Appnovation Accelerate Conference - November 18, 2015 Presenter: Clyde Seepersad The accelerating adoption of open source technologies is dramatically reshaping the business landscape. Having great code, however, is not enough. We need people to make those systems run and right now the supply of trained technical talent is below market needs in most fast growing segments. This talk will explore how to use professional certification exams (which themselves are built on open source platforms) to ensure an adequate supply of 'wetware' to operate the software that is being adopted.

1. IT Certifications: Developing Wetware
to Operate Open Source Software
November 18, 2015

2. Open Source is the ‘New Normal’
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3. But Sys Admin Talent Shortage Looms Large
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Sources: Dice.com search on 10/9/2015, www.computerweekly.com, www.datacenterknowledge.com, www.techrepublic.com (Apr 2015)

4. Schools Don’t Teach The Skills Needed
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Sources: www.infoworld.com, Dice 2015 Linux Jobs Report

5. IT Certifications for Open Source Fill the Gap
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6. Traditional Product Growth Path
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# of
individuals
Time
Developers
DevOps/Admins
Core early
developer group
Product ‘catches
fire’ and
developers join
in droves
Product matures and community
grows organically
Some DevOps
begin ‘playing’
with product
Word spreads and ‘sandbox’ installs
accelerate but talent shortage prevents
widespread Production deployments
Training & Certification becomes
available and deployments spike
as talent shortage recedes

7. Early Training/Cert Accelerates Path
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# of
individuals
Time
Developers
DevOps/Admins
Early availability of
developer ‘how tos’
accelerates adoption Early availability of SysAdmin
Training and Certification draws
talent in early and gives
employers the confidence to
deploy faster

8. Critical Components of Certification
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9. Everybody Wins
Individuals:
 Easy to differentiate
 Easy to verify
 Proves actual skills
Employers:
 Simplifies recruitment screening
 Reduces technical risk
 Reduced costs in the long term
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