app02 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:01:03 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sudo Show - Episodes Tagged with “Certifications” https://sudo.show/tags/certifications Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0700 The Sudo Show covers topics ranging from Open Source in business to deep dives into complex technology. en-us episodic Where Business Meets Open Source Sudo Show The Sudo Show covers topics ranging from Open Source in business to deep dives into complex technology. no devops, it, cloud native, technology, sudo, linux, open source, work from home, productivity, red hat, FOSS, information technology Sudo Show podcast@sudo.show 73: Career Pipeline 2.0 – Building Your Linux Path https://sudo.show/73 080e97d4-005e-4800-9164-8db7c91a0de6 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0700 Sudo Show full Sudo Show SUDO Show 73 revisits the classic “Career Pipeline” topic with a fresh panel and an updated roadmap for building a Linux and open source career today. Bill, Neal, and Noel start with the “Wayland-only” future of the Linux desktop, spotlight Red Hat’s work on fwupd and the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, then dive into education, certifications, homelabs, open source contributions, and soft skills that turn curiosity into real-world tech jobs. They wrap up with a practical systemd-analyze “quick win” you can run right now to understand and improve your system’s boot performance. 1:27:00 no <p>SUDO Show 73 revisits the classic “Career Pipeline” topic with a fresh panel and an updated roadmap for building a Linux and open source career today. Bill, Neal, and Noel start with the “Wayland-only” future of the Linux desktop, spotlight Red Hat’s work on fwupd and the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, then dive into education, certifications, homelabs, open source contributions, and soft skills that turn curiosity into real-world tech jobs. They wrap up with a practical systemd-analyze “quick win” you can run right now to understand and improve your system’s boot performance.</p> <p>Show Links:<br> Red Hat – Company site:<br> <a href="https://www.redhat.com" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.redhat.com</a><br> fwupd project:<br> <a href="https://fwupd.org" rel="nofollow noopener">https://fwupd.org</a><br> LVFS (Linux Vendor Firmware Service):<br> <a href="https://fwupd.org/lvfs" rel="nofollow noopener">https://fwupd.org/lvfs</a><br> CompTIA A+ Certification:<br> <a href="https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/a/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/a/</a><br> AWS Certification:<br> <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/certification/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://aws.amazon.com/certification/</a><br> RHCSA Training and Certification:<br> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/services/certification/rhcsa" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.redhat.com/en/services/certification/rhcsa</a><br> SUSE SCA (SLES 15):<br> <a href="https://www.suse.com/training/exam/sca-sles-15/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.suse.com/training/exam/sca-sles-15/</a><br> Linux Professional Institute (LPIC):<br> <a href="https://www.lpi.org" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.lpi.org</a><br> systemd-analyze documentation:<br> <a href="https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-analyze.html" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-analyze.html</a><br> Commands discussed:<br> systemd-analyze – “Odometer” (total boot time)<br> systemd-analyze blame – “Leaderboard” (slowest services)<br> systemd-analyze critical-chain – “Timeline” (dependency chain)<br> systemd-analyze critical-chain --system<br> systemd-analyze plot &gt; boot.svg – “Visualizer” (boot chart) </p> open souLinux, SUDO Show, career pipeline, Linux careers, tech careers, sysadmin, help desk, homelab, certifications, CompTIA A+, AWS certification, RHCSA, SUSE SCA, LPIC, open source, Fedora, KDE Plasma, GNOME, Wayland, X11 sunset, Red Hat, fwupd, LVFS, Citrix, systemd, systemd-analyze, soft skills, public speaking, conferences, meetups, AI in ITrce, opensource, technology, enterprise, business, software, linux SUDO Show 73 revisits the classic “Career Pipeline” topic with a fresh panel and an updated roadmap for building a Linux and open source career today. Bill, Neal, and Noel start with the “Wayland-only” future of the Linux desktop, spotlight Red Hat’s work on fwupd and the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, then dive into education, certifications, homelabs, open source contributions, and soft skills that turn curiosity into real-world tech jobs. They wrap up with a practical systemd-analyze “quick win” you can run right now to understand and improve your system’s boot performance.

Show Links:
Red Hat – Company site:
https://www.redhat.com
fwupd project:
https://fwupd.org
LVFS (Linux Vendor Firmware Service):
https://fwupd.org/lvfs
CompTIA A+ Certification:
https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/a/
AWS Certification:
https://aws.amazon.com/certification/
RHCSA Training and Certification:
https://www.redhat.com/en/services/certification/rhcsa
SUSE SCA (SLES 15):
https://www.suse.com/training/exam/sca-sles-15/
Linux Professional Institute (LPIC):
https://www.lpi.org
systemd-analyze documentation:
https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-analyze.html
Commands discussed:
systemd-analyze – “Odometer” (total boot time)
systemd-analyze blame – “Leaderboard” (slowest services)
systemd-analyze critical-chain – “Timeline” (dependency chain)
systemd-analyze critical-chain --system
systemd-analyze plot > boot.svg – “Visualizer” (boot chart)

]]> SUDO Show 73 revisits the classic “Career Pipeline” topic with a fresh panel and an updated roadmap for building a Linux and open source career today. Bill, Neal, and Noel start with the “Wayland-only” future of the Linux desktop, spotlight Red Hat’s work on fwupd and the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, then dive into education, certifications, homelabs, open source contributions, and soft skills that turn curiosity into real-world tech jobs. They wrap up with a practical systemd-analyze “quick win” you can run right now to understand and improve your system’s boot performance.

Show Links:
Red Hat – Company site:
https://www.redhat.com
fwupd project:
https://fwupd.org
LVFS (Linux Vendor Firmware Service):
https://fwupd.org/lvfs
CompTIA A+ Certification:
https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/a/
AWS Certification:
https://aws.amazon.com/certification/
RHCSA Training and Certification:
https://www.redhat.com/en/services/certification/rhcsa
SUSE SCA (SLES 15):
https://www.suse.com/training/exam/sca-sles-15/
Linux Professional Institute (LPIC):
https://www.lpi.org
systemd-analyze documentation:
https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-analyze.html
Commands discussed:
systemd-analyze – “Odometer” (total boot time)
systemd-analyze blame – “Leaderboard” (slowest services)
systemd-analyze critical-chain – “Timeline” (dependency chain)
systemd-analyze critical-chain --system
systemd-analyze plot > boot.svg – “Visualizer” (boot chart)

]]> 4: Careers in Technology https://sudo.show/4 c7f998f0-280c-4dab-8694-3690e26dd6af Thu, 06 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0600 Sudo Show full Sudo Show For this week's episode, Brandon and Eric wrap up our Getting Started series. Join in their conversation about tips to better learning tools and how to advance your career! 25:53 no <p>For this week's episode, Brandon and Eric wrap up our Getting Started series. Join in their conversation about tips to better learning tools and how to advance your career!</p> <p><a href="https://destinationlinux.network" rel="nofollow noopener">Destination Linux Network</a><br> <a href="https://bitwarden.com/dln" rel="nofollow noopener">Sponsor: Bitwarden</a><br> <a href="https://sudo.show" rel="nofollow noopener">Sudo Show Website</a></p> <p><strong><a href="https://sudo.show/shirt" rel="nofollow noopener">Sudo Show Merch!</a></strong></p> <p>Contact Us:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://sudo.show/discuss" rel="nofollow noopener">DLN Discourse</a></li> <li>Matrix: +sudoshow:matrix.org</li> </ul> <p>What have we been working on?</p> <ul> <li>Brandon has a top secret project to be announced in a future episode</li> <li>Eric has been working on <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">Mastodon</a> automation like <a href="https://carlchenet.com/get-your-rss-feeds-to-mastodon-with-the-feed2toot-bot/" rel="nofollow noopener">Feed2Toot</a></li> </ul> <p>Learning Something New</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.katacoda.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Katacoda</a></li> <li><a href="https://linkedin.com/learning" rel="nofollow noopener">LinkedIn Learning</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theodinproject.com" rel="nofollow noopener">The Odin Project</a></li> </ul> <p>Tutorials and Walkthroughs</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/blog" rel="nofollow noopener">Digital Ocean Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://frontpagelinux.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Front Page Linux</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWtT4X1sNlU" rel="nofollow noopener">Installing oVirt with Brandon</a></li> </ul> <p>Reading</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3i6hxmx" rel="nofollow noopener">Artificial Intelligence 4 Books in 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2BVcPIS" rel="nofollow noopener">Applied Artificial Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/30qlix5" rel="nofollow noopener">Cognitive Computing with IBM Watson</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2PlRlrF" rel="nofollow noopener">The Open Organization</a></li> </ul> <p>Disclaimer: These links are affiliate links. If you purchase through these links not only do you get an awesome product, but you'll help support the Sudo Show financially!</p> <p>Home Labs</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://do.co/dln" rel="nofollow noopener">Digital Ocean: DLN Sponsor</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.servermonkey.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Server Monkey: Buy Refurbished Hardware</a></li> </ul> <p>Industry Events</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/summit" rel="nofollow noopener">Red Hat Summit</a></li> <li><a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-north-america/" rel="nofollow noopener">Open Source Summit</a></li> <li><a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/" rel="nofollow noopener">Kubecon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ansible.com/ansiblefest" rel="nofollow noopener">Ansible Fest</a></li> </ul> <p>Call to Action</p> <ul> <li>Try out some of these learning platforms, like the Odin Project</li> <li>Keep learning, all the time</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://sudo.show/discuss" rel="nofollow noopener">Send in</a> your tools and resources! </p> it, devops, cloud, enterprise, opensource, open source, it guy, itguyeric, eric the it guy, sudo show, career, technology, red hat, brandon johnson, open-tech, open tech, agile, AI, AI-ML, careers, education, certifications For this week's episode, Brandon and Eric wrap up our Getting Started series. Join in their conversation about tips to better learning tools and how to advance your career!

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]]> For this week's episode, Brandon and Eric wrap up our Getting Started series. Join in their conversation about tips to better learning tools and how to advance your career!

Destination Linux Network
Sponsor: Bitwarden
Sudo Show Website

Sudo Show Merch!

Contact Us:

What have we been working on?

  • Brandon has a top secret project to be announced in a future episode
  • Eric has been working on Mastodon automation like Feed2Toot

Learning Something New

Tutorials and Walkthroughs

Reading

Disclaimer: These links are affiliate links. If you purchase through these links not only do you get an awesome product, but you'll help support the Sudo Show financially!

Home Labs

Industry Events

Call to Action

  • Try out some of these learning platforms, like the Odin Project
  • Keep learning, all the time

Send in your tools and resources!

Sponsored By:

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