Why Red Hat Authorized Training? April 2008 Unitek Education / Red Hat Training & Certification

 Why Red Hat?  What is Red Hat Authorized Training?  Why Red Hat Training?  What the Industry Says?  Depth of Scope  Certification  Where Do I Start?  Pre-Assessment Test

 World's Leader in Commercial Linux Distribution  Over 75% Server OS Market Share in North America (and growing) ▪ G rowing Linux Market - $36B in 2008  Business Model  Software Subscriptions – Sell Support for our software not Software Licenses ▪ Customers pay by server, not by user!  No Hidden Fees! ▪ All Support Calls, Bug Fixes, Software Patches, etc.  Breadth of Offerings  Linux  Jboss (Middleware)  Storage Management, Clustering, etc  Training & Consulting

 300,000+ students trained  25+ Courses offered  Enterprise computing to architect level  9+ Years in the Linux Training Market  Red Hat Training Business launched in 1999  Comprehensive Schedule  48+ Locations across North America  30 to 40 Classes offered per week  Linux Training Marketplace  Red Hat delivers over half of all the Instructor-Led Linux classes across North America RedHat Grey Market All other branded 53% 24% 23% Linux Training Market Share

*Red Hat is recognized by IDC as an IT Training Industry Leader!

 Linux Training Any Type of Linux Customer  Basic Linux User Skills to RHEL Architects  20+ Courses  System Administration Courses  2 Course Titles  Network Administration Courses  2 Course Titles  Architect / Specialist Courses  Geared at the Advanced RHEL Users  6 Course Titles  Application Courses  Virtualization, Satellite Server, Directory Server, etc.  6 Course Titles  Web Administrator & Developer  7 Course Titles Red Hat Training: Type of Student

 Instructor-Led Training (ILT)  'Bread and Butter' ▪ 83% of total Red Hat Training Market  On-Site Training  Growing Training Method - 12% ▪ Key growth area for RHEL & Jboss training in 2008  On-line Learning  Virtual Training – New Method to Train - 5% *Red Hat and Unitek Provide you the ability to Train Your Way!

 Five Certification Programs  System Administration to Architect  Broadest Certification Program in all of Linux  Choose Your Learning Path  Start your training where you want  Pick the courses & certifications right for you RHCT: System Administrator RHCE: Network Administrator RHCA: Architect RHCDS: Data Center Specialist RHCSS: Security Specialist

 Performance Based Exams  Hands On, Lab Based Exams  Measure your knowledge in Real World situations, not your ability to memorize a book  Red Hat Certifications = Peace of Mind  Assure that your deployment projects go off on time & on budget  Proof of Competency:  Red Hat Certified Professionals are trained not to pass an exam but to bring value to your group  More Money  “RHCEs earn up to 12% more than MSCEs” (Cert Magazine) >30,000 certified >21,000 certified

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