Microsoft's offering Linux on Azure Cert

Pretty interesting, I think. Here's the source: Microsoft offers new certification for Linux on Azure

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Saw that in my feed. Big move by Microsoft, 10 years ago I couldn't have imagined that this will ever happen.

That's what beneficial consecutive market failures, stupid management decisions and mass layoffs do to a company! It turns from obnoxious and arrogant to polite and receptive, lol!

someperson49

These exams have have just gained more value.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcsa-linux-azure-certification.aspx

varelg

someperson49 wrote: »

These exams have have just gained more value.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcsa-linux-azure-certification.aspx

Microsoft certifies that you are good to work on Linux

OctalDump

Sweet. I might just put that on my 2016 list.

It's a pity it's just the LFCS, since other certs probably represent more knowledge. Anyone know if there are other pathways to LFCS?

Segovia

Microsoft sure has grown up huh.. D'aww

Mike7

Hmm.. think I will upgrade my MCSA 2008 to 2012 first. This has been on my to-do list since 2013.

TacoRocket

I'm just glad they chose a sensible third party. Let's not forget for Windows 7 they originally wanted you to get an HDI certification. Which is around $500-600.

LFCS is only $179 and I think a solid choice for people getting into Linux beyond the Linux+

varelg

TacoRocket wrote: »

I'm just glad they chose a sensible third party. Let's not forget for Windows 7 they originally wanted you to get an HDI certification. Which is around $500-600.

LFCS is only $179 and I think a solid choice for people getting into Linux beyond the Linux+

LFCS lasts only two years. Full price is $300. On occasions they give away discounts. Their training material is an add-on, additional $500 for a stack of web-only slides that you can access for a year. Starting Feb.2nd they tough the exam up by adding half of the objectives from their Engineer exam.
On the other hand, it's a performance- based exam that you can take at home. If you don't enjoy being nitpicked on options of a command that you just can't remember at exam time but you need to certify on Linux, this may be something interesting.

Dakinggamer87

Sounds interesting glad to see Microsoft branching out more.

Slowhand

It's a pretty funny thing to see Microsoft embrace Linux, (and open source Visual Studio for that matter, I'm half-expecting Satan to hit me with a snowball any second now,) but the reality is a bit more mundane: you take the Linux Foundation Certified Sysadmin cert, along with the 70-533 exam, then fill out some paperwork to get the MCSA. It's not unlike the process to get Linux+/LPIC-1 certified. Three certs (MCTS on Azure, MCSA, and LFCS) for the price of two, though, not a bad deal. . . especially considering that the Linux Foundation is offering a sweet deal on training and the exam cost right now.

thatguy67

Holy crap, that is strangely awesome. I wanted to get a Linux cert in 2016. I have already passed 70-533 so this seals the deal