Linux

10 years ago I started this blog and journey. One of the overarching goals was to challenge myself to reach the RHCA certification. It's the culimation of 7 exams which range from 3 to 4 hours each. Most were painful and

First of all, time goes by way too quickly. It has been a year since I posted and over a year since I've posted anything certification updates. Late in 2010, I achieved my RHCE . In the following two years, I passed two

Recently I was digging through some older CDs and came across this gem. It was the first Linux distro that I downloaded and installed. I had picked up an old computer from a friend and installed it and had it running on

I’m one step closer to both the Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist and Red Hat Certified Architect certificates after passing the Red Hat EX401 exam last week. The RH401/EX401 covers Red Hat deployments and their Sa

2011 was more of a maintenance year for my training. The exams become more difficult and less frequent. With RHEL6, Red Hat switched over to “currency window” expiration for their certifications. My RHCE expires 3 years

This year I’ve pushed myself to expand my knowledge and skill sets. It was not always easy but I managed to take and pass eight technical exams. I started out with multiple choice style exams administrated by ProMetric o

It has been awhile since I last posted. This year I attempted to achieve certifications, learn new things, and continue to grow professionally. With less than a few months I am ready to end this personal challenge on a v

I just passed my Ubuntu Certified Professional (UCP) test. Technically it’s add-on test to the two LPIC-1 level test. For those keeping track at home that is 6 certifications and 1 motorcycle license in the last 7 months

Its been 3 months since I last obtained a certification. I started this year with the goal of expanding my knowledge and skill sets. Earlier this year CompTIA adopted the LPI 101 & 102 tests for their latest Linux + cert