Certification on the upswing again
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| After several years of decline, the demand for certification and training
| in GNU/Linux and other free software areas is stronger than ever. That's
| the general opinion of experts in the field, as they discuss where
| certification has been, current course offerings, customer services,
| and trends for the future.
|
| [...]
|
| With all this activity and interest in the future, there is little
| doubt that, as Lacey says, "We are seeing an up-pick in certification
| and the funding sources of open source coming back." Few others in
| the industry would argue. Clearly, the certification market is
| expanding, and is poised for even more growth in the coming years.
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http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/26/2029245&from=rss
Related:
Canonical and Eureca Training Center Partner to Deliver Ubuntu Certified
Professional Training in Russia
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| "The popularity of Ubuntu in the Russian Federation has really
| impressed us and it is clear that there is real demand for
| Certified skills and qualifications in Russia..."
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/4/prweb522463.htm
Canonical and Savoir-Faire Linux Partner to Deliver Ubuntu Certified
Professional Training in Canada
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| "Savoir-Faire was a natural partner for Ubuntu training in Canada.
| They promote and assist open source and Linux deployments in
| companies across Canada with training, an integral part of wide
| adoption. Having them on board will provide the companies now
| deploying Ubuntu with training for their employees," commented
| Chris Kenyon, business development director at Canonical.
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http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007/4/emw522471.htm
Spending on open source support services in Canada to soar
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| The market for open source support services is going to boom over
| the next five years, according to a recent Gartner survey.
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http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=42488&cid=6
Russian schools abandon Windows after piracy scare
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| Microsoft says that the incident has nothing to do with them, but it
| appears that Russian schools in the area are so scared about being shipped
| off to a Siberian Gulag, that they are buying Linux gear instead.
|
| [..]
|
| According to Karpushin, schools would start using freely distributed
| software like the Linux OS, Russky office and Open office desktop apps,
| Ekho Moskvi reports.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37460
Linux and Windows in Russian schools
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| I just noticed this blog entry (in Russian) from an advanced Linux
| user, where he offers free help to every teacher (or their boss)
| who'd like to start teaching Linux, and gives a few links to
| other such projects, such as "The winter Linux school for teachers"
| (in Russian) organized by ALTLinux together with a few other
| institutions. A few other projects do exist. Hopefully, such
| projects, together with the "antipiracy" campaign will lead to
| more Linux and open source in Russian schools.
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http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/archives/070130-080943.html
Russian Government Will Migrate to OpenSource
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| Russia decided to follow after EU countries, where opensource
| solutions are more spread then in Russia. Currently, some Russian
| companies can offer their own Desktop Linux OS (the major companies
| are ASPLinux, ALTLinux, Linux-Online and LinuxCenter).
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http://danays.blogspot.com/2006/12/russian-government-will-migrate-to.html
Linux Certification Debuts Amid Skills Shortage
,----[ Quote ]
| "The industry is starting to take charge of what is important,"
| Lacey said.
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http://www.channelinsider.com/article/Linux+Certification+Debuts+Amid+Skills+Shortage/205355_1.aspx
Oreilly School: On-line Courses
,----[ Quote ]
| As you might know I have recently changed employers. I am now working for
| ERE Media and they are strong supporters of continuing education which
| I love. I just finished taking my first course over at Oreilly School
| and I must say that I am pleased with the course. The first course that
| I took was a ?brush up? course in Linux administration (Linux/Unix 1:
| The Unix file system). I know the basics of Linux and this course
| actually did teach me some things.
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http://josephcrawford.com/2007/04/12/oreilly-school-online-courses/
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) and VCampus Launch Training Portal
Designed to Support Growing Worldwide Demand for Skilled Linux Professionals
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| Linux currently represents an $18 billion dollar market, and
| according to IDC, is slated to grow to $40 billion in less than
| three years.
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http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=A8C35726EEAD4386A8A22560F5835E06
Spending on open source support services in Canada to soar
,----[ Quote ]
| The market for open source support services is going to boom over
| the next five years, according to a recent Gartner survey.
`----
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=42488&cid=6
2007: Where the Tech Jobs Are
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| ...open source and Linux skills are very hot. ?Linux is one of the fastest
| growing, if not required, then recommended skills that most of the
| sysadmins and operations people have," Melland says. ?If you?re a systems
| administrator and you don't have Linux experience, you might want to seek
| that out."
|
| [...]
|
| All this migration to Linux and open source means that job openings are
| zooming. Based on Dice statistics, Linux as a recommended skill is up 51%
| this year, and roughly 150% in the last two years.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3649436
Linux and Open Source: How They Affect HR Professionals
,----[ Quote ]
| Linux and other open source applications are finding increasing acceptance
| in the global marketplace by small and large companies alike. Statistics on
| the growth of a few open source programs-like Apache (a Web server), Linux
| (an operating system), FreeBSD (an operating system), and PostgreSQL (a
| database server)- demonstrate this. This column considers why open source
| is growing so fast, and what it means to human resources professionals.
|
| [...]
|
| With the growth in the OSS marketplace, led by Linux, more and more
| companies will be using OSS as a portion of their IT infrastructure,
| particularly in the arena of servers. As more applications become
| Web-based, there will be less and less reason for people to use Windows
| or Macintosh desktop computers. Companies like NumSum.com and Writely
| (just acquired by Google) provide traditional applications akin to Excel
| and Word through a Web browser interface. Windows isn't going away any
| time soon, but its days are numbered. OSS is shrinking Windows lifetime
| for servers and eventually it may do so for desktop machines as well.
| And that should provide interesting developments for all of us to watch.
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http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/637577/linux_and_open_source_how_they_affect_hr_professionals/index.html?source=r_technology
Linux jobs abound, tech job service says
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| Online IT job clearinghouse Dice Inc. has some interesting statistics
| to accompany LinuxWorld. As of August 1, there were 7,000 jobs
| opportunities on Dice.com for technology professionals with Linux
| experience. This is up 35.6 percent from the beginning of the year
| and 55 percent higher than 12 months ago, the service reports.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3892050451.html
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