Need some valuable suggestions!! HeLp me !!

[sabyasaha]

Hi All,

I am in dilemma as to what to do...wether should i take the step or not.My problem is that i am working as a system engineer in windows profile in an IT company in india.I am MCSA certified engineer..

I like to know if i complete RHCE certification and want to move in Linux profile will it help me in anyways. I want to do virtualization in linux platform in the later years. currently i am having 16months of experience in windows platform..

Please suggest me what to do, wether i should opt or leave. else i need to do virtualization and then i should pick RHCE as a career..

I am totally confused and need a help on this.......hope i will get some positive response from this forums..

Thanks & Regards,
Saby

[MikeTbob]

I can tell you from my personal experience, I didn't know much about computers when I used Windows only but once I started messing around with Linux it really increased my knowledge of how Windows actually worked under the hood so to speak. No one can tell you what you should do, only you can make this decision. I think if you are employed by nature of your Windows knowledge then you probably should not just quit. Play with Linux in your spare time and see how you like it. Linux is not for everyone and you may not even like it at all, but then again, you may think it's the greatest thing ever. Good Luck.

[jayd512]

I would advise that you at least make an installation on a spare machine or HDD.
Then you can see what Linux is about, if it's something that you would like to dive further into.
After that, you'll have a better idea on whether or not you want to get a cert for professional reasons.

[Rubberman]

I agree with both jayd512 and MikeTBob. Start with using Linux at home on your personal systems. If you don't want to nuke your Windows OS, then install Sun's VirtualBox virtual machine manager and install/run Linux as a guest until you are comfortable with it as a user. Then look into something like RHCE training. Red Hat has online and direct classes you can take to get prepared for the certification exams, but I STRONGLY recommend that you first become a knowlegable user before you start taking the classes, otherwise you will be sorely "clueless"...