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

[Hank Lambert]

I have personally posted quite a few links to this board for Linux jobs 
available in the Orlando area. I would jump on them, but I am far from 
ready to take on a role supporting Linux boxes. I hope to be there one 
day. I have found these jobs on Careerbuilder, Monster, and Dice.

Jason Boxman wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 January 2008 00:01, Kevin Anderson wrote:
>   
>>  I agree and disagree.
>>
>>  Certs are generally useless.  That I agree with.
>>
>>  As far as Linux not having industry jobs, I disagree.  Digital Adrenaline
>> is based in Calgary Alberta Canada.  We have been around now for 5 years. 
>> When we started, nobody used Linux.  We basically just did the occasional
>> firewall.  But we've grown.  With 3 full time employees, and several part
>> timers, Linux is growing and fast.
>>
>>  Today was day 1 for our first employee in the US, which is clearly
>> desperate for Linux people.  If you're working on Windows and hating it, it
>> won't take long before you'd be full time on the penguin.  I've done
>> support work for a city in south Florida that runs Scalix for their email
>> system.  Linux is in hospitals, it's in schools, it's corporations, it's
>> everywhere.  If you want to have a job working with Linux, and you have
>> some experience, it's not hard to find yourself needed.
>>
>>  Additionally, I should add that I see requests at least weekly from people
>> asking to move their entire network from Windows to Linux.  Granted,
>> they're small businesses, and I have seen 1 go the other way now.  But for
>> the most part, Linux and Mac are gaining momentum, and quickly.  If the US
>> hits a recession, this transition will only accelerate.
>>     
>
> 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.
>
>   

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