fnddr@acad3.fai.alaska.edu (03/21/90)
I'd like to know how well DEC's training/educational programs for Ultrix do the job. There is no Ultrix experience and little *ix experience available locally, so osmosis is out. Right now the "school of hard knocks" approach is being used, but it would be nice to fill in some of the gaps with a more formal approach. User-level training isn't a problem. System administration, tuning, and network administration in the RISC/Ultrix flavor are the main interests. So, for anyone who has used DEC's services in these areas: - are they worth the time and money investment, or would the time be better spent reading the manuals and experimenting? - do they cover new material or just regurgitate what's in the Ultrix manuals? - how much background is assumed? Do they spend a lot of time on basics or do they cut right to the topic at hand? Generally, we have a good VMS background, some have VMS system management experience, and some have run simple *ix systems (ie, well-behaved users, no networking, no X). The main platform is the DECstation, but others are coming. Thanks in advance, Don Rice Internet: fnddr@acad3.fai.alaska.edu Geophysical Institute E-mail: fnddr@alaska.bitnet University of Alaska Phone: (907) 474-7569 Fairbanks, AK 99775 Loran: 64.86N 212.16E