Learning Linux. Is it worth it?

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The answer is yes and here’s why.

  1. Almost all applications you need in IT Industry runs on Linux.
    1. You will always see a free version of the software/service that you need in IT industry.
  2. Linux is Free Operating System and an Open Source
    1. You are free to develop any Linux applications
    2. No License needed to use Linux
  3. Provides more security and higher stability

Linux Services

  1. Web Server
  2. Database Server
  3. Mail Server
  4. DHCP Server
  5. DNS/Name Server
  6. NTP Server
  7. Logging Server
  8. SNMP Server
  9. Authentication Server
  10. VPN Server
  11. LDAP Server
  12. Proxy Server

Best Practices To Manage Linux Server

  1. Monitoring – (Nagios)
  2. Clustering
  3. Load Balancing
  4. Containers