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  1. #1
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    which course to go for?

    I am looking to learn about servers and planning to get into it professionally. I am running a web hosting company with managed servers where I have to hire techs to take care of servers.

    I don't mind those expenses, but i personally am very passionate about server management, so can someone guide me about what exactly i need to learn?

    Also, if you can refer me to some eboos [or books for that matter] would be great.

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    Are you planning on operating Windows-based or Linux-based servers? That certainly impacts what specifics you need to learn.

    I love the O'Reilly series of technical books, though the books are often - though not always - targeted at those with moderate levels of knowledge (rather than beginners).

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    Quote Originally Posted by sw0rdy View Post
    I am looking to learn about servers and planning to get into it professionally. I am running a web hosting company with managed servers where I have to hire techs to take care of servers.

    I don't mind those expenses, but i personally am very passionate about server management, so can someone guide me about what exactly i need to learn?

    Also, if you can refer me to some eboos [or books for that matter] would be great.
    Just spend a few hours on WHT for a few years and you will learn all the basics. There is really no easy way to learn how to get into the business. Your statement "I don't mind those expenses" really brothers me. It is all about the expenses.

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    you have to take course on networking and many others just start from networking then you will came to know lots about it

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    Are you wanting distance-learning or a full course?
    Thing is, there's so many options available...

    Some really do overcharge though!

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    Quote Originally Posted by intelliServe View Post
    Are you wanting distance-learning or a full course?
    Thing is, there's so many options available...

    Some really do overcharge though!
    A lot of courses target IT professionals where their current employers are paying for the course. The ~$4,000 cost for a week-long intensive course doesn't seem too bad to some employers.

    When a person is paying for it on their own, they usually seem to look at the far less expensive options.

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    go read up on which catogory you want to go first and then decide which do u like most.
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    start a course on hacking
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    Thumbs up

    Hello,

    RHCE is the basic course in Linux and CCNA is the basic course in Networking. But Experience is always the best teacher. You should start playing with servers very carefully. Familiarize the SSH commands and try to mange the servers from backed ( SSH ) and not from Panel.

    I am attaching a Linux Reference Card herewith which will help a lot in studying and understanding the basics of Linux.
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    In any case you will need to start your business with learning everything. Learning demand learning competition.
    Perhaps you will be opening some kind of mixed services.
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    In Malaysia, the course is called CEH, certified ethical hacking, a very interesting course whereby you learn to hack many stuff.
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    No need to go anywhere, you watch your staff, you can learn everything automatically.

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    Take a course in networking then take a course in either GNU/Linux or Windows depending on what you plan to offer.

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    Like most of the posts here have already suggested, taking a course in networking would be a great idea. Also, taking a course specifically for the products you plan to manage is a good idea, such as CCND\CCNA, MCSA\MCSE, etc. If you want some basics then just grab a network+ book and take the test to grab your cert. Your best bet with harware is to try and fix issues on your own without the help of others (as long as downtime permits it and your inexperience doesn't leave your customers waiting longer). The more experience you get the better.

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    You don't want to jump straight into CCNA, build up your knowledge. Look at Network+ first and you will probably find it covers as much as you need to as a System Administrator - the rest is for the network admins!

    Before you jump into managing your applications, get a better understanding of Linux as an OS. i.e. Package managers, permissions, filesystems and such as it pays dividends later on. Don't forget man (manual) pages which give you detailed information e.g. syntax to use on almost all packages on Linux systems. e.g. man wget.

    There are plenty of books about which may not be completely relavent to the applications running on your servers, but you can still pick up some decent background knowledge to build upon.

    Plus get some deskop virtualization software installed like Virtualbox so you can break and fix things.

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