[Ale-study] Linux system administrator

[JD]

No need to thank everyone individually.

ALE-NW meets the 2nd Thursday of the month, with exceptions over the summer.
Next meeting is 5/8, as scheduled. I doubt there will be June/July meetings, as
there aren't many students at SPSU.

ALE meets the 3rd Thursday of the month - don't know about exceptions besides
December.

GA-400 Linux meets every Sunday. It is a meetup.com group.

Google is your friend for more details. ale.org has directions to ALE-NW.

Sign up for and monitor the main ALE email listsrv to stay updated on meeting
dates, times, topics.

On 05/02/2014 10:45 AM, B. Robert wrote:
> Lots of good advice from all of you
> 
> JD, ill attend the next meeting, would love the opportunity to learn from you
> after the meeting
> 
> When is the next meeting and where does that take place
> 
> 
> On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 10:16 AM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com <mailto:jdp at algoloma.com>>
> wrote:
> 
>     On 05/02/2014 09:41 AM, B. Robert wrote:
>     > I moved here 2 years ago and looking to start a new career in IT,  I work
>     2 jobs
>     > to support my family and looking to do Linux system administration
>     > It would be tough to enroll in a main stream college program and my background
>     > has not been strong in computers as i am a High school.
>     >
>     > I need some advice on how to go about this, from a professional point of
>     view or
>     > experience from someone who has been through the same.
>     >
>     > Looking forward for any guidance
>     >
> 
>     Everyone seems to find their own way into becoming a UNIX admin. There isn't a
>     set way to do it. Mine was strange too. Come to an ALE or GA-400 Linux meeting
>     and I'll share the story after. I have ZERO formal training, but have been doing
>     UNIX/Linux administration since 1996 in 1 way or another - never as my only job.
> 
>     So - the best way is to get the company to pay for you to get trained by Redhat.
>     If you want to make money, Redhat Certification is the best, most-likely, way to
>     get paid in the end.
> 
>     Lacking getting the company to pay, get a current Redhat Cert book, load up
>     CentOS and start working through all the chapters systematically.
> 
>     It should go unsaid that you need to use only Linux all day, every day, only
>     dropping back to Windows when absolutely necessary. The struggle matters.
>     Fedora is the desktop distro that RH people run.
> 
>     It should be noted that I'm saying this as an Ubuntu Server Admin and Debian
>     lover. That just is not where most of the money flows.
> 
>     Most companies willing to pay well for admins (in the USA) will run RHEL. There
>     are exceptions, of course.  Similar thoughts happen for virtualization - VMware
>     ESXi is the money-earner, XenServer 2nd, followed by all the free solutions.
>     Virtualization is a core skill for any Linux admin now.
> 
>     DevOps is a buzzword too - real admins have been doing DevOps since the
>     beginning of time, but the tools are better today. This is also a core skill for
>     any Admin, IMHO.  Puppet, Chef, Ansible, CFEngine ... tools like that.
> 
>     Being on projects with a budget matters. Just sayin' - RHEL, ESXi, Puppet are
>     the skills to get paid.
>