My personal (and humble) opinion:
No course I've ever taken short of a full quarter-
or semester-length program has been worth the money
I paid for it. I've never taken the course in question,
but I -have- taken professional certification courses
in other areas from vendors and educational companies,
and they've all been a lot like trying to train for
a marathon by getting off the couch and running ten
miles a day for five days in succession.
Honestly, you are a -lot- better off spending $50 or
$100 on -good- books, building a kick-ass Linux box
for yourself with the $1900 you saved by skipping the
class, and working it out on your own. The kind of
skills you want are the kind that soak into your skin
when they are used on a regular basis. No five-day
course can prepare you for the everyday tasks you'll
face when administering a real system, because they'll
spend 15 minutes on each topic, and concentrate mainly
on making you feel good so you won't ask for your
money back.
Yours truly, in asbestos panties,
-- Joe
Rick Barter wrote:
>
> I'm thinking of taking the Mastering Linux - Linux System
> Administration course in February.
>
> Before I spend $2000, however, I'd like to know if anyone has taken
> this course and what you thought of it. I don't want to waste my time
> or money.
>
> Things I would like to know:
>
> Do you gain insight and really learn helpful information from the
> instructors or are you just sitting there working through instructions
> from a book?
>
> After taking the class were you ready to set up all the things covered
> in the class? In other words, were you self-sufficient afterward?
>
> Is the $2000 well-spent taking this course or would I be better to
> take the RedHat Certification classes from Global Knowledge (
> http://am.globalknowledge.com )?
>
> My goals are to be proficient enough to employ the skills at home to
> set up my own Linux box with my own domain, nameserver, and database.
> Also, I would like these skills to be able to transfer to work. I'm
> currently a developer and want to include system administration in my
> skill set with the idea that I may pursue this in the future.
>
> Thanks for any help or insight that you can give me.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Rick
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