The LOPSA mentorship program (https://lopsa.org/mentor) is there to help too. It sets up a one-on-one relationship with a more experienced sysadmin. If they want a bit of guidance beyond opschool and other resources, the program is a great resource. Mentors aren't teachers, but they can help point people in the right direction and start teaching people how to help themselves in the long term. Let me know if you have any questions about it!
Ed On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Tom Limoncelli <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > >
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