Linux
LPIC Exam Changes - Part Two
As I mentioned last week, in order to keep its LPIC exams current, the Linux Professional Institute is in the process of updating its Level 1 and Level 2 exams.
The following changes are being made to the second exam required for LPIC Level 1 certification: LPIC 102. A date of implementation is not yet known.
On [...]
LPIC-1 Study Guide
I always find it somewhat humorous that the best vendor-neutral Linux certification is so broad in scope that it can’t really be called an entry-level certification. To become LPIC-1-certified, you must pass two exams from the Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Those exams not only exhaust your knowledge of command-line options, but also expect you to know [...]
BASH YOUR WAY THROUGH EXAM STUDY
Over the years, I’ve seen many approaches to certification exam study. You can do everything from taking an exam blind — the idea being that it will help you get a feel for what questions and topics are on the exam, even if you fail — to sitting through weeks of expensive vendor training designed [...]
Almost ready: OCA Linux Certification
Oracle is almost ready to go live with the Oracle Enterprise Linux Certified Administrator (OCA) certification. This certification, a stepping stone to upper-level Linux certifications to come, requires passing two exams:
1Z0-402, the Enterprise Linux Fundamentals exam (which went live on March 22).
1Z0-403, the Enterprise Linux System Administration exam (which closed beta on March 31).
The Fundamentals exam [...]
LINUX CERTS AND THE CUTTING EDGE
I was struck by an odd observation this week. Desperately in need of shelf space, I began going through stacks of old books and tossing them or packing them away for storage.
Among the books on NetWare 3 — the first Novell certification I earned — I realized that there isn’t a single thing in them [...]
What’s in a name?
If you own a garage and want to hire someone who’s certified in the field and can keep cars running, you’d likely look for someone known as a “mechanic.” If you own a regional hospital and want to hire someone to diagnose that thing on a patient’s leg, you’d likely look for someone known as [...]
Oracle Linux Certification is Beta
One of the strongest Linux certifications to debut in a while isn’t from a Linux vendor. To become certified as an Oracle Enterprise Linux Administrator Certified Associate (a mouthful, if ever there was one), you must first hold an entry-level Linux certification (LPI, Linux+, Novell, Red Hat or Ubuntu) and then pass exam 1Z0-403.
This exam, [...]
Benefits Of Linux Training & Certification
Those IT professionals who can describe themselves as fans of open source operating systems and wish to enhance their skills by learning technologies other than Microsoft, will find that exploring the Linux world may be quite of interest to them.
Linux operating systems have their growing market share, there’s no doubt about that; at least that [...]