All you wanted to know about Linux certification but were afraid to ask
In IT, certification is a big deal. Try as professional societies like the ACM and ACS might, there’s no universal qualification – like the accountant’s CPA – that states you are recognised as competent and capable. This is where vendor certifications fill a gap.
Lest I be flamed terribly, let me say experience is key. However certifications are a great way to prove experience at a measurable level. There’s also an argument that employers put weight on certs. Everyone’s heard of Microsoft’s MCSE for system engineers (now supplanted by the vaguer MCITP, perhaps in effort to regain value eroded by the plethora of “paper MCSE” holders.) According to Foote Partners people with MCSE’s receive salaries 7% higher than sysadmins without certifications. That in itself is a pretty compelling reason to get certified.
This is well and good, but what if you live in the world of Linux, freed from the constraints of vendors, able to work on technologies instead? You have not been forgotten. There are quite a number of Linux certification options in existence today. In fact, Linux certification can effectively counter the “no support” argument often levelled at the operating system by commercial vendors. And nicely Foote Partners see no reason to doubt the higher pay rate applies equally to Linux certified pros too.
Of these options, there are three main players: CompTIA, LPI and Red Hat. The latter actually is partial to a specific flavour of Linux – and is the oldest in existence - but the first two are entirely distro-neutral.
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