#261: David Bombal: Any future for Network Engineers?

Is there any future for a network engineer? Or should you just concentrate on the cloud or devops or something else? Menu: ===== Is there are future in networking? 0:00​ Ivan Peppelnjak CCIE 1345 Emeritus: 1:04​ Should I study networking or rather something else? 1:44​ You are designing Power Transmission: 3:11​ What is an expert? And engineer? 4:10​ Ivan's snark: 5:35​ Levels of expertise: 5:53​ I'm starting out - will I be successful? 6:58​ Are certs and degrees valuable? 8:36​ Young people are struggling? 11:34​ How do I get experience? 11:52​ It brought you to this table, now what? 13:15​ You're got to do something: 14:24​ What about social media? 14:44​ You have to build your brand: 16:02​ What brand are you going to build? 16:38​ Perfect is the enemy: 17:45​ What brand? 18:50​ What about LinkedIn? 19:04​ Why not get experience? 20:33​ Social media reach: 22:15​ Own the content: 23:25​ Ivan's rant: 24:25​ What about Cisco DevNet certs? 26:18​ Will network engineers be replaced: 28:18​ Does this make sense? 29:30​ What about the past? 30:30​ What should I learn? 32:30​ Previous videos: The top 10 skills Network Engineers need to learn in 2019: youtu.be/grS__DS3v7c​ What should I do: youtu.be/BmnRf0HCy_Q​ ================ Connect with Ivan: ================ Website: bit.ly/2Hci4oL Twitter: twitter.com/ioshints ​LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ivanpepel... ​ ================ Connect with me: ================ Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb ​Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbombal ​Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombal ​LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal ​Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co ​TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal ​YouTube: www.youtube.com/davidbombal​ ================ Support me: ================ DavidBombal.com: CCNA ($10): bit.ly/yt999ccna ​Udemy CCNA Course: bit.ly/ccnafor10dollars ​GNS3 CCNA Course: CCNA ($10): bit.ly/gns3ccna10 ​ ====================== Special Offers: ====================== Boson software: 15% discount Link: bit.ly/boson15 Code: DBAF15P ccna devnet cisco cisco devnet associate future of networking networking jobs ccna jobs ccnp jobs cisco jobs ine ccna exam ccna certification Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel!