[Leaplist] Linux Industry Certs... good idea?

[Randall Perry]

On 1/22/08, Jason Boxman <jasonb at edseek.com> wrote:
>
> These are on craigslist, Dice, or Monster in the Orlando area? ;)
>
> There's plenty of Linux out there, absolutely.  Full time Linux employment in
> Orlando?  Not so much.  If I missed something, I'd love to be proven wrong on
> this.
The problem is that Linux just runs too well, so that you don't have
to babysit it like a Windows Server.
(partly in jest, but it is just plain true. I can manage 15 Linux
servers for as much time as I spent on 1 Windows server).

I started installing Linux in mission-critical roles in late 90's.
In the past 8 years, I have migrated Windows email, web and file
servers to Linux.
But these boxes don't require monitoring.  Heck, they do that
themselves and sms off any problems.  Quick SSH in and it gets done.
The only down times are due to occasional hardware failure (like
replacing the drives after 3 years) .
I spend more time working on user-created problems, wiring jobs or development.
Maybe I should push to get these businesses on Windows 2003 server.
At least I could guarantee a regular workload from my clients that way!

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    Randall Perry