RHCE

[neil]

chadley at pinteq.co.za wrote:

>Dear friends,
>
>My company has decided to send me for Linux training. The boss wants me
>to do the relevant training to bring our company up to speed with IBM
>and and other major PC brands that are selling Linux on there PCs for
>end users.
>
>So I did some research and the outcome was to do the course through
>Obsidian systems in South Africa (Where I live).
>They are offering the Redhat Certified Engineer(RHCE),Supposed to be one
>of the top IT qualifications.
> 
>Now the boss wants to know how to tell if this is the the correct
>course.
>And he wants to know if we shouldn't maybe go down the SUSE route.
>
>My question is a difficult one because I need to justify and prove prior
>to actually going on the course that RHCE would be the right way to go.
>I have already mentioned that RedHat base platforms are by far more
>widely supported than any other distro and that FC will be the best for
>us to use on our our hardware because it is very configurable and has
>such great hardware support.
>But one has to bear in mind that I am trying to explain this to a person
>who has no idea of computers and operating systems let alone Linux.
>
>Could some one point me in the direction of some good justifications for
>my choice? or point me in a new direction altogether.
>Either way, I have just got to give him a very convincing answer. 
>
>Thanks
>
>
>  
>
well - considering RedHat have the dominiant position right now (and the 
only performance based linux exam) your choice should be easy. I sat the 
RHCE last week - results pending. The sheer quantity of information one 
has to absorb going through training make it a worth while venture - 
even if you don't  sit the exam.

Multiple guess exams are all well and good but they don't really test 
your mettle (the vast quantity of bubble head MCSEs I've met are 
testament to this - no offence to any MCSEs reading this, it's just a 
personal experience).

Linux is the future of OSs unfolding before your eyes and RedHat are 
doing a damn fine job of bringing it to the enterprise. Any linux 
training will be 99% relevant to other distros, however. Although an 
industry certification will give your department more prestige (and your 
customers will feel in good hands).

neil