Hi, Do you know about Redhat Certification that is so popular nowadays. In IT world all we hear about are the various Certification that a candidate has obtained and how it helped them to land in their dream job.So lets Understand what Redhat means and what are the Certifications they provide.
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The terms RHCSA,RHCE, RHCA comes usually pops up when you search for Redhat Certifications. Before we get into what those are let us get a overall jist of what these are all about.
- Almost everything starts with RHEL — A secure foundation of Linux that can run on Bare metal, Virtualized environment, Private clouds or public clouds .
- If you want to built out a private Cloud — Openstack is going to be your cup of tea .
- Ansible will help you to automate nearly everything from your application to servers to network to storage. This helps take away cost from your system, is fast and more secure.
- Now when we talk about Managing — Cloudform allows you to manage Applications in your environment in Private as well as public cloud.
- Then as we start to build the applications — new or existing applications — that is where Containers comes into play . And Redhat has the no.1 Container Portfolio ,It starts with Openshift — This allows to deploy the containers in the private cloud as well as the public cloud. Like the foundation in a building with consistent operating model across a multi cloud environment .
- To control the applications comes the Middleware portfolio — for Java application, integration services, api gateways — these really allows developer to be super productive
Now if you put all this together and you know its opensource and supported by Redhat , its going to be always secure and delivers a great portfolio
RHCSA — Redhat Certified System Administrate
- This is the entry level Certification that Redhat provides
- This is the most successful Certification that Redhat has
- 6 months experience with Linux is an added advantage
- Basic Knowledge on Linux Fundamental
- RHEL Version 8 — (Red Hat Enterprise Linux )is the upgarded version
After RHCSA you can become a RHCE
RHCE- Redhat Certified Engineer
- Its about — ANSIBLE — Data center Automation
- It is not Linux — its a Linux based product that helps to manage Linux environment with other environments
- Lot of Ansible is found in Networking Environment — which could be used to manage instances in cloud , to manage network devices and windows
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The next Certification is the Redhat Certified Architect — RHCA
To become a RHCA — you need to take 5 exams. These exams are about
- Performance optimisation
- Troubleshooting
- Openshift
- Security
- Advanced Ansible
- Openstack
For each of the 5 exams a Certificate of Expertise is provided, it will add to your resume . Once all the 5 exams are taken you become a RHCA
Tips to pass Redhat Exams
- Take a Redhat Certification Course
- Look up for Exam Objectives
- Get real time training
- Mock Exams
- Rest before your Exam
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