[Ale-study] Linux system administrator
JD
jdp at algoloma.com
Fri May 2 11:11:49 EDT 2014
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.
>
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