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      Packt

      Linux PAM Security Administration

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, User Accounts, Identity and Access Management, Authentications, Virtual Machines, Operating System Administration, Security Controls, System Configuration, Virtual Environment, Command-Line Interface

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Packt

      Advanced Oracle Database Administration

      Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Data Import/Export, Patch Management, Data Migration, Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Data Storage Technologies, Disaster Recovery, System Configuration, Automation, Incident Management, Software Installation

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Illinois Tech

      Hardware and Operating System Foundations III

      Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, System Configuration, Firewall, Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Servers, System Monitoring, Authorization (Computing), Windows Servers, Data Security

      Build toward a degree

      4.8
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Codio

      Intro to Operating Systems 2: Memory Management

      Skills you'll gain: Operating Systems, C (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Virtual Machines, System Programming, Virtualization, Linux

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      60 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      IBM

      System Administration with IBM AIX: Beyond the Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Job Control Language (JCL), Unix, Package and Software Management, TCP/IP, Unix Commands, Operating System Administration, System Monitoring, Disaster Recovery, System Software, Hardware Troubleshooting, Operating Systems, Data Storage, Software Installation, OS Process Management, System Configuration, Network Administration

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      LearnQuest

      Managing Linux Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Linux, System Monitoring, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, File Systems, User Accounts, Command-Line Interface, Systems Administration, Data Storage, System Configuration, File Management, Data Storage Technologies, Network Monitoring, Network Administration, Software Installation, Network Troubleshooting

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      173 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Colorado System

      Enterprise System Management and Security

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Security, OSI Models, Systems Administration, Virtualization, Operating System Administration, Network Security, Information Technology, Information Systems Security, Enterprise Security, General Networking, Cybersecurity, Computer Networking, Virtual Machines, Enterprise Architecture

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      632 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Peking University

      操作系统原理(Operating Systems)

      Skills you'll gain: File Systems, Operating Systems, System Programming, OS Process Management, Computer Systems, Data Storage, Unix, Virtualization, Algorithms

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      363 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Files and directories in the Linux filesystem

      Skills you'll gain: File Systems, Linux, Linux Commands, File Management, Linux Administration, Operating Systems, Unix, Command-Line Interface

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Network Configuration, Network Services, & System Management

      Skills you'll gain: Peripheral Devices, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Mac OS, TCP/IP, System Configuration, Network Protocols, Network Administration, Network Support, General Networking, Operating System Administration, Remote Access Systems, Systems Administration, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Computer Networking, Desktop Support, Cloud Management

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Linux: Processes & System Resource Management for DevOps

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Servers, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, Linux, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, OS Process Management, Operating System Administration, Debugging, System Monitoring, DevOps, Resource Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      IBM

      IBM Storage Scale Administration

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Linux Administration, Systems Administration, Software Installation, System Monitoring, Servers, Security Controls, Data Storage Technologies, System Configuration, Data Security, Event Monitoring, Command-Line Interface, Configuration Management, Encryption

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular operating system administration courses

    • Linux PAM Security Administration: Packt
    • Advanced Oracle Database Administration: Packt
    • Hardware and Operating System Foundations III: Illinois Tech
    • Intro to Operating Systems 2: Memory Management: Codio
    • System Administration with IBM AIX: Beyond the Basics: IBM
    • Managing Linux Systems: LearnQuest
    • Enterprise System Management and Security : University of Colorado System
    • 操作系统原理(Operating Systems): Peking University
    • Files and directories in the Linux filesystem: Coursera Project Network
    • Network Configuration, Network Services, & System Management: Packt

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