While the cost is allot, it is in line with the rest of the industry. Have a look at other specialized training similar to this.
A few examples: Red Hat Cert. CISSP Boot Camps MCSE Boot Camps CCNA Boot Camps In retrospect to these training sessions and others like them, its a reasonable cost. -Nick On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Luke L <[email protected]> wrote: > I've always thought the price of "official" training courses on > technical skills for certifications was outrageous. However, > Canonical's server training requires no hotel reservations. No travel > on their end, either. > > I don't think Canonical needs to charge $2,200 per attendee on a 40 > hour course to cover costs and make some money. Many universities > don't charge that much for a 3 credit hour semester long course. If > Canonical made their services stand out as the best VALUE option for > Linux systems, people will come in droves. The more enthusiasts and > professionals you can put out that are certified (and truly qualified) > to use and deploy Ubuntu Server, the better. You aren't going to get > very many people outside large organizations to sign up for this, as > Ubuntu skills aren't in nearly as much demand as other Linux systems. > > Something to consider is this: > http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/57308 > > Short story: When Steam dropped the cost of a very successful game by > 50%, its sales went through the roof. Now, Canonical is selling a > service here, not software, so I appreciate the difference. However, > the point remains (even without the example) that lower cost generally > leads to greater demand. Charge a REASONABLE, AFFORDABLE price for a > QUALITY product, and people will come. > > Finally, I cannot know the full costs to Canonical of hosting this > program, I can only know that $2,200 is a lot of money. Companies > don't always pay for training, you know. > > Correct me if I'm wrong, really. I would like any insight possible, I > am just sharing my thoughts on the matter. > -- > Luke L. > > -- > ubuntu-server mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server > More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam >
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