Tuesday 20 May 2014

Linux Certification Courses Benefits IT Professionals

Achieving Linux certification is important for IT professionals who want a way to prove to potential employers that they can manage, maintain, and troubleshoot the Linux operating system in an actual business environment. So Linux certification courses have been developed by vendors Red Hat Inc. and Novell, as well as SAIR, LPI and several other vendor-neutral several IT organizations to help candidates for certification prepare for their exams.

Becoming Linux certified at one or more levels benefits IT professionals by opening up employment opportunities, and hiring certified employees benefits employers by ensuring that their Linux operating systems and networks will function smoothly and securely. The Linux certification courses and exams offered by different vendors and institutions vary significantly, however, and many of them focus on theoretical knowledge at the expense of hands-on Linux OS and related software training.

Both the Red Hat and Novell certification courses expose their students to both textbook study of Linux and to lab sessions in which they experience simulated installation and management saturations like those they will have to face in the workplace. Thousands of businesses have migrated from Windows-based operating systems to Linux, which is much more economical, but the operating system, as an open source project, remains a work in progress.

Employers need to know that the IT professionals they hire to work on their Linux applications are prepared to handle their in-house needs as they arise. And Linux certification courses,and Redhat Certification Exam Center in Jaipur to be truly effective, will require students to show they are up to the task.

These courses build their students' theoretical understanding of the various aspects of the operating system, but that classroom learning is secondary to the laboratory work it gives students in the areas of Linux OS installation, software management, networking, troubleshooting, and security implementation. Linux certification candidates who pass the Red hat or Novell exams have shown that they are ready to take it on as it exists in the workplace.

Saturday 3 May 2014

Red Hat Training and Certification

Whilst Microsoft still dominates on the desktop, Linux has a huge user base in business as a server operating system. Almost all of the worlds major websites run on Linux - Google, Facebook, YouTube, Wikipedia to name just a few. It's therefore no surprise that there is a growing demand for professionals with Linux skills, who can command up to 30% higher pay than their Microsoft-supporting counterparts.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is the most popular Linux distribution amongst medium to large enterprises, and Red Hat have developed their own training courses and certifications to ensure that professional standards are high.

There are three levels of certification provided by RedHat Institute in Jaipur - RHCT (Red Hat Certified Technician), RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) and RHCA (Red Hat Certified Architect).

RHCT is the entry-level certification, suitable for a junior-level system administrator looking after Linux systems. Topics covered include package management, network configuration, file system administration and basic system troubleshooting.

RHCE is a well respected qualification, which shows a good level of knowledge of use and troubleshooting of Red Hat Enterprise. Topics covered include advanced package management, system services, kernel configuration, network configuration, advanced account management, web services, mail services, virtualization, NFS and troubleshooting.

RHCA is a very difficult to attain qualification, currently held by less than 1000 people worldwide. To attain the RHCA qualification, one must pass a total of six exams - the RCHE exam; RedHat Enterprise Security: Network Services, RedHat Enerprise Deployment, Virtualization and Systems Management; RedHat Directory Services and Authentication; RedHat Enterprise Clustering and Storage Management; and RedHat Enterprise Systems Monitoring and Performance Tuning Expertise. Those who attain RHCA qualification can expect to find themselves in high demand, and command a sizeable salary.

For those unfamiliar with Linux, the RHCT is a good initial goal to aim for. RHCT certification provides a good 'foot in the door' for would-be employees looking to impress an employer and gain their first Linux System Administration job and Summer Training in Jaipur.

For those looking to run an entire network, RHCE certification should be sought. The RHCE course provides a good level of knowledge, enough to be able to cope with most challenges day-to-day administration can throw at them. The RHCE exam proves a high level of knowledge, and is a highly respected qualification.

RHCA certification should only be pursued by those hoping to forge a career as a professional Linux consultant and/or troubleshooter. Together, the examinations that make up the certification represent more than 30 hours of test time - to say nothing of the preparation time required. As such, RHCA certification is only for the most dedicated and studious of people.