VMWare / LINUX / CheckPoint / ITIL - which training centre?

TestLink

I am an MCSE certified (2000 server) who is working in IT sector (Project management, L1 support etc.). I would like to get advice about some training/certifications that could help me to update my IT skills further.

What is the cheapest training centre in Dublin for VMWare / LINUX / CheckPoint / ITIL. Which combination would you suggest? How much would be the cost?

harney

Don't live in Ireland anymore so can't advise that way. Having said that I did briefly look into VMware training before and it is quite annoying, you can only go on their certification courses if you have gone to an authorised training center i.e. you can not pickup the books and just play with the products at work.

If you are motivated to self-study there are free training modules on the IBM website that lead to a Linux LPI certification (this is not an IBM specific course). You do the exam, I think, through prometric. www.lpi.org for more info.

ZygOte

talk to commtech about vmware training they are very good, sureskills also do vmware training but ive never used them. commtech are based in blanch and sureskills are in dublin city.

TestLink

ZygOte wrote: »

talk to commtech about vmware training they are very good, sureskills also do vmware training but ive never used them. commtech are based in blanch and sureskills are in dublin city.

Thanks, Do you know how much it costs at commtech?

shoegirl

We had Sureskills in a couple of years back. They seemed ok. I think about 80% of our group passed first time (of the those one did not, one was a total idiot who was a know-it-all thought he didn't have to study, and the second was a Solaris specialist who was totally new to VMware).
Seemed fine but very expensive, its about 3000-5000 per class.
You might be better off updating your MSCE to 2003 or 2008.
CCNA is great to have and useful to know on a day to day basis, but it expires after 3 years.

ZygOte

ITguru wrote: »

Thanks, Do you know how much it costs at commtech?

im not 100% sure but i think its in the region of €2300-3000 for the full vcp training course depending on whether you are working for a reseller or enduser company, if you want to get the VCP certification you have to have done the training, its a little unfair but i does help keep the quality of the certification up as you cant just braindump your way through the exam.
hopefully your job is paying for the training

Its also worth bearing in mind that the next big release of vmware is on the horizon (may-juneish possibly) and the training centers will soon start to offer training for version 4.0 so you may want to hold off and skip the 3.5 training

killian_murphy

Hi,

I have launched a new website www.findmycourse.ie that offers a free advice and search service for end users, looking for training.
Drop me a mail if you need if you still require advice.

Thanks,
Killian