On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Brad Beyenhof <[email protected]> wrote:
> LOPSA folks, > > $WORK has decided to load me up with education... that is, they want to > pay for and support me through some certifications. I've already got a Unix > System Administration cert, based on classwork at the extension center of > the local 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 advanced stuff seems likely to get out-of-date more quickly. > > Thanks for any help you can provide! I mostly agree with what others said. I actually have an LPIC-2 certification myself and I feel the quality of said certificate was quite good. I got that certificate versus RHCE as I was focused on Debian and Ubuntu servers at the time, and so getting a RH specific cert felt like a waste of my time (learning RH specifics just for an exam). Looking back I probably would have gotten RHCE as it's just more widely known and you don't have to defend/explain yourself every time. I also had planned to get the level 3 LPIC cert, but time got away from me there, and now that I run a business I could care less (as do 99% of my customers). Nick
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