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)▪ Growing 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 recognizedby 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

82%

7%

6%

5%

Sys / Network Admin

Enterprise Architect

Security Admin

Linux Developer

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%

Ways To Train

ILT

On-Site

Online Learning

*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 SpecialistRHCSS: 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

RHCT / RHCE – Student Target MatrixStudent Target Type RH033 RH133 RH253/

RH302MS System Admin (regardless of experience)

Entry Linux / UNIX Admins (limited Command Line experience)

Linux / UNIX System Admin (less than 2 years experience)

Linux / UNIX System Admin (more than 2 years experience)

UNIX Sys or Network Admin (5+ years of Experience)Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT)

Call 510-743-2714

or 510-743-2757

or

email us at linuxtraining@unitek.com for any standard and/or

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