I'm just sticking my foot in the door as we speak. I am working on getting my MCSE/A certification, having completed A+ already. CompTIA certs are very common nowadays. I am wondering if there are any other certs that are ... more highly revered i guess is the way to put it. Any ideas? Is SANS very well known?

BTW: I got my A+ just by buying a $39.95 A+ Exam Guide, reading it thoroughly, taking notes and studying them. I then took every practice test (free) online to make sure I had the knowledge I needed. I took the test sometime last year and passed with flying colors. I hope this might encourage some of you to go out, buy a book, read it, and succeed. The IT world is not so difficult I have discovered if only you put forth a little learning effort. I'm still taking baby steps, but I'm getting there. I should have my MSCE/A sometime next year. Until then, I'll keep reading!