Free online classes and cheap exams: for stuff I like

I will be updating this as time goes on. Many classes or exams are not worth it. I am filtering it down to the technologies I am familiar with and I like the class or exam. To be honest there are TONS of youtube videos. Who knows if they are tons. And the best way to learn the guts of the technology is to watch the online videos from various conferences, do what they say, watch again, repeat. Then take exams. There is no point paying $10,000 for certification when you can study, take the exam, fail it, study again, pass it when the exams are generally about $200 a piece (sometimes multiple exams are required). This is not a problem if you REALLY want to take the time to learn it.

Relatively cheap exams.

• MySQL Certification
• From mysql, they aren't bad. https://www.mysql.com/certification/
•  http://www.mariadbcertification.org/index-3.html
• No idea that is going on here. 
• Python Certification
• Linux Certification
• lpi.org
• Hadoop
•  http://cloudera.com/content/cloudera/en/training/certification/ccah.html
• Redis: 
• NOT CHEAP. You have to take the course too. http://pivotal.io/training 
• Certificates of completing a class below. 
• mongo
• https://university.mongodb.com/exams/C100DBA/about
• bastards. They don't allow the exam on Linux. I have a laptop which I have to leave Windows for this purpose. Stupid. Oh well. I hope they make it doable on Linux. I had a mac laptop, but not now. Darn. Registered for the april 28th one. Time to study and stuff.
• TODO: finsh sing up and schedule exam for may 
•  Puppet 
• Pearson Vue http://www.pearsonvue.com/puppetlabs/
• TODO: Take scheduled exam
• PostregSQL
• TODO: You can take this cert. 
• http://www.enterprisedb.com/products-services-training/postgresql-certification

For free or cheap Classes / Tests

•  http://bigdatauniversity.com/
• Hadoop: http://bigdatauniversity.com/bdu-wp/bdu-course/hadoop-fundamentals-i-version-3/
• There are lots of hadoop training courses here. 
• Apparently not all are free, I think these are:  http://bigdatauniversity.com/wpcourses/?cat=124
•  Map R --- hadoop replacement
• https://www.mapr.com/services/mapr-academy/big-data-hadoop-online-training
• Hadoop
• Free tests for 180 days
•  https://university.cloudera.com/certification/CCAH-practice-tests
• A lot that are free, and cheap ones
• https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?q=hadoop&view=grid 
• I am just going to list the ones I did or doing , but there are lots. This list will grow as I get done with one I start another.
• DONE Big Data and Hadoop Essentials (free)
• DONE Basic overview of Big Data Hadoop 
• This one was hard to follow.
•  Hadoop Administration - Hands on ($19 after coupon code from the free class or its $200 -- not worth it for $200).
• Linux
• LPI has links to free exams and online tutorials for some of their exams. I recommend everyone get at least LPI level 1. 
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•  Python --- todo 
• MongoDB -- from the mongodb website
•  M101P: MongoDB for Developers
•  M102: MongoDB for DBAs
•  M202: MongoDB Advanced Deployment and Operations
•  UD032: Data Wrangling with MongoDB (Udacity)
•  https://www.udacity.com/course/
• There are others, but I am focusing on DBA stuff.  
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• Postgresql
•  http://www.enterprisedb.com/store/products/dba-training/01t50000001Nyi7AAC
• http://www.moderncourse.com/certification.php?cid=6
• http://www.enterprisedb.com/products-services-training/postgresql-certification

• Redis
• Certificate of completion. better than nothing:
• DONE https://www.udemy.com/learn-redis-step-by-step/ 
• DONE https://www.udemy.com/learn-redis/ --- best of 3 classes
• DONE https://www.udemy.com/rapid-redis/
•  Pivotal --- VERY GOOD
• DONE https://pivotallms.biglms.com/application-framework?q=5310bc82ecdedfdbd5ac1370

TODO: Salt, apache, find some.



Tutorials

• Hadoop
• Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jMR4cHBwZE&noredirect=1
• Probably other youtube stuff.
• MySQL: Conference links HERE. 
• Python: Conference links HERE.
• Linux: Conference links HERE. 
• redis: Conference links HERE. 
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