Among the most popular tracks of services for an IT professional, System Administration is one of the leaders and why not; wherever there is an IT department, the role of a system administrator is crucial. While you wish to pursue your career in the system administration, it is in requisite of certain skills and knowledge in various network applications and services. And all these skills could be acquired and portrayed to the employers with the help of specific certifications.

There are varieties of System Administration credentials that you could choose to attain, but all in individual demands is the best among the rest. Given below are some of the most popular system administration certifications that you could attain for the best of career options:

Microsoft Certifications:

The Microsoft Certifications are probably the leaders in IT industry among their counterparts. You could aim for the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate Certification which covers almost all the IT administrative functions, including the specialized functions of SQL Server and Office 365.

MCSA Certification will also serve as a prerequisite to any MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert) certification which is the upper level in system administration.

The most popular forms of MCSE certifications are:

·         MCSE Private Cloud Certification

·         MCSE Desktop Infrastructure Certification

·         MCSE Server Infrastructure Certification

However, there are many online programs too that allow you to pass Microsoft Certifications without taking exam. If you have adequate experience in system administration and require only a credential for your needs, you could well opt for these online programs to earn a booster in your resume.

CompTIA Server+ Certification:

Though it is known to be an entry-level credential, CompTIA Server+ Certification could well serve your needs to attain the position of a system administrator. This is a globally-recognized credential and some of the top-notch brands such as Lenovo, IBM, Dell, HP and Xerox etc. find it obligatory for the candidates to possess the credential.

CompTIA Server+ credential has a vendor-neutral perspective and covers a wide range of preliminary server topics. It validates some imperative qualities in a professional such as system engineering, website administration and server or network administration.  With this credential in your hand, you could also aim for some specialized credentials such as MSCA etc.

Linux Professional Institute Certifications or LPIC:

Though Windows is still the undisputed leader in business desktop environment, Linux is slowly moving forward to cover much of web and internet, the cloud platforms and the environment.

Linux certifications have also been found very valuable and high in demand among the organizations. This is because of the fact that while on one hand there are unique certification and training modules available with Linux, on the other, the certifications are applicable across all the platforms.

For System administration in a Linux-based environment, LPIC-2 certification is said to be an ideal one, but it is the second level and you need to attain LPIC-1 certification which is an obligatory prerequisite for LPIC-2 Certification.