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Commercial and FOSS Linux Distributions - Planning and Operational Strategies

Emergence of the Linux Operating System

The GNU/Linux is a UNIX-like operating system available for multiple hardware architectures and used on a wide range of devices from supercomputers, mainframe, servers, desktop workstations, tablet PCs to smartphones. Linux provides a cross-architecture standardization layer not currently available through any other business enterprise operating system: multi-vendor x86 platforms, IBM System z and Power Systems, Oracle SPARC architecture. Linux is being widely used in public clouds; it provides deployment flexibility for customers without high levels of vendor lock-in.

The Linux kernel is available under an open source license. It has been modified and used in the Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, and Google’s Android, Honeycomb, and Chrome operating systems. Linux provides the advantages associated with the UNIX operating system, multiple commercial versions provide application portability in the x86 market while maintaining and building upon UNIX-standards in configuration, management, and reliability.

Linux-variants - Increased Market Share and Utilization

The acceptance of the Linux operating system is being driven by the commodity x86 server platform and the low cost open source software model. To a significant degree the Linux operating system has gained its initial entry through incremental endorsement by information technology professionals who adopted Linux before there was a comprehensive executive level strategy approval. In 2010, paid and non paid Linux server operating system deployments accounted for 3.5 times the number of commercial and free open source UNIX server operating environment deployments, or 2.4 million Linux server operating system environment compared with 679,000 UNIX server operating systems deployed.

CETi Technology Partners report that organizational enterprise is using a combination of commercial and non commercial subscriptions to support Linux: 1- Red Hat Linux deployments with Fedora Core or CentOS deployments. 2- SUSE Linux Enterprise with openSUSE.  The deployment of no-cost Linux distributions are being used to support less critical workloads.

Industry Trends and Linux Deployments - Continued Growth

Linux has taken over successfully for the workloads performed by UNIX and Microsoft Windows Servers. There have been significant advancements in hardware technology and new cost-driven information technology services being marketed that will continue to increase Linux deployments:

 

Emerging Technology and Trend	Growth and Expanded Utilization of Linux
Virtualization	Operating system deployments are being driven by the movement to virtualization. Given the integration of the Kernel-based KVM: Virtual Machine Machines, growth of Linux virtual machine deployments into a virtualization infrastructure will accelerate. The use of Linux with IBM Power and mainframe systems provides another virtualized deployment platform that adds to choice and deployment scenarios.
Cloud computing	Many of the early public cloud offerings have been built using Linux and other open source software solutions as a foundation.
UNIX migrations	A significant portion of the new business application workloads that have moved to Linux have been from UNIX migrations. The straightforward migration path has led enterprises with custom applications to move to Linux rather than a Microsoft Windows platform.
Mobile Devices and Mobile Computing	Google Honeycomb and Android are open source Linux operating systems used as the foundation of tablet PCs and smartphones. Google Chrome is an operating system based on the Linux kernel. Global projections for growth are substantial for these devices.

Given the installed base of Linux as an infrastructure server, providing web application services as well as database and related middleware capabilities, Linux use will continue to expand in order to support business applications.

Linux and UNIX Training by SYS-ED

SYS-ED knows Linux and UNIX. And more importantly we know how to teach Linux and UNIX. In the late 1970’s, principals in CETi were among the first generation of UNIX practitioners and coders.¹  We taught the C programming language to application developers, were involved in the early stages of the superset of functions which became C++, and created training aids for X Windows and Motif interfaces. This information was included in the lesson plans and development of subsequent UNIX tools and utilities courses. As UNIX became integrated with IBM mainframe operating system software, we coded programs with AIX. SYS-ED principals and CETi Technology Partners have been monitoring and experimenting with the Linux operating system since the mid 1990’s, when Linus Torvalds made his development work on the Linux kernel available through a GNU General Public License - which provides for commercial redistribution usage. It took a number of years, for the GNU components to be developed and integrated with the Linux operating system. Current day Linux-variant operating systems are now stable, secure, and expanding in use and serve as a viable alternative to the Microsoft Windows family of operating system and servers.

SYS-ED's staff of system consultants have been leaders in using and evaluating open source Linux- and UNIX- variant operating systems. An increasing number of our industry standard courses and training programs are being conducted with Linux and UNIX as the base operating system platform: programming languages, IBM WebSphere MQ, IBM DB2 UDB, and Oracle database and development platform.

Students learn by doing; one-third of their class time will be spent hands-on configuring, administering, coding, and maintaining programs. Linux scripting and application development training is adjusted to reflect the client-specific operating system environment, shells, and utilities. Our staff has first generation experience with Linux-variant operating systems experience and 30 plus years of experience with the UNIX operating system. We are recognized experts in migrating programs from UNIX to Linux-variant operating systems.

Linux Course Evaluation Summary	Solaris Course Evaluation Summary
Linux and UNIX Platforms - DB2 UDB Training	Linux and UNIX Platforms - WebSphere MQ Training

In response to the increasingly hybrid utilization of open source Linux and UNIX software with commercial software in information technology infrastructure, we have expanded both our industry standard and tailored consultancy derived curriculum.

Linux and UNIX Operating System Curriculum

Linux

Red Hat - Linux

SUSE - Linux

Ubuntu - Linux

LAMP Scripting

Specialized Fast-track Linux Training Programs

Red Hat Linux	SUSE - Linux	Ubuntu - Linux
Enterprise Open Source Ecosystems	Microsoft Active Directory Internetworking	Desktop Operating System
Red Hat Linux Essentials	SUSE Linux Fundamentals	UNIX and Linux - Introduction
Red Hat Linux	SUSE Linux Administration	Ubuntu Linux Desktop Support
Red Hat Linux System Administration	SUSE Linux Administration - Advanced	Linux Installation, Configuration, and Support
Red Hat Linux Network Administration	SUSE Linux Troubleshooting	Ubuntu Linux Server Administration
Standard Duration = 16 Days	Standard Duration = 13 days	Standard Duration = 12 days

The standard duration reflects the course search engine subject matter and lesson plans. Streamlined and fast-track subject matter can be designated by the the client.

SYS-ED operating system, internetworking, web server, and scripting courses have been updated to include examples and exercises which model Linux and UNIX internetworking environments with Microsoft Windows and IBM mainframe systems. Few training, consulting, or software companies offer the scope of instructor-led classroom and distance-learning Linux course offerings, training programs, and training services that we do.
 

SYS-ED and CETi Technology Partners review information in the public domain distributed by purveyors of open source software, software companies, and international standards committees. We perform our own independent analysis and assessments of benchmarks for updates and new software products. Vendor documentation, white papers, and third party content is interpreted and selectively incorporated into our courseware and training aids. SYS-ED clients are invited to submit Linux and UNIX questions. SYS-ED system consultant instructors and CETi Technology Partners answer, explain, and where applicable reference source documentation. Questions are reviewed and answered on a first-come/first serve-basis.

Qualifying a Linux Assignment

It is our standard policy not to accept a Linux or UNIX training assignment without a telephone consultation with the prospective client. Our Director of Education reviews the details of the desktop, server, internetworking, and development environment in relation to the course title and subject matter which needs to be taught. The client selects the walkthroughs, sample programs, and exercises from our courseware library. If necessary, we will create client specific examples and skeleton programs.

SYS-ED Linux training can be delivered in a technology driven classroom or web-based: interactive with a subject matter expert, self-paced, or podcast. Client organizations are presented with a palette of medium to select from in order to address operational, time compression, and validation assessment requirements. The selection of the delivery medium requires a clear distinction between presenting industry standard Linux subject matter and the requirement to prototype, demonstrate, and provide hands-on workshops and troubleshooting for a Linux-variant operating systems in a hybrid FOSS and commercial client-specific network environment - web browsers, database, web servers, and middleware.

Courseware for Teaching

The consensus among industry experts is that the open source software documentation is less comprehensive and more difficult to learn from than its commercial software counterparts. SYS-ED's UNIX and Linux courseware has been designed, developed, and refined to help employees learn; not market software.²  The SYS-ED courseware library consists of unified and modular student hand-outs, documented walkthroughs, sample programs, skeleton programs, and industry-specific exercises.

SYS-ED's library of Linux and UNIX courseware is comprised of modular content, examples, tailored exercises, skeleton programs, and training aids which provide a foundation for employees from Fortune 1000 corporations, government municipalities, and healthcare providers to learn how to become UNIX and Linux support personnel, webmasters, administrators, and programmers.

As part of presenting an instructor-led course at the client location, courseware is organized for subsequent use in a web-based infrastructure and delivery medium.

Open Source Software

Information Technology in Transition

First Generation Experience
in Data Processing and
Information Technology

Alternative to the Information Technology Training
Offered by the Software Companies

Technology Updates

SYS-ED’s Linux and UNIX courses have been developed based upon the application of adult learning theory and the standards of the New York State Department of Education.

SYS-ED’s Linux and UNIX training programs have been developed in conjunction with consultancy assignments and in response to requests from Fortune 1000, government municipalities, healthcare providers, and consulting firms. 

Oracle Solaris Experts

Portfolio of Linux and UNIX Clients

Portfolio of MS Operating System and Network Clients

Enrollment is contingent upon the prospective trainee's having been qualified by our Director of Education to have the appropriate background for the training and review of a checklist of items required for transmission of the service to the client location: bandwidth, firewall, base operating system, software requirements, web browser, and set-up of hands-on machine exercises.

Alternative web-based and e-learning training is available: self-paced, presentation through the client's authoring system, or podcast. These tailored services are offered selectively.

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UNIX Catalog

Select a Linux-variant or Category.

In order to view and print course level(s) and content for a course category, click on the course category.
Linux
Linux	Linux and UNIX	LAMP
Red Hat - Linux	SUSE - Linux	Ubuntu - Linux
UNIX Courses
Fundamentals	Installation and Support	UNIX Programming
Solaris	Apache	UNIX or Linux - IBM Mainframe Environment

Linux and UNIX Training in New York

Linux and UNIX Courses in New York
SYS-ED's Linux and UNIX courses are tough, but they're worth it. Our challenging "hands-on" Linux and UNIX training provides a foundation and framework for Fortune 1000 companies, government municipalities, healthcare providers to meet their own Linux and UNIX staffing requirements and acquire specialized skillsets. ⁴

Courseware
SYS-ED's Linux and UNIX courseware is highly respected in the IT field. Industry standard subject matter can be augmented with Linux and UNIX -variant modular content from our courseware library: sample programs, case studies, exercises, and skeleton programs. Curriculum is updated to include new features and information from the CETi knowledge base.

Teaching is Our Business
Most computer training companies are divisions of large software or consulting companies. Not SYS-ED. Our only goal is to provide quality computer training for motivated professionals - no more and no less. Because we're independent, we're free to concentrate on teaching - and since 1980 we have been doing it very well.

Our Teachers Know How to Teach
SYS-ED instructors combine teaching skills with broad practical experience as consultants. Our instructors average 30 years of experience in the UNIX environment - operating system, network administration, and programming. And they know how to teach it. We teach not only "how to", but "why", building a solid foundation in fundamentals and insights into advanced materials. After a course, they're available to answer questions.

Enrollment - SYS-ED Linux and UNIX Courses are NOT for Everyone
No one is allowed to enroll in a SYS-ED Linux or UNIX without a consultation with our Director of Education. We review the operational objectives and project specifications for the organization evaluating whether to send its employee for the training. The employee is ONLY allowed to register if they have the background corresponding to the appropriate learning path.

Linux and UNIX Training in New York, at Your Office, or via the Web
SYS-ED Linux and UNIX courses are held at our training center in Manhattan and in conjunction with CETi Technology Partners in North America and Europe. If you prefer, we'll arrange tailored Linux and UNIX training on-site at your organization’s facilities inclusive of mobile computer classroom set-up. On-site UNIX and Linux courses can include the identical workshops, case studies, and hands-on approach as the UNIX and Linux training we offer in New York.

For additional information including outlines, availability of private courses, references, and course customization, contact David Shapiro at our New York office at 212-564-9147 or register online.