Word of the Day: network engineer

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms |March 2, 2017

network engineer A network engineer is a technology professional who has the necessary skills to plan, implement and support the computer networks that support in-house voice, data, video and wireless network services. Although the job titles network engineer and network administrator are sometimes used as synonyms, a network engineer usually has more executive responsibilities than a network administrator. The engineering side of things tends to deal more with planning, design, and technical specifications, whereas the administration side of things deals mostly with day-to-day maintenance, management and troubleshooting efforts. The job titles may also be differentiated by education and/or earnings. Typically, a network engineer has more education and earns more than a network administrator. Quote of the Day "Good network engineers have always been developers; they quite literally write code every time they jump on a command line interface." - Nick Buraglio   Trending Terms NETCONF Cisco Certified Network Associate network fabric software-defined networking network hypervisor   Learning Center IT compensation rises for most certified and noncertified skills Having skills tends to increase IT compensation, according to new pay index; the market for IoT services is expected to double by 2020. What duties are included in a network engineer job description? A network engineer job description will vary depending on whether the job involves engineering a new network or running an existing one. Network engineer qualifications trump coding hype Network engineer qualifications are shifting as SDN gains traction, but coding has long been a hallmark of the traditional network engineer job. Network engineer job description will evolve, not evaporate, with SDN The charge that networking pros must become programmers to survive is looking unrealistic. SDN will expand the network engineer's job description, not invalidate it. From consultant to enterprise network engineer: How to make the switch One enterprise network engineer shares how she made the leap from a position as a network design consultant at a major vendor to her current role. Writing for Business The survey results taught us that one in three network administrators ______ interested in learning more about software-defined networking. A. was B. were Answer       Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.