Myths about getting RHCE resources online

Certification: RedHat RHCE - Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

RHCE certification is also known as “Red-Hat Certified Engineer” certification. It is one of the most admired certifications launched by Red-Hat. This certification’s aim is to ensure that the candidate gets the most modern knowledge and skills in order to work with Red-Hat technologies. Before one could do this certification, a considerable amount of experience must be gained which is essential for this certification. In this regard, you should also keep in mind that this certification can only be acquired once you have got all the previous certifications which form a prerequisite of this one. Most importantly, it is important to clear the RHCSA exam for system administration before opting for this certification.

This certification comes with only one exam which forms the main part of this certification. This exam evaluates the skills and knowledge which the candidate has gained during the course of this certification. However, in order to clear this exam, one needs to be well prepared. You should keep in mind that the RHCE exam is a very technical exam which will make sure that the candidate’s all abilities are assessed. In this regard, you will have to make use of all the available resources in order to prepare well for the exam.

There are loads of resources which are available online which you could use for your preparation. However, there have been a number of myths which have been associated with these online resources which restrict the people from using them. You might believe it or not, but there are loads of free resources which are available online and are highly authentic. But the myths associated with them let you stray away from them. However, we should try to identify these myths and ignore them as much as we can. Following are the myths associated with getting RHCE online resources.

Myth # 1 – Online resources are not authentic

This is one of the most common false statements which have been heard by many people that the resources which are being offered online are not authentic. This is one of biggest myths associated with online resources for the RHCE certification. Well, many of the people think this because nowadays there are lots of websites which are willing to offer the resources which will help you prepare well for the RHCE certification. However, most of you might not know but most of these websites have been authorized by Red-Hat for providing resources for the RHCE certification. 

You might not be familiar with the fact that RHCE has not designed any official resources for the preparation of this certification. However, it has given an outline of the syllabus which will be tested in the exam. Making use of this syllabus, many of the online vendors have developed their version of RHCE preparation guides. You can have a look at these resources to see if they suit you well and only buy them if they are good. There are preview versions available for books and papers which help you decide if you want to buy it or not. Please keep in mind that there are no “un-authentic” resources available online for this certification. You just need to find the resources which suit you the best and utilize them for your preparation.

Myth # 2 – There are no free materials available online

This is also one of the most common myths which are associated with the RHCE certification. Many of the people think that you cannot find any free resources online. According to them, even if you find those free resources, they are not credible enough. This is the reason why most of the people end up buying expensive online resources or expensive books from various shops. However, if they think that they cannot find any free resources online, their thinking is false.

There are a lot of websites which have specially been created for the purpose of providing you free online materials for RHCE certification. As I mentioned above, the syllabus for the exam has been mentioned by Red-Hat. Hence, you could compare that syllabus with the online resources which you find. It is upon your discretion whether you wish to make use of that resource or not after checking if it corresponds to the syllabus or not. However, this does not mean that there are no free online resources available for this certification. This myth needs to be eliminated from the society.

Myth # 3 – If you use unofficial resources, you will be disqualified from the certification

This is another stupid myth which has been associated with the RHCE certification. People actually think that Red-Hat keeps a record of the resources which you use and tends to disqualify you if you use any unofficial resources. However, just like many other statements, this is also a myth. It has been clearly mentioned on the website of Red-Hat that you do not have to take any training, course or make use of any specific resources. It is upon your discretion that how you prepare for the exam. There is no policy set by Red-Hat that it will disqualify any of you who make use of unofficial resources.

Actually this myth has originated because many of the vendors do not allow the candidates to make use of any unauthorized or unofficial materials. However, it is not the case with RHCE certification. You can make use of any online resources which you wish to use.

Myth # 4 –Online resources are not as good as actual books

This is one of the most foolish myths which one might come across. Many of the people actually think that online resources are not as good or credible as the books which they might buy from various shops. However, this is wrong. In fact, most of the people who have done the RHCE certification have made use of online resources.