Scorecard (#1)

By John Roberts, CRN
August 27, 2004 3:00 PM ET

The 15 Most Important Certifications
Solution providers rated these certifications as being most important to their business over the next six to 12 months

1.	Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
2.	Microsoft Certified Professional
3.	Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
4.	Cisco Certified Network Associate
5.	Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
6.	Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
7.	Cisco Certified Network Professional
8.	Microsoft Certified Database Administrator

9.	Microsoft Certified Applications Developer
10.	Cisco Qualified Specialist
11.	Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technican
12.	Certified Information Systems Security Professional
13.	Red Hat certfication
14.	Oracle Database Administrator
15.	Cisco Qualified Sales Specialist

The 14 Fastest-Rising Certifications
Solution providers expect these certifications to be the fastest-growing in importance over the next six to 12 months

1.	CompTIA Linux
2.	CompTIA Security
3.	Planet3: Certified Wireless Network Administrator
4.	Computer Associates sales certifications
5.	Linux Professional Institute Level 1 or 2
6.	Computer Associates security certifications
7.	Red Hat certifications

8.	CompTIA IT Project
9.	Security Certified Network Professional
10.	3Com
11.	Computer Associates eTrust or AllFusion certifications
12.	Cisco Qualified Sales Specialist
13.	Novell Linux
14.	Symantec Certified Technology Architect

Base for most important and fastest-rising: 200 solution providers surveyed in March 2004

	Five Certifications With The Highest ROI Ranked by profit generated bycertified employee divided by compensation and training costs
	Certified Information Systems Security Professional	37%
	Cisco Qualified Sales Specialist	35%
	Cisco Qualified Specialist	34%
	Cisco Certified Network Professional	32%
	Red Hat certifications	31%
Base: 1,257 solution provider responses

	Certifications With The Fastest-Growing ROI Ranked by percentage of solution providers seeing rise in ROI over past 12 months
	Microsoft Certified Database Administrator	50%
	Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert	49%
	Certified Information Systems Security Professional	48%
	Red Hat certifications	44%
	Oracle Database Administrator	39%
	Microsoft Certified Applications Developer	39%
Base: 1,257 solution provider responses

Source for all charts: 2004 CRN Certification Study

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Published for the Week Of August 30, 2004

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