Tuesday, December 31, 2013

December 31 2013 – A Phase Out for RHCSS and RHCDS

December 31, 2013 will stand as an important date in history. It marks the phasing out of two marvelous Red Hat certifications – Red Hat Certified Security Specialist (RHCSS) and Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist (RHCDS).
RHCDS collaborated certificates of expertise EX 401 – Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Deployment and Systems Management, EX 436 – Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Clustering and Storage Management and an alternative between EX 318 – Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator or EX 423 – Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Directory Services and Authentication.
A beautiful combination of three certificates of expertise EX 423 – Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Directory Services and Authentication, EX 333 – Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Security: Network Services and EX 429 – Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in SE Linux Policy Administration had contributed towards the RHCSS certification. However, since the launch of EX 413 – Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening, aspirants who earn EX 429 and any two from EX 423 or EX 333 or EX 413 is still eligible to crack the RHCSS certification.
The above mentioned remains the case until the calendar throws December 31 2013. The status’ will no longer be available from 2014.
However, candidates who already are RHCSS/RHCDS/RHCA holders and those who achieve RHCSS/RHCDS/RHCA by this year end, will continue to enjoy possession of the status as long as they keep their RHCE current.
What is the near next in 2014?
For candidates who are already in the Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) track, the previously achieved certificates of expertise EX 423/EX 333 will still be considered as two of the five certificates to earn the RHCA status. This is until Red Hat launches new RHCA programs under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
New Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) wannabe’s, from January 1 2014, will need to achieve the following five certificates of expertise to conquer the coveted capstone certification.
1. Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator (EX 318)
2. Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening (EX413)
3. Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Deployment and Systems Management (EX401)
4. Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Clustering and Storage Management (EX436)
5. Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Performance Tuning (EX442)
That is news; We are bidding bye two certifications this year end, but what is new is really new, big, promising and challenging!
Adios RHCSS/RHCDS! for more details visit www.ipsrglobal.com

Living Linux – Frame By Frame

From the land of beaches, pearls and shells – Republic of Philippines, Gilbert Sagun – a Storage Support Engineer working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, sailed all way to the Arabian queen to collect something precious – Knowledge and expertise. With over a 10 years of robust experience in IT, Gilbert reached the IPSR international center in September 2013 to undergo Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) training, and left certified leaving plenty of moments to cherish for himself and all of us. During the course, he was also part of our regional celebrations, some pleasure trips, a wedding that fell on place, and of course the house boat ride, which we gift for all our boot camp participants. IPSR Media managed to click some pictures and put it up frame by frame.
“New Chums – Saying ‘cheese’ with on-the-road masterpieces!“
Location : Remains of Kochi Muziris Biennale – Fort Cochin, Kerala.

Float in Bliss – The traditional house boats equipped with luxury and modern amenities lets you stay, 
dine and experience the beauty of nature along the river banks of Kerala. “
Location : Kumarakom, September 2013, Kottayam, Kerala.......and More