Red Hat Training and Certification

Whilst Microsoft still dominates on the desktop, Linuxheld by less than 1000 people worldwide. To attain the
has a huge user base in business as a serverRHCA qualification, one must pass a total of six
operating system. Almost all of the worlds majorexams - the RCHE exam; RedHat Enterprise Security:
websites run on Linux - Google, Facebook, YouTube,Network Services, RedHat Enerprise Deployment,
Wikipedia to name just a few. It's therefore no surpriseVirtualization and Systems Management; RedHat
that there is a growing demand for professionals withDirectory Services and Authentication; RedHat
Linux skills, who can command up to 30% higher payEnterprise Clustering and Storage Management; and
than their Microsoft-supporting counterparts.RedHat Enterprise Systems Monitoring and
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is the most popularPerformance Tuning Expertise. Those who attain
Linux distribution amongst medium to large enterprises,RHCA qualification can expect to find themselves in
and Red Hat have developed their own traininghigh demand, and command a sizeable salary.
courses and certifications to ensure that professionalFor those unfamiliar with Linux, the RHCT is a good
standards are high.initial goal to aim for. RHCT certification provides a
There are three levels of certification provided bygood 'foot in the door' for would-be employees looking
RedHat - RHCT (Red Hat Certified Technician), RHCEto impress an employer and gain their first Linux
(Red Hat Certified Engineer) and RHCA (Red HatSystem Administration job.
Certified Architect).For those looking to run an entire network, RHCE
RHCT is the entry-level certification, suitable for acertification should be sought. The RHCE course
junior-level system administrator looking after Linuxprovides a good level of knowledge, enough to be able
systems. Topics covered include packageto cope with most challenges day-to-day
management, network configuration, file systemadministration can throw at them. The RHCE exam
administration and basic system troubleshooting.proves a high level of knowledge, and is a highly
RHCE is a well respected qualification, which shows arespected qualification.
good level of knowledge of use and troubleshooting ofRHCA certification should only be pursued by those
Red Hat Enterprise. Topics covered include advancedhoping to forge a career as a professional Linux
package management, system services, kernelconsultant and/or troubleshooter. Together, the
configuration, network configuration, advanced accountexaminations that make up the certification represent
management, web services, mail services, virtualization,more than 30 hours of test time - to say nothing of the
NFS and troubleshooting.preparation time required. As such, RHCA certification
RHCA is a very difficult to attain qualification, currentlyis only for the most dedicated and studious of people.