Aleksey Tsalolikhin started his career in system administration at a local ISP (EarthLink) in the mid-nineties. Aleksey's mission is increasing the productivity and quality of life (and prosperity) of IT Operations practitioners through effective training in excellent technologies. Aleksey is a member of the UNIX Users Association of Southern California (UUASC) and the Association for Computing Machinery.

Presentations

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Power Editing with vi

This hands-on tutorial will take you from a vi beginner or intermediate user to a Power User, able to leap tall text buildings with a single bound. Unleash the full power of that blinking cursor, become more efficient at your job, and fame and fortune will surely follow. Most people use only 10% of what vi is fully capable of. Awaken to your vi’s full potential.

Target audience:  Anybody who has to edit files on UNIX-like systems. A sysadmin who’s been using vi for 18 years come up to me afterward and said he learned something useful.

Requirements: A laptop with vi.

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Linux Professional Institute DevOps Tools Engineer Preparation Session

This preparation session will be led by Aleksey Tsalolikhin from Vertical Sysadmin. Aleksey will field any technical questions and help prepare you before you take the exam. Participate to learn more about the importance of understanding the objectives prior to writing your exam, the exam structure, and why obtaining your certification will be professionally beneficial. Come prepared with questions!

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Workshop: LPI DevOps Tools Engineer Exam Cram Session

Not ready to take the exams just yet? LPI certified partners will be offering a DevOps Tools Engineer exam preparation session on Friday, March 8th.

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Power Editing with vi

This hands-on course will take you from a vi beginner or intermediate user to Power User, able to leap tall text buildings with a single bound. Unleash the full power of that blinking cursor, become more efficient at your job, and fame and fortune will surely follow. Most people use only 10% of what vi is fully capable of. Awaken your vi’s full potential. Target audience: Anybody who has to edit files on UNIX-like systems. A sysadmin who’s been using vi for 18 years come up to me afterward and told me he learned something useful. 

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LPI DevOps Tool Engineer Exam Cram Session

The LPI DevOps Tool Engineer Cram Session will be lead by Aleksey Tsalolikhin, Vertical System Admin. Aleksey will field any technical questions and help prepare you before you take the exam. Participate to learn more about the importance of understanding the objectives prior to writing your exam, the exam structure, and why obtaining your certification will be professionally beneficial. Come prepared with questions!

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Setting up CI/CD Pipelines

Learn the benefits of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CD). Learn how to set up CI/CD pipelines using two popular tools: GitLab and Jenkins. This will be a self-paced class with hands-on lab.

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