On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Morgan Blackthorne <[email protected]>wrote:
> Is there currently a way to get into systems administration without having > to graduate college? Nonny, As far as being a Unix/Linux sysadmin, it is a lot easier today than when I got started in 1991ish. Back then the only Unix boxes cost $50,000-$2mil and getting one "to learn on" was basically impossible. You might get a guest account on someone else's system (that's what I had) but you certainly couldn't get root access. Today you can load Linux on obsolete hardware and learn a lot from on-line resources. Today there are a lot of certifications for specific vendor products, and that can be a good way to learn. That will usually get you a "IT helpdesk" position, which can lead to learning opportunities that will lead to more technical work and system administration. There is a new self-study program called the Ops School Curriculum http://www.opsschool.org which you can use to learn most of what people learn in college, plus a lot of real-world stuff that isn't yet taught in college. On the other hand it isn't easy. You can't expect to pack a 4-year degree into a few weekends of studying. You can, however, expect to self-study your way into an entry-level position and leverage that to go further. So.... short answer: yes. Hope that helps! Tom -- Email: [email protected] Work: [email protected] Skype: YesThatTom Blog: http://EverythingSysadmin.com
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