2013/6/3 Brad Beyenhof <[email protected]> > LOPSA folks, > > $WORK has decided to load me up with education... that is, they want to > pay for and support me through some certifications. state university, but > they'd like to get me through something a bit more industry-recognized. > > Currently, the LPIC-1 is on the table, as well as Security+, and there's a > possibility to go toward a CISSP later on. In general I'm skeptical of > CompTIA certs like Security+, but that's partly because I've got an A+ from > about 6 years ago that felt like a waste of time. > > A few questions: > 1) Are the LPIC certs getting more industry recognition? They seem to be > good, but they were last updated in 2009. > 2) How does the LPIC series compare to the Red Hat certs, in terms of > skill coverage and industry acceptance? > 3) Does anybody know anything about the specialized LPIC Level 3 "senior" > certs? In particular, the Security-focused one (LPIC-303)? It seems their > higher-level stuff hasn't been updated for several years, either, and that > advanced stuff seems likely to get out-of-date more quickly. >
Your information about LPIC seems a bit quaint; the objectives are regularly revised and there has been a shift between 2 and 3 this year [1]. Lol, i see now; it's the WikiPedia entry that is dated, not the exams ;) I currently have the LPIC-1 and it's decent. Can't speak for sure about -2 and -3, but i think they're ok. The only negative point i could think of is that they are a bit theoretical. Thorough, but still. RHCE has a good reputation, but seems most useful when you also use RH on your systems. A nice thing about LPIC is that it's multi-distro. I also have the Comptia Security+ certification; is a entry-point level exam. Succeeding for it means that one understands the basics of security. I think i took about a week or two to read the book and succeeded at the first attempt. I guess it depends on where your interests (personal or work) are. If it has a serious security part; cissp is the way to go. For "regular" sysadmin work, networking like CCNP/CCIE may be a nice to have. [1] http://www.lpi.org/news/lpi-revises-lpic-2-and-lpic-3-certification-programs But i agree; it is not easy to find good revision information. I'll ask on the LPI list if there is some overview somewhere. Hope that helps. mvg, Guus
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