<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Tx Mathew<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Matthew <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:simontek@gmail.com" target="_blank">simontek@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">To my complete surprise, I was recently hired at Indiana University as the GitHub admin. Not that I wasn't qualified, but the fact I don't have a degree was what surprised me. In this field, usually it doesn't matter whether or not you have a degree, as long as you know the work. There are exceptions, such as schools and hospital's that have the prestige thing going on. Certs can help a lot. Granted a lot of them we as professionals see as a joke, but HR and gov't doesn't. There are certs that do mean something such as the RHCE or OSCP. I currently hold the Linux+, net+, sec+, A+, LPIC1. My other certs are medical related. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Just get an OS going, crash it, break it. Google how to fix it. Come up with scenarios you would like to use. Oracle's virtualbox is handy. Stil do a dedicated box though. <br>
Howtoforge.com is a wonderful site. </p><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 2, 2014 10:46 AM, "B. Robert" <<a href="mailto:buzibar@gmail.com" target="_blank">buzibar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Lots of good advice from all of you<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
JD, ill attend the next meeting, would love the opportunity to learn from you after the meeting<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>When is the next meeting and where does that take place<br>
</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 10:16 AM, JD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com" target="_blank">jdp@algoloma.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div>On 05/02/2014 09:41 AM, B. Robert wrote:<br>
> I moved here 2 years ago and looking to start a new career in IT, I work 2 jobs<br>
> to support my family and looking to do Linux system administration<br>
> It would be tough to enroll in a main stream college program and my background<br>
> has not been strong in computers as i am a High school.<br>
><br>
> I need some advice on how to go about this, from a professional point of view or<br>
> experience from someone who has been through the same.<br>
><br>
> Looking forward for any guidance<br>
><br>
<br>
</div></div>Everyone seems to find their own way into becoming a UNIX admin. There isn't a<br>
set way to do it. Mine was strange too. Come to an ALE or GA-400 Linux meeting<br>
and I'll share the story after. I have ZERO formal training, but have been doing<br>
UNIX/Linux administration since 1996 in 1 way or another - never as my only job.<br>
<br>
So - the best way is to get the company to pay for you to get trained by Redhat.<br>
If you want to make money, Redhat Certification is the best, most-likely, way to<br>
get paid in the end.<br>
<br>
Lacking getting the company to pay, get a current Redhat Cert book, load up<br>
CentOS and start working through all the chapters systematically.<br>
<br>
It should go unsaid that you need to use only Linux all day, every day, only<br>
dropping back to Windows when absolutely necessary. The struggle matters.<br>
Fedora is the desktop distro that RH people run.<br>
<br>
It should be noted that I'm saying this as an Ubuntu Server Admin and Debian<br>
lover. That just is not where most of the money flows.<br>
<br>
Most companies willing to pay well for admins (in the USA) will run RHEL. There<br>
are exceptions, of course. Similar thoughts happen for virtualization - VMware<br>
ESXi is the money-earner, XenServer 2nd, followed by all the free solutions.<br>
Virtualization is a core skill for any Linux admin now.<br>
<br>
DevOps is a buzzword too - real admins have been doing DevOps since the<br>
beginning of time, but the tools are better today. This is also a core skill for<br>
any Admin, IMHO. Puppet, Chef, Ansible, CFEngine ... tools like that.<br>
<br>
Being on projects with a budget matters. Just sayin' - RHEL, ESXi, Puppet are<br>
the skills to get paid.<br>
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