Opinion on redhat linux sys admin course?

Frank_Leach

hi all...
since the recession has hit (yes, i hate the word too!!) i am thinking now might be a good time to get some college done, some feathers in my cap, as my current career is about as stable as Pete Doherty after a three day Crack binge!

Recently, my friend spoke to me of the wonders of Linux, and i took a chance and asked him to fully convert my laptop from vista to mint 7. The results, i am very happy with, and although i am far from fluent, i do like it alot.

Which got me thinking...would this be a good thing to get into career-wise? I have a hunch that linux has to be the only plausable long term future for computers operating systems.

So i got to looking, what courses and what prices. And basically, i'd like some feedback and opinion from anyone who is on this path in life, would love to hear some honest experiences. I am getting emails from one college in particular, and astonished to find they will charge me two grand for a one week course!! Is this right? And more inportantly, is it worth it? Link included to the course, all opinions welcome!!

Thanks....


http://www.iact.ie/iopen24/product_info.php?products_id=74

Blowfish

tbh, I'd be an advocate more of self learning and slowly building up for various exams through experience, than paying for a course.

At the level you are at, slap up a CentOS VM, then either just pick something in particular you want to try to do (say something like seting up a mail server) and google the basics of it or grab a decent book for something like Linux+ or RHCE and get learning.

It'll take longer, but personally I think you'll end up remembering a hell of a lot more 6 months down the line than if you had just crammed in a 1 week course.

ravydavygravy

The course content looks decent - I'd probably do it over 10 evenings rather than 4 days for the reasons mentioned above - learn it slowly, and you'll remember it better (IMHO)

One point - are you looking to do a Redhat certification (such as RHCE) - if so, do NOT do it as a one-week course - having done it twice, its very condensed to fit it into a week, and you'll only pass if you already have a good grip on most of the content. The exam is not easy (very practical), and has a high pass mark.

Either way - good for you on wanting to learn :-)

BopNiblets

€1,995!
Would that be the standard for a 4 day/10 evening Red Hat course?

ntlbell

BopNiblets wrote: »

€1,995!
Would that be the standard for a 4 day/10 evening Red Hat course?

just get a copy of centOS

buy the rhct/rhce book and do it at home in your own time