Miller, you should seek out a Microsoft certification instead. Government uses Microsoft Windows Server 2003, if you get a MCSE for that, you are already ahead of most candidates. Most database administrators have Microsoft certifications.

Don't get me wrong, Cisco certifications are great as well, but they are more for Network Administrators.

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