Free Software Linux

You’ve seen the stats… 70-85% of all IT shops have Linux in use.  More and more of them are using Linux and open source for “mission critical workloads”…  Bill Snyder from InfoWorld posted a blog entry that highlights a report that indicates what he calls “the open source jobs boom”.

Looking for a good job in IT? Sharpen your knowledge of open source development frameworks, languages, and programming. A just-published study of available IT jobs found that 5 percent to 15 percent of the positions now on the market call for open source software skills.

Written by consultant and author Bernard Golden in conjunction with O’Reilly Media, the 50-page report attempts to document the spread of open source in the enterprise. Although the study did not quantify the actual percentage of open source products used in the enterprise, the strong growth in available jobs — in a period when overall IT job growth may be slowing — points to a surprising breadth of adoption. Indeed, the recession may be pushing budget-strapped IT execs to examine low-cost alternatives to commercial software.

(full article)

Interested in getting a Linux certification under your belt?  Novell offers four technical and one sales certs:

• Certified Novell Salesperson (CNS) - Linux
• Certified Linux Administrator (CLA)
• Certified Linux Desktop Administrator (CLDA)
• Novell Certified Linux Professional (CLP)
• Novell Certified Linux Engineer (CLE)

Not to mention the other product certifications we offer which are for products running on or designed to compliment your Linux environment.  More info on all of these certifications is here.  You can also check out some good community or free resources here.

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