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- Luciano Siqueira, Brazil
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How to advance your open source career
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is the global certification standard and career support organization for open source professionals. With more than 200,000 certification holders, it’s the world’s first and largest vendor-neutral Linux and open source certification body. LPI has certified professionals in over 180 countries, delivers exams in multiple languages, and has hundreds of training partners.
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Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Media Partner of Bavarian IT Solutions Day ’24
June 6, 2024 Open Source Defines the Future: Join LPI at Bavarian IT Solutions Day 2024 When and Where: June 6, 2024 | Wittelsbacher Schloss, Friedberg, Germany. Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is proudly Media Partner of Bavarian ... Read more
News
LPI Welcomes Thomas-Krenn.AG as Platinum Solution Provider
Hardware manufacturer’s new Linux user group “TKlug” drives strategic development of open source-based technology. Freyung (GER) and Toronto (CAN), 03-14-2024. Thomas-Krenn.AG, one of the largest manufacturers of individual server and storage systems in Germany, can now call itself a Platinum-Level ... Read more
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Cybersecurity: Essential(s) Concepts
Over the past 10 to 15 years, technology adoption has virtually exploded, and staying ahead of the curve has become increasingly difficult—for companies as well as individual experts. But it is not just the chase for continued innovation that grips ... Read more
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