memory lane,.. (yes I am bragging)

[ant2ne]

I like to revisit this thread.

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1352394

So much has changed since then...

Degrees: Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Bachelor of Science in Network Administration, Associate of Science in Computer Networking
EC Council: Certified Ethical Hacker, Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator
CompTIA: A+, Network+, Linux+, Security+, Project+, Comptia Advanced Security Practitioner
Microsoft: Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) - Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)- Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) - Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration, Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration

"Here is a nickel kid, get yourself a better computer."

[mastablasta]

most of those are unknown to me since it is not really my field. but they sound impressive. so congratulations.

[Geoffrey_Arndt]

Excellent work ant2ne!! Lot's of time and hard work. As a small consolation, I don't believe you were asking anyone at UF for specific answers because you didn't want to do your "homework".

It was pretty clear to me just now in reading the original thread, that you were not afraid to put in the effort, because of what you had already accomplished (A.A.S. degree + certs).

Clarification of the "questions" and just pointing you to the right place in the Unix-Linux "Forest" would have been helpful. I respect your attitude of not letting the negative posters affect your outlook & future.

One small tip (in case you haven't already discovered a tool like this) . . . . to organize complex and connected info . . . a functional decomposition program is very helpful. One approach are MindMapper apps. A great and free tool is developed and supported by Dmitri Poliev (sp?) in Berlin. That tool is called "Freeplane" and it's in the repos. It can be a vast DB-like Knowledge Base of interconnected data (a virtual Library of connected maps).

I used to do these maps in place of standard UML and BPM Process maps for our development teams.

Here's an intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCfGAuHJk0s&t=187s

[virgosun]

Good for you.
How about System Engineer position requirement and scope of work in your region?
I am from Asean, skill requirement is not very high, and fragmented
I graduated in domestics as Master of EE but for along time ago 1998.
And I don't do much about electronic component but mainly IT system support.
While I was actively working i get certs as in my signature.
Once all of them helped me to secure an H1B in 1999
However the sponsor called-in and told me that Sys-Admin related market stalled, I had' better switch to codding, what ever would do like web, vb, etc. I dropped, and stayed, although many colleagues successfully gone and settled in the US
20 years, things change, but I am curious if some one can tell some thing about System related field there?

[mastablasta]

since everything is getting connected, the biggest market would be for coders as well as security in the field of IT. also for electronics engineers and mechanical engineers.

funny how when i went to study they mostly needed and employed economists here and lawyers. now we have too many of those. plus all the engineers left the country or at least most of the good ones. i guess that's what you get when you degrade people and give them low salary.