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Picking the Brain of a Linux Consultant

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 2, 2007

[ Thanks to Peter Parker for this
link. ]

The Enterprise Linux Log: What sorts of services do
consultants offer over and above a support contract?

Patrick Green: I try to be hands off with the
actual heavy lifting. I prefer to educate, inform, and empower the
staff of a company to get up to speed. Most of what I have done is
provide digestible training materials. If I am not the one
executing it, I develop a comprehensive teachers guide and student
guide with a .ppt presentation. This will range from a simple
desktop tour to authenticating to a Windows environment and even
how to position Linux in your sales model…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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