Microsoft announced with a publication on the company's website that it will provide its stakeholders with a new Linux certification on Azure! The move came after the company's collaboration with the Linux Foundation, a non-profit organization.
According to Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of the Linux Foundation, the partnership between Microsoft and the foundation has already proved successful, especially since Microsoft has begun opening the source code of several of its software, such as the .NET Framework, Chakra JavaScript engine for Internet Explorer, and Visual Studio.
“Το Ίδρυμα Linux και Μicrosoft μοιράζονται επίσης μια δέσμευση για τους διαχειριστές συστημάτων που τρέχουν τα πιο κρίσιμα, και πολύπλοκα συστήματα πληροφορικής στον κόσμο. Οι σημερινοί SysAdmins θα πρέπει να γνωρίζουν Windows και Linux. Οι επαγγελματίες και οι εργοδότες τους, οι οποίοι επενδύουν στην education και την πιστοποίηση θα ωφεληθούν από αυτή τη σχέση” δήλωσε ο Jim Zemlin.
In the last year, Microsoft managed to create its own Linux-based operating system, which it uses in Switch Azure Cloud (ACS) ένα cross-platform modular OS designed specifically for data centers, and continues a constructive partnership with big names in Linux, including Red Hat and SUSE.
However, both Companies offer additional knowledge to system administrators, who now have access to new Linux and Microsoft Azure certifications, which require candidates to pass the Linux Foundation's Certified SysAdmin exam.
More details can be found on the Linux Foundation website.
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/
http://news.microsoft.com/2015/12/09/microsoft-offers-new-certification-for-linux-on-azure/
