A recent Linux Foundation survey revealed that more than 9 in 10 hiring managers are planning to bring Linux talent on board this year, and 50 percent report they will hire more Linux professionals than in 2014.

All of this means that we need bright, talented developers to meet this demand. We need courses for greenhorn developers. And that’s exactly what the Linux Foundation is offering.

The non-profit foundation, which runs an entire department dedicated to training and education, is now bringing their Linux Systems Administration (LFS201) course to the edX platform. With 100+ labs, this hands-on course is designed to build the practical skills a Systems Administrator (SysAdmin) needs to begin a career in Information Technology (IT). EdX is a nonprofit online learning platform launched in 2012 by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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