Unix/Linux certifications, which ones are most relevant?

[Arkitech]

I'm working on improving my IT skills and I'd like to begin by becoming certified in both Unix and Linux.

1. Can anyone recommend which certifications I should look into for Unix and Linux?

2. Which flavor of Unix is the most widespread? Or are they all about equal?

3. If I'm well versed in Solaris will that help me with other versions of Unix?

thanks

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: Arkitech
I'm working on improving my IT skills and I'd like to begin by becoming certified in both Unix and Linux.

1. Can anyone recommend which certifications I should look into for Unix and Linux?

2. Which flavor of Unix is the most widespread? Or are they all about equal?

3. If I'm well versed in Solaris will that help me with other versions of Unix?

thanks

1) RedHat Certified Engineer certification
2) RedHat Linux, by far-- followed by Solaris, IBM Aix, and HP-UX
3) Yes-- the largest differences between the flavors of OS are typically hardware-related commands, but knowing Solaris will put you in a good place to learn other variants.

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: MathMan

Originally posted by: Arkitech
I'm working on improving my IT skills and I'd like to begin by becoming certified in both Unix and Linux.

1. Can anyone recommend which certifications I should look into for Unix and Linux?

2. Which flavor of Unix is the most widespread? Or are they all about equal?

3. If I'm well versed in Solaris will that help me with other versions of Unix?

thanks

1) RedHat Certified Engineer certification
2) RedHat Linux, by far-- followed by Solaris, IBM Aix, and HP-UX
3) Yes-- the largest differences between the flavors of OS are typically hardware-related commands, but knowing Solaris will put you in a good place to learn other variants.

thanks mathman

 

[creedog]

Originally posted by: Arkitech

Originally posted by: MathMan

Originally posted by: Arkitech
I'm working on improving my IT skills and I'd like to begin by becoming certified in both Unix and Linux.

1. Can anyone recommend which certifications I should look into for Unix and Linux?

2. Which flavor of Unix is the most widespread? Or are they all about equal?

3. If I'm well versed in Solaris will that help me with other versions of Unix?

thanks

1) RedHat Certified Engineer certification
2) RedHat Linux, by far-- followed by Solaris, IBM Aix, and HP-UX
3) Yes-- the largest differences between the flavors of OS are typically hardware-related commands, but knowing Solaris will put you in a good place to learn other variants.

thanks mathman

I would have to question number 2. First because Linux is not Unix. 2nd because from what I have seen, Solaris is more widely used in the corp world.

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: creedog

Originally posted by: Arkitech

Originally posted by: MathMan

Originally posted by: Arkitech
I'm working on improving my IT skills and I'd like to begin by becoming certified in both Unix and Linux.

1. Can anyone recommend which certifications I should look into for Unix and Linux?

2. Which flavor of Unix is the most widespread? Or are they all about equal?

3. If I'm well versed in Solaris will that help me with other versions of Unix?

thanks

1) RedHat Certified Engineer certification
2) RedHat Linux, by far-- followed by Solaris, IBM Aix, and HP-UX
3) Yes-- the largest differences between the flavors of OS are typically hardware-related commands, but knowing Solaris will put you in a good place to learn other variants.

thanks mathman

I would have to question number 2. First because Linux is not Unix. 2nd because from what I have seen, Solaris is more widely used in the corp world.

Solaris is widely used in the US corp world. For Europe, its AIX.

 

[Cruisin1]

I'd be wary of Solaris, lot of companies are starting to shy away from SUN and moving over to IBM (don't blame them).

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: creedog

Originally posted by: Arkitech

Originally posted by: MathMan

Originally posted by: Arkitech
I'm working on improving my IT skills and I'd like to begin by becoming certified in both Unix and Linux.

1. Can anyone recommend which certifications I should look into for Unix and Linux?

2. Which flavor of Unix is the most widespread? Or are they all about equal?

3. If I'm well versed in Solaris will that help me with other versions of Unix?

thanks

1) RedHat Certified Engineer certification
2) RedHat Linux, by far-- followed by Solaris, IBM Aix, and HP-UX
3) Yes-- the largest differences between the flavors of OS are typically hardware-related commands, but knowing Solaris will put you in a good place to learn other variants.

thanks mathman

I would have to question number 2. First because Linux is not Unix. 2nd because from what I have seen, Solaris is more widely used in the corp world.

Linux is not Unix? No offense, but I cannot take anyone who thinks that seriously. Linux is just as much a Unix variant as Solaris or AIX are.

Also, working as a Unix contractor for about ten years, I can tell you that in my experience 90% of the places that have an AIX server, a Solaris server, or an HP-UX server also have a supporting network of Linux servers-- RedHat being the most common distribution.