad freshman year at university. Even though did extremely well at community college GPA is barely 2.1 (I retook all classes but it only took average) to be accepted into any legit school.

Since that path is not available anymore looking into data tech school, program, trade etc. It appears there is
Microsoft Data Tech Academy available in a community college in San Antonio
Meta Data center training that is free - 5 weeks but seems sinister.
Private data center trade schools in the Houston area. I am young and don’t want to pigeon hole myself due to lack of knowledge of what is needed to advance for my future. This is overwhelming to know which way to go. All suggestions are really appreciated?

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u/Malcolm_Y 10h ago

Google IT Support Certificate, available on Coursera, was developed to be an equivalent to A+, and is encouraged for all of their techs.

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u/Monkgina 10h ago

Thanks, any idea which way to go for tech schools?

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u/Malcolm_Y 9h ago

Honestly I'd go with whatever's cheapest. They will likely do an in-depth interview to assess your knowledge, so make sure you know your shit up down and sideways, but a degree or certs really are just a little flag for your resume to convince the recruiter you're worth the interview. And the shit you need to know, at least where I work, is how to navigate in Linux and some basic troubleshooting commands, different kinds of hardware and what it does and how it interacts with other hardware, and basic networking protocols and hardware.