Where Do You Go For Linux Training?

Spritzer writes "I work for a rather large corporation with multiple divisions around the world. Nearly all user computers in the company are Windows systems, and there is no plan to move to Linux in the future. However, a good many of our products are now designed to run on Linux systems for security and stability purposes. Obviously, the design/development teams are knowledgeable in the use of Linux operating systems. Unfortunately my field service teams are not, and their is no in-house training program. This has begun to affect our ability to provide efficient, quality service to customers when in the field. So, we need training and would prefer to stay away from online, self-paced courses and get our people some hands on training with an instructor. What training services have you used in the past to get people trained in the basics of using?"

Red Hat offers hands-on training

[Anonymous Coward]

At lots of locations in North America.

https://www.redhat.com/training/ [redhat.com]

Re:Google

[vga_init]

That pretty much sums up the experience that 90% of use have had with Linux.

IBM

[Datamonstar]

IBM offers Linux and UNIX training, but it's pricey, like everything IBM carries.

Oracle University Offers Linux Training

[stoolpigeon]

When I took my last Oracle class, the instructor told me they were finalizing a new set of Linux classes. I just hopped over to their web site [oracle.com] and did a search on linux and it came up with a few classes they offer.

All the classes I have taken from them have been for the database, or Peoplesoft. They all were built around hands on labs with instruction. They are not cheap. My last RAC class cost $3700 for 5 days.

I can't recommend the Linux classes, as I have never taken them, but just thought I would mention that they are out there. I don't know about availability location wise either, but I would assume that eventually they will be available wherever Oracle training is available - which should mean choices in many countries.

Re:IBM for Free

[felixdzerzhinsky]

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/lpi/101.ht ml?S_TACT=105AGX45&S_CMP=LPLINUX [ibm.com] and www.lpi.org

LinuxZoo

[4D6963]

Well, I don't know if it's pertinent, but LinuxZoo [linuxzoo.net] can be helpful when you wanna learn..

Linux Professional Institute

[TuxThePenguin2205]

http://www.lpi.org/ [lpi.org]

TIC

[SimonTheSoundMan]

I go to http://www.tic.ac.uk/ [tic.ac.uk] (Technology Innovation Centre) in Birmingham, UK. They have a RedHat an Sun Academy for Linux training. It's also the central training centre for CISCO for the world apart except the Americas.

Re:One Place to Go

[Heir Of The Mess]

Why is this modded funny? This is damn straight advice. 5 years ago I had a short term contract to write some QT stuff on Linux. I think it was redhat. I hadn't used Linux before but I read the manual that was in a PDF file and away I went. Most of the stuff you need to know to get around Linux is in the manual. It's not that hard. Like what did people do when the first got their hands on a C64 or Amstrad 6128 or an Amiga 500? They read the manual. How did people learn to use Lotus 123? They read the manual. What is it these days that people can't read instructions? Goddam if everytime I needed to learn something on my job I had to go to a course I would forever be in training. What do I do most of the time? I RTFM. Why is RTFM such a common expression? Because it's good advice. Of course adding a bloody link would help.

Hey I just found a useful link here http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux [redhat.com] now go RTFMs....n00bs! :-P

Re:Oracle University Offers Linux Training

[CastrTroy]

Very believable. I took a 5 day VB course back when I was a student and it cost $2000 (paid by my coop employer). That's why I think it's best to just have the people sit down and read a book. I could have learned everything that I learned in that class by just sitting down and reading a book, with some free time to try out the stuff I was reading about. Give somebody a book ($100) and 5 days where you don't bug them at all, and you will be surprised how much they can learn. I don't see why companies would pay $3700 + the person's salary for them to learn something when they can buy a book and spend $100 plus the person's salary to have them learn the same thing. Plus they can reuse the book when someone else needs to learn the same thing.

Starnix in Canada and the North-East

[davecb]

http://www.starnix.com/ [starnix.com] who are one of the sponsors of Linux Professional Institute (LPI)

--dave