10 HOT IT CERTIFICATIONS:

1. COMPTIA CERTIFICATE +
For network and system admins; shows knowledge and access and controls cryptography and organizational security.

2. GIAC SECURITY ESSENTIAL CERTIFICATE
For hands-on administrator; program run in conwert with courses taught by the well-regarded SANs institute.

3. BROCADE CERTIFIED SAN DESIGNER
This storage network certificate requires participant to understand Data Center Fabric design and implementation principles.

4. CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKER
Bestows a mantle of trust on white hat hackers; shows proficiency in penetration testing and the ethics around such probes.

5. EMC PROVEN PROFESSIONAL TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECH
Focuses on EMC's product platforms; requires between two and four exams.

6. CISCO IP TELEPHONY DESIGN SPECIALIST
Requires three exams in unified communications architechture and design, lifecycle services and inplementation.

7. MICROSOFT CERTIFIED SOLUTION DEVELOPER
Highest possible certification for .NET developers; suggest two years of experience before a series of five exams.

8. MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINER
Stringent program requires high profeciency in the material to be taught and good instructional skills; reqiures annual renewal.

9. REDHAT CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN
Requires three hours hands-on exam to show the competency in administering and troubleshooting live Linux systems.

10. PLANET3 CERTIFIED WIRELESS NETWORKADMINISTRATOR
Wireless LAN certification shows profeciency in fundamentals necessary to run an enterprise WLAN.

Source: http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Careers/10-Hot-IT-Certifications/