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    • BarakatB
      Barakat
      last edited by scottalanmiller

      "I am 21 and very interesting in getting in IT but am unclear where to start. I am currently located in Egypt and IT jobs are not common here. I have not worked in IT previously and am unsure what I should do to start finding work either here in Egypt or possibly abroad. Finding work in the US or EU would be very good for me as well. Thanks to SAM for assistance me to explain my situation 🙂

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      • Deleted74295D
        Deleted74295 Banned
        last edited by

        What kind of IT work do you enjoy doing? What excites or interests you?

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        • StrongBadS
          StrongBad
          last edited by

          Firstly... welcome to ML.

          What is your background? Do you have an education in IT? Do you have any certificates or training?

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          • Minion QueenM
            Minion Queen Banned
            last edited by

            Do you have a PC at home?
            What is it?
            What operating system?
            What software are you currently running on it?

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            • BarakatB
              Barakat @Deleted74295
              last edited by

              @Breffni-Potter
              i love linux , and Networking , but as i said am unclear where to start

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              • BarakatB
                Barakat @StrongBad
                last edited by

                @StrongBad Thanks , you are welcome ,

                I study IT , will finish me bachelor next year ,

                no certificates or training yet !

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                • BarakatB
                  Barakat @Minion Queen
                  last edited by

                  @Minion-Queen i have Dell Laptop , core i7 , 8Gb Ram , i am running Windows and Linux ,

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @Barakat
                    last edited by

                    @Barakat said:

                    i love linux , and Networking , but as i said am unclear where to start

                    Well, you are likely to always do best at what you enjoy. So Linux and Networking are good places to start. Networking I am not the expert, but the basic starting point is the CompTIA Network+ certification and most everyone agrees that after that the Cisco CCNA is a very good follow up certification.

                    Linux is easier. The Network+ is still very good to have, I actually recommend that as an entry level cert to anyone looking at an IT career. It's the base certification for the industry and covers stuff that everyone in IT and really, any computer power user, should know. So always good to have.

                    Linux you can install at home and start using in an home lab. I'm writing a book on Linux System Administration that would be a good starting point too since it is free and it is here in the community so that you can ask questions and follow along as other people work through it too.

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                    • Minion QueenM
                      Minion Queen Banned
                      last edited by

                      Do you have a good internet connection from home to work in a lab situation?

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        Here is my book: "SAM on Linux Systems Administration"

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                        • BarakatB
                          Barakat @Minion Queen
                          last edited by

                          @Minion-Queen said:

                          Do you have a good internet connection from home to work in a lab situation?

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                          yes i can handle that

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                          • BarakatB
                            Barakat @scottalanmiller
                            last edited by Barakat

                            @scottalanmiller You are Really a Great Man 🙂

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                            • BarakatB
                              Barakat
                              last edited by

                              what about Security field ?!

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Barakat
                                last edited by

                                @Barakat said:

                                what about Security field ?!

                                It's a myth.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by scottalanmiller

                                  http://mangolassi.it/topic/5314/are-security-careers-real

                                  http://mangolassi.it/topic/5953/so-there-is-no-shortage-of-security-experts-after-all

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                                  • BarakatB
                                    Barakat @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller
                                    Thank you too much , i will read about both Networking and Security
                                    , then decide which one to dive into 🙂

                                    and if i has any question i know the way 😄

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
                                      last edited by

                                      Doing projects at home will be huge for you. Take your Linux systems and just build one thing after another. Web servers, databases, monitoring, logging, virtualization, etc.

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                                      • BarakatB
                                        Barakat @scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        Doing projects at home will be huge for you. Take your Linux systems and just build one thing after another. Web servers, databases, monitoring, logging, virtualization, etc.

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                                        Ok , i can start with Fedora workstation or what ?!

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by

                                          Start with CentOS 7 Minimal Install, no desktop.

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                                          • BarakatB
                                            Barakat @scottalanmiller
                                            last edited by

                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            CentOS 7 Minimal Install

                                            Virtual Machine ?!

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