Network Engineer: Day In The Life

Steve Ward from HealthStream takes us on a journey through the more physical components of a day in the life of a network engineer- it's not all behind a desk!

[svensubunitnillson]

i've now been working in the networking-field for 10yrs and there is never a boring day. come join the fun and money

[mothbythesea]

The way he smiles when he talks about designing everything warms my heart.

[Dragoon]

This is what I want to do after the military. I love the mix of desk work and physical hardware. I love using my hands and being on the computer. It also helps me understand what I'm interacting with since I can both physically see it and virtually manipulate it. This makes me excited.

[lertub]

Thanks for the video. Just retired from law enforcement. Getting into IT. Just passed the first part of my A+. Looking at where I want to take this new journey. Thanks again

[VelezBiH]

I’m studying for my CCNA and it’s really nice to see concept of network architecture in real world, core, distribution and access switches and how they connect. Thanks for sharing this.

[Sociopsycdr]

Just a bit of real world experience. If you want to make 6+ figures as a network engineer you need a CCNA, CCNP is much more desired though. You will also NEED a security+ certification and DOD clearance if you want to get on military contracting opportunities. There are many long term contracts that are looking for experienced SME technicians paying upward of 160k if you have everything from routing and switching, satellite, VoIP etc. If your just getting started out of help desk or Feild tech, only expect 60-82k even in high paying cities. Get the experience and keep on climbing!

[ciscero]

This is crazy, I’ve been studying for my A+ changing careers, and a few months ago everything he said would have sounded like Chinese. Really liking networking so far

[ggmxjgt]

no cap the IT community is the best group of ppl i came across on the internet.

[binoythomas]

Thanks for the inspiration. When I first stepped foot into a data center with very limited knowledge of everything, I was overwhelmed. Now that I have a CCNA and wanna pursue a career in networking, I can't wait to get into a DC so that many of the things I learned would make sense to me practically.

[CountBarlow]

Great video. I’m studying for my CCNA. it was good to see all the hardware in a working environment.

[BIN_BSD]

I decided to choose my career path in IT as a network engineer, and this is the first video I watched after that decision
Wish me luck ;)

[killerindustries]

Those network racks look so well put together & carefully thought out. I'm excited for my field of choice in Computer Security & Networking!

[dinukagayanath]

I'm also following CCNA right now to become a network engineer one day, your speech and video inspired me lot. Thank you.✌

[eddieresendez]

After watching this video, I have decided I want to become a network engineer. Thank you!

[Delbzy]

Currently studying IT, and this has hyped me tf up!

[catarinoosegueda]

This is awesome!! Currently I'm a low voltage electrician and I install all these switches and patch panels and racks and run all these cat6 cables to the station, all the backbone fiber. Dress and terminate all these cables in the idf and mdf. Pretty much create the physical layer from ground zero.

[michaelduke]

Cool office there. I really like the warm woods with some modern pieces in the ceiling; not like some sterile office enviroments I have seen most tech centers have. Lastly, thanks for this vid, it's helped me choose which direction of IT I have been looking to go into.

[tpcuhqk]

this setup is very similar to a manufacturing plant IT network. where they have 2 networks 1 for manufacturing & another for Enterprise. all Process control panels are connected to an IDF where the IDF goes back to the Main Core switches where all the servers & PLC's are housed. really similar setup

[JK-cppt]

I love this! I am in my second year of cybersecurity and have had a lot of network classes and your design sounds a lot like a hierarchy model in a way. I could be wrong I am new.

[meatbleed]

i like watching lil day in the life vids of positions that keep things runnin. I could never mess with networking stuff, too confusing, so thanks to everyone who keeps them up.