Back To You: Dear Nick, Brad and the List, Nick, you said, " ... getting a RH specific cert felt like a waste of my time (learning RH specifics just for an exam). Looking back I probably would have gotten RHCE as it's just more widely known and you don't have to defend/explain yourself every time. "
I have recently talked with two developers about Linux/Unix and they have developed software for the US Government. It seems that Uncle Sam just wants to recognize and use Red Hat (or this is what has been presented to me). It would seem that one of the largest users of Linux wishes to stick with a single distribution, and because of this interesting comment, these developers do NOT want to spend their time developing for other distributions (their choice). I present to you that this may be a reason to, yet, pick-up a Red Hat Certification. Does anyone have other information to suggest otherwise ? I would be interested in learning which other distributions should be considered. Besides, this possibly adds to the information that an LPI Cert. would be a good investment. I will thank you gentlemen and the list for your information, at this time. I look forward to your responses. Regards, Harvey Rothenberg Systems Integrator/Security Specialist “Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.” Albert Einstein --- On Mon, 6/3/13, Nick Webb <[email protected]> wrote: From: Nick Webb <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [lopsa-discuss] Linux & Security certifications To: "Brad Beyenhof" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Monday, June 3, 2013, 5:56 PM On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Brad Beyenhof <[email protected]> wrote: LOPSA folks, $WORK has decided to load me up with education... that is, they want to pay for and support me through some certifications. I've already got a Unix System Administration cert, based on classwork at the extension center of the local state university, but they'd like to get me through something a bit more industry-recognized. Currently, the LPIC-1 is on the table, as well as Security+, and there's a possibility to go toward a CISSP later on. In general I'm skeptical of CompTIA certs like Security+, but that's partly because I've got an A+ from about 6 years ago that felt like a waste of time. A few questions: 1) Are the LPIC certs getting more industry recognition? They seem to be good, but they were last updated in 2009. 2) How does the LPIC series compare to the Red Hat certs, in terms of skill coverage and industry acceptance? 3) Does anybody know anything about the specialized LPIC Level 3 "senior" certs? In particular, the Security-focused one (LPIC-303)? It seems their higher-level stuff hasn't been updated for several years, either, and that advanced stuff seems likely to get out-of-date more quickly. Thanks for any help you can provide! I mostly agree with what others said. I actually have an LPIC-2 certification myself and I feel the quality of said certificate was quite good. I got that certificate versus RHCE as I was focused on Debian and Ubuntu servers at the time, and so getting a RH specific cert felt like a waste of my time (learning RH specifics just for an exam). Looking back I probably would have gotten RHCE as it's just more widely known and you don't have to defend/explain yourself every time. I also had planned to get the level 3 LPIC cert, but time got away from me there, and now that I run a business I could care less (as do 99% of my customers). Nick -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
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