[olug] Linux Certs?

[Jay Bendon]

Google paid for us to get LPI 1-3 while i was there. A couple guys did both
the LPI and RHCE and they preferred LPI from what i recall.  These certs
run into a lot of issues, mostly around the fact that anybody can pass
these certs with a brief study of brain dumps; even though the agreement
with LPI says they can revoke your certs; its hard to prove or disprove.

They are nice to have I guess but i honestly don't know that they bring any
real value as an SRE/Systems Engineer.

TLPI and Understanding the linux kerenel have been significantly more
informative.
http://www.nostarch.com/tlpi
http://smile.amazon.com/Understanding-Linux-Kernel-Third-Edition/dp/0596005652

They're decent things to have for resume padding if you don't have a lot of
proven experience and need to land initial interviews.  Read a couple books
instead and they'll be 100x better off.

--Jay

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Chad Homan <choman at gmail.com> wrote:

> A friend asked me on recommendations on certs.  Specifically he ask my
> thoughts
> on RHCE.   I am a fan of lpi and the linux foundation.  I'm curious on the
> opinions
> of others
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