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virtualjack) wrote2013-02-05 07:11 am
virtualjack) wrote2013-02-05 07:11 am
Certification Musings
While between jobs, I'm looking at the certification racket.
From the management side, there is an ITIL foundation certification. That particular certification doesn't seem expensive. Exam ~$200 and bootcamp style class for ~$500.
From the technical side, there are the RHCSA and RHCE certifications. The classes are a major gouge. The exams themselves are $400 each. I have the knowledge but there are a few areas I could brush up on. Books are about $40 but instruction ranges into the $3k-$7k range easy. That is why it is a racket.
Now a RHCA seems to be a nice certification but it takes work to get there. It requires an RHCE and about 5 other exams. Naturally it represents brainwashing the RedHat way but it does show the technical creds on building an infrastructure.
Anyone have thoughts on this one.
From the management side, there is an ITIL foundation certification. That particular certification doesn't seem expensive. Exam ~$200 and bootcamp style class for ~$500.
From the technical side, there are the RHCSA and RHCE certifications. The classes are a major gouge. The exams themselves are $400 each. I have the knowledge but there are a few areas I could brush up on. Books are about $40 but instruction ranges into the $3k-$7k range easy. That is why it is a racket.
Now a RHCA seems to be a nice certification but it takes work to get there. It requires an RHCE and about 5 other exams. Naturally it represents brainwashing the RedHat way but it does show the technical creds on building an infrastructure.
Anyone have thoughts on this one.