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Picking the Brain of a Linux Consultant

[ 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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