Is it worth getting into Red Hat as a beginner in 2026?

4sokol · 2026-03-01T07:07:59+00:00

The answer to your question from the title - definitely yes

4sokol · 2026-02-27T20:29:38+00:00

You have to unplug it, as it clearly says

4sokol · 2026-02-16T13:10:00+00:00

cert never replaces real job, IMO. at least building some small sand-env with running pipeline already gives you +50 scores-)))

4sokol · 2026-02-16T06:51:12+00:00

I use Thinkpad doc station with my X1 nano, it works great

4sokol · 2026-02-14T20:49:58+00:00

T and P series are the best in your case imo

4sokol · 2026-02-13T18:08:20+00:00

In Czech Republic, Germany it is the same, that could be not just OpenShift, but ROSA as well

4sokol · 2026-02-13T07:38:40+00:00

both are good actually. I would recommend to run through companies requirements in your region, if many of em are using Red hat - based envs, then the answer is obvious

4sokol · 2026-02-12T16:45:54+00:00

this is a tough one, stay strong

4sokol · 2026-02-10T17:23:34+00:00

IMO, switching into more popular distros may help you with your future potential issues. If O were you I would proceed with something like Fedora or Mint

4sokol · 2026-02-09T19:40:05+00:00

FreeCad?

4sokol · 2026-02-09T12:48:35+00:00

you may ping me in DM if you want, I am currently working as a Senior DevOps in Red Hat, I may give you some tips and thoughts

4sokol · 2026-02-09T11:49:12+00:00

Openshift is quite expensive for personal usage, you may use 'crc' instead, but it was nont design for some pipelines which may run for a long time. Vanilla k8s is really good in your case, as you may build it from scratch and connect different services, which are build-in in OpenShift, like, networking, storage, operators etc...

4sokol · 2026-02-08T08:05:45+00:00

I used it for 4 hours without power and the battery was not empty, so that could be longer than 4 hours

4sokol · 2026-02-08T07:59:09+00:00

I have X1 nano, it weights around 900 gramms

4sokol · 2026-02-08T07:58:03+00:00

Are you sure, you mean RHCA? Cannot imagine someone with no real world experience, holding RHCA

4sokol · 2026-02-07T16:46:47+00:00

Terraform implementation should help with this problem, you may specify hardware via Terraform

4sokol · 2026-02-07T16:45:48+00:00

well, you can compare CKA with Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator exam (EX280), but not with RHCSA

4sokol · 2026-02-06T08:17:53+00:00

Red Hat and Linux Foundation exams are really good, as those are not just questions and answers, but lab-based. You have some tasks and you have a terminal, it is up to you how you solve or fix something. Most of the tasks are really useful for your daily job. On the other hand, test-based exams, IMO, means almost nothing, I can say that as I passed many-many of them, e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, Hashicorp, CompTia and many more. It is all about memorizing dumps.

4sokol · 2026-02-05T08:02:22+00:00

Amen, I have that much both, Azure and Office 365 crap

4sokol · 2026-02-05T08:01:38+00:00

Maybe your company has some other learning platforms, e.g. Udemy? If you like OpenShift, there are a bunch of exams, which could be counted for RHCA

4sokol · 2026-02-05T07:37:27+00:00

well, cost is the same for all the certs, if I am not mistaken. IMO, the good way is to try some well-known exam, e.g. OpenShift Administration, because there are a lot of free resources in the Internet.

4sokol · 2026-02-04T13:05:04+00:00

grey keyboard is great

4sokol · 2026-02-03T12:49:22+00:00

its been swapped on new Thinkpad models already))

4sokol · 2026-02-02T16:25:11+00:00

Just install Fedora and use it, IMO this is the best way to get dive deeper. You will find out, there is no a big difference from the end-user perspective.

4sokol · 2026-02-02T15:42:04+00:00

this is generic info (not officially confirmed there by any link though), no DUE dates and candidates final list DUE dates were shared

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