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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @stess
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      @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

      Red Hat is the primary requirement with MCSA and CCNA as preferred. Possible for multi-position in the future?
      It's system administration position.

      Title, not likely position. Why would anyone care at all if a real system admin had CCNA? That it's a multi-OS SA, okay, that happens (but is generally pretty inefficient), but CCNA... no way is it an SA job. It's a standard generalist, they are just putting a title on there to make it sound appealing to someone interested in an enterprise job. Guaranteed.

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        stess @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

        @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

        Red Hat is the primary requirement with MCSA and CCNA as preferred. Possible for multi-position in the future?
        It's system administration position.

        Title, not likely position. Why would anyone care at all if a real system admin had CCNA? That it's a multi-OS SA, okay, that happens (but is generally pretty inefficient), but CCNA... no way is it an SA job. It's a standard generalist, they are just putting a title on there to make it sound appealing to someone interested in an enterprise job. Guaranteed.

        I am watching some red hat videos on youtube... and I want to know if Red Hat RHSA is highly valued for linux, or something mid-range linux certification? Compared to A+, MCP, MCSA, and MCSE... where would RHSA equivalent as?

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @stess
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          @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

          @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

          @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

          Red Hat is the primary requirement with MCSA and CCNA as preferred. Possible for multi-position in the future?
          It's system administration position.

          Title, not likely position. Why would anyone care at all if a real system admin had CCNA? That it's a multi-OS SA, okay, that happens (but is generally pretty inefficient), but CCNA... no way is it an SA job. It's a standard generalist, they are just putting a title on there to make it sound appealing to someone interested in an enterprise job. Guaranteed.

          I am watching some red hat videos on youtube... and I want to know if Red Hat RHSA is highly valued for linux, or something mid-range linux certification? Compared to A+, MCP, MCSA, and MCSE... where would RHSA equivalent as?

          It's the MCSA of the Linux world.

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          • NerdyDadN
            NerdyDad @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

            @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

            @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

            @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

            Red Hat is the primary requirement with MCSA and CCNA as preferred. Possible for multi-position in the future?
            It's system administration position.

            Title, not likely position. Why would anyone care at all if a real system admin had CCNA? That it's a multi-OS SA, okay, that happens (but is generally pretty inefficient), but CCNA... no way is it an SA job. It's a standard generalist, they are just putting a title on there to make it sound appealing to someone interested in an enterprise job. Guaranteed.

            I am watching some red hat videos on youtube... and I want to know if Red Hat RHSA is highly valued for linux, or something mid-range linux certification? Compared to A+, MCP, MCSA, and MCSE... where would RHSA equivalent as?

            It's the MCSA of the Linux world.

            if RHSA is = MCSA, is the Linux+ = A+?

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
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              @NerdyDad said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

              @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

              @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

              @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

              @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

              Red Hat is the primary requirement with MCSA and CCNA as preferred. Possible for multi-position in the future?
              It's system administration position.

              Title, not likely position. Why would anyone care at all if a real system admin had CCNA? That it's a multi-OS SA, okay, that happens (but is generally pretty inefficient), but CCNA... no way is it an SA job. It's a standard generalist, they are just putting a title on there to make it sound appealing to someone interested in an enterprise job. Guaranteed.

              I am watching some red hat videos on youtube... and I want to know if Red Hat RHSA is highly valued for linux, or something mid-range linux certification? Compared to A+, MCP, MCSA, and MCSE... where would RHSA equivalent as?

              It's the MCSA of the Linux world.

              if RHSA is = MCSA, is the Linux+ = A+?

              Linux+ is the Linux+, lol. A+ isn't IT, not sure what comparison there is to be made.

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              • NerdyDadN
                NerdyDad @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                @NerdyDad said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                Red Hat is the primary requirement with MCSA and CCNA as preferred. Possible for multi-position in the future?
                It's system administration position.

                Title, not likely position. Why would anyone care at all if a real system admin had CCNA? That it's a multi-OS SA, okay, that happens (but is generally pretty inefficient), but CCNA... no way is it an SA job. It's a standard generalist, they are just putting a title on there to make it sound appealing to someone interested in an enterprise job. Guaranteed.

                I am watching some red hat videos on youtube... and I want to know if Red Hat RHSA is highly valued for linux, or something mid-range linux certification? Compared to A+, MCP, MCSA, and MCSE... where would RHSA equivalent as?

                It's the MCSA of the Linux world.

                if RHSA is = MCSA, is the Linux+ = A+?

                Linux+ is the Linux+, lol. A+ isn't IT, not sure what comparison there is to be made.

                Is Linux+ worth going after for Red Hat Server Administration?

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
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                  If we are comparing MS and RH...

                  Microsoft Red Hat
                  MCP Linux+
                  MCSA RHCSA
                  MCSE RHCE
                  MCSE+I RHCA
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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
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                    @NerdyDad said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                    @NerdyDad said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                    @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                    @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                    Red Hat is the primary requirement with MCSA and CCNA as preferred. Possible for multi-position in the future?
                    It's system administration position.

                    Title, not likely position. Why would anyone care at all if a real system admin had CCNA? That it's a multi-OS SA, okay, that happens (but is generally pretty inefficient), but CCNA... no way is it an SA job. It's a standard generalist, they are just putting a title on there to make it sound appealing to someone interested in an enterprise job. Guaranteed.

                    I am watching some red hat videos on youtube... and I want to know if Red Hat RHSA is highly valued for linux, or something mid-range linux certification? Compared to A+, MCP, MCSA, and MCSE... where would RHSA equivalent as?

                    It's the MCSA of the Linux world.

                    if RHSA is = MCSA, is the Linux+ = A+?

                    Linux+ is the Linux+, lol. A+ isn't IT, not sure what comparison there is to be made.

                    Is Linux+ worth going after for Red Hat Server Administration?

                    It's not worth going after for anything.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
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                      In reality, Linux certs are not very valuable. The certs themselves are not bad, at least from RH. It's a decent cert process now that they made some major changes (it was quite the joke for a while.) But the whole "world is driven by certs" thing is very much a Microsoft / Cisco thing and few other IT arenas have it at all. The Linux world cares very little about certs as a general thing. Are they bad, no. But are any "worth the cost", often no. Linux tends to be a skill based job market, not a cert based one.

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                      • wirestyle22W
                        wirestyle22
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                        It's nice to use as an education path. I am currently studying the cert book for RHCSA/RHCE.

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                        • ObsolesceO
                          Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                          @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                          @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                          Red Hat is the primary requirement with MCSA and CCNA as preferred. Possible for multi-position in the future?
                          It's system administration position.

                          Title, not likely position. Why would anyone care at all if a real system admin had CCNA? That it's a multi-OS SA, okay, that happens (but is generally pretty inefficient), but CCNA... no way is it an SA job. It's a standard generalist, they are just putting a title on there to make it sound appealing to someone interested in an enterprise job. Guaranteed.

                          I am watching some red hat videos on youtube... and I want to know if Red Hat RHSA is highly valued for linux, or something mid-range linux certification? Compared to A+, MCP, MCSA, and MCSE... where would RHSA equivalent as?

                          It's the MCSA of the Linux world.

                          Just to add to some confusion, there's a Linux MCSA too lol.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
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                            @Tim_G said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                            @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                            @stess said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                            Red Hat is the primary requirement with MCSA and CCNA as preferred. Possible for multi-position in the future?
                            It's system administration position.

                            Title, not likely position. Why would anyone care at all if a real system admin had CCNA? That it's a multi-OS SA, okay, that happens (but is generally pretty inefficient), but CCNA... no way is it an SA job. It's a standard generalist, they are just putting a title on there to make it sound appealing to someone interested in an enterprise job. Guaranteed.

                            I am watching some red hat videos on youtube... and I want to know if Red Hat RHSA is highly valued for linux, or something mid-range linux certification? Compared to A+, MCP, MCSA, and MCSE... where would RHSA equivalent as?

                            It's the MCSA of the Linux world.

                            Just to add to some confusion, there's a Linux MCSA too lol.

                            LOL, yeah.

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                            • KellyK
                              Kelly @wirestyle22
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                              @wirestyle22 said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                              It's nice to use as an education path. I am currently studying the cert book for RHCSA/RHCE.

                              This. I think for someone that doesn't have to use Linux on a day to day basis getting a cert delineates foundational knowledge and skills that has to be learned.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Kelly
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                                @Kelly said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                                @wirestyle22 said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                                It's nice to use as an education path. I am currently studying the cert book for RHCSA/RHCE.

                                This. I think for someone that doesn't have to use Linux on a day to day basis getting a cert delineates foundational knowledge and skills that has to be learned.

                                http://www.smbitjournal.com/2017/04/using-certifications-to-drive-education/

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                                • KellyK
                                  Kelly @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                                  @Kelly said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                                  @wirestyle22 said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

                                  It's nice to use as an education path. I am currently studying the cert book for RHCSA/RHCE.

                                  This. I think for someone that doesn't have to use Linux on a day to day basis getting a cert delineates foundational knowledge and skills that has to be learned.

                                  http://www.smbitjournal.com/2017/04/using-certifications-to-drive-education/

                                  Eggzactry

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