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+title = "Preparing for EX294 (RHCE exam)"
+# description = ""
+date = 2025-04-23
+# updated = 2025-04-23
+#draft = true
+[taxonomies]
+tags = ["ansible","certifications"]
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+I got my RHCSA certification last April. 
+It was my first certification since shifting from my security-centered education and first job to my current role as a systems engineer. 
+I learned plenty of stuff for my job while preparing for it, and it's the most fulfilling exam I've taken to date because it is entirely practical. 
+I also had a major head-start to learning it because I'd been using Linux as a daily OS since 2019. 
+
+The next exam in the series for Red Hat is the EX294 AKA the RHCE exam. 
+The prior versions of the RHCE exam focused on advanced Linux topics, but the modern version is all about Ansible. 
+Unfortunately, I had minimal exposure to Ansible prior to starting at this job. 
+It wasn't *none* but it was fairly close. 
+
+Luckily, I've had plenty of opportunities to get acquainted with it. 
+We are quickly moving to using Ansible for as much as possible at work - enrolling servers in LDAP, setting up services on servers, etc... 
+We're also using Ansible Automation Platform, so learning to use execution environments and Navigator has become essential as well. 
+