Re: [orca-list] Ot: does anyone have a certification from the Linux foundation?

[John Heim <john johnheim net>]

Well, I don't know anything about certifications but  I work as the 
linux admin for the Math Department at the University Of Wisconsin. 
Managing the mail, print, database, and web servers isn't even that big 
a part of my job. I do all that but I also manage the research cluster 
for the faculty. We have some machines with 32 to 40 cores that are tied 
into everybody's office computer so they can use their office machine as 
a node on the cluster. It's all linux. As you may know, almost all high 
performance computing is done on linux computers. Anyway, my point is 
that I almost never have accessibility problems.  For a career for a 
blind person, I think linux systems admin is about as level a playing 
surface as you are going to find.
I am not sure what the demand is for linux systems admins in other parts 
of the world but around here it's really high. Jobs go unfilled for 
years because of the lack of qualified candidates. This is a university 
town and that is what accounts for the demand. The university creates 
it's share of jobs but many are also created by businesses spun off of 
the university. All the jobs around here, even most of those in the 
private sector, require a BS degree or better.

On 03/08/2016 02:27 PM, austinAustin quesada wrote:
> Hi. I figured i would ask this here, as i trust this community to give
> me some honest answers. So, recently, i have been looking in to being
> certifyed from the Linux foundation, for employment purposes. From
> what i gather, there is quite a demand for Linux systems admins, and
> the pay is quite good here in the US. I'm wondering though if this
> type of job would be practical using speakup and or orca to manage a
> stable server environment, assuming of course that i actually land the
> job? Any thoughts on the matter would be much appreciated. Also feel
> free to share experiences and the like. Thanks.
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