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Does your certification rank high on an employer's list of valuable returns on investment? According to the CRN Rate The Programs 2002 survey, security certifications (the CCSE in particular) are among the best to get when looking at a solution provider's perceived ROI.

Interestingly, CRN found that much of the value of a certification depends on the size of the solution provider. Larger providers are focusing on security while smaller providers rank Citrix and the MCSE high.

ROI - Large Companies
(at least $10 million in revenue)
ROI - Small Companies
(less than $10 million in revenue)
CCSE - 97%

CCSA - 96%

IBM Storage Solutions - 80%

MCSA - 75%

CCIE - 74%

Sun Developer for Java - 68%

CCNA - 68%

MCSE - 56%

Citrix CCA - 87%

MCSE - 85%

CCSA - 82%

CCSE - 77%

MCSA - 57%

CCIE - 62%

CCNA - 37%

Find full results and more information on the importance of your certification on CRN's site.

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