Transferring from Software Development to Physical Data Center roles

Hi,

I'm considering switching from software development (which has been my background for most of my life) to data center roles. I'm trying to find roles that haven't been heavily impacted by AI, and it seems Data Center is the direction I'm headed.

I have a 2 year software dev diploma from college, I also have 3 years of dev experience (combination of co-op, junior, and self-employed experience). Because I was having a hard time finding a entry level job in dev, I pursued an education in cybersecurity post-grad and even got the AZ-500 from Microsoft. But I got these during the time AI was making significant impacts across all industries to the point I feel like most of my training up until now has been pointless as even platform configurations, AI can automate that process now, so now the certs I got feel pointless. I haven't been able to work in actual cybersecurity fields despite the college education.

So I'm considering getting the DCCA. Reading into the practice material, it seems the general idea is to address hotspots so it doesn't overheat, and make sure downtime doesn't go on as long. My current path is to get the DCCA.

Today, I spitballed with AI which tells me that I actually don't need a DCCA in order to land a data center role given my background. I didn't want to blindly trust AI, so I kept searching source after source to validate this bit, and all it said is that the pre-requisite for data center roles is having a tech background (including software dev) and one of the data center certs (comptia server+ or DCCA).

So I guess I'm wondering. For someone of my background and what I've achieved so far, is pursuing the DCCA overkill? Should I just go straight into applying for data center jobs? I have done other physical stuff like building my gaming PC, and I believe that experience gives me at least some fundamental knowledge on what I can expect from the data center, but that's the only direct experience I got so far.

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u/Intelligent-Net7283 — 6 days ago

Question about generating a dataset

I have geforce rtx 3060 that's 12gb long.

I'm trying to generate a dataset with 10k rows. After running my learning recipe a couple of times, my previous attempt took 13 hours to reach at least 50%, so it took a really long time to get there.

There was nothing I saw in unsloth that would allow me to pause and save my current progress so I can continue the next time I use unsloth. I only had the option to cancel it, which meant all progress would be stopped and I'd have to start over again.

I have read up on multiple datasets in the unsloth guide, and it appears I can only combine them into 1 dataset (which is already what I tried doing when trying to run the recipe), or I use the Multiple Datasets notebook (which only contained python code examples. I usually don't have a problem with this, but the unsloth I'm using is the no code version as I'm running it inside a container.)

I'm just trying to figure out what I can do to fully generate a dataset while saving time so I don't have to keep my PC on overnight.

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u/Intelligent-Net7283 — 2 months ago

How to generate datasets with tool calling capabilities?

Hi,

I've been playing around with unsloth for the past couple of months now and explored the environment. I'm very excited to be using it.

I looked into the recipes to generate datasets to help fine-tune LLMs. I'm specifically looking at the PDF document QA recipe.

From what I understand, the recipe is constructed in a way where the dataset is trained on this paradigm (ask a question, get an answer, and an evidence quote). Because it uses an LLM as a provider, the output structure needs to be highly predictable to handle various forms of generation.

I want to fine tune on Qwen3.5-9b (which has tool calling capabilities). I want to create the dataset to include tool calling capabilities alongside the rest of my files I want to fine-tune it on. But my previous attempts to do so (mostly by changing the text in AI structured data and the formula node) results in creating unrecognized properties (which I think is coming from the LLM). I think it's because the LLM deciding to tool call, think, and take action, is highly dynamic and therefore unpredictable, so a dataset won't be generated cleanly because it's not working with a predictable output structure.

So I'm wondering if there's a way to make the recipe where it generates datasets that handles tool calling requests alongside the specific training data? Any answer to this question is greatly appreciated.

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u/Intelligent-Net7283 — 2 months ago

How to launch Unreal Mod Loader with Heroic game?

This is the first time I tried launching the Unreal Mod Loader with Heroic game and I'm having trouble with it.

The game is Sifu, and I'm trying to use the Enemy Spawn mod. For that, I need to use the Unreal Mod Loader.

I tried multiple things. I tried adding the mod loader to heroic and made it use the same wine prefix as Sifu, and that didn't work. I tried launching it's executable as a script and nothing worked. The prefix is set to GE-Proton-10-33 in Sifu, so I set it to the same thing in mod loader.

I tried launching mod loader in Lutris and then Sifu in Heroic, didn't work. I then tried launching both of them through Lutris, and the Sifu executable had issues launching form it. Both of these were done using the same wine prefix and version.

I'm not sure what else to do. I'm also wondering if it's a patch in Sifu's update that prevents mods via UnrealModLoader to work. Does anyone here have any suggestions?

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u/Intelligent-Net7283 — 5 months ago

29 M4F Toronto, Canada

I may present as a typical male (I get described as scary looking a lot) but I'm pretty feminine on the inside.

Disclaimer: I'm not the typical high energy guy who cracks jokes all day. My baseline is more introverted and serious. But under the right circumstances, I can crack in-the-moment jokes that you'll never see coming! I especially have an appreciation for jarring & dry humor. All I ask if for your patience.

Hobbies: I'm into Martial Arts. I've been into it for a long time now. I know a lot about different styles, even the origins of some of them. However, my practice with it is admittedly limited. I also got other hobbies like going out, video game, anime, deep talks, etc. I'm a balance of structure and spontaneity.

Relationship type looking for: Monogamy

RR style: My style might be more on the vanilla side. I'm still attracted to the typical female presentation, but my heart would really melt if you're masculine on the inside (with a gentle flavor of course). I'm looking for someone who's tired of being held back by mainstream gender standards and feels free to embrace traits that would make them "ungirly" like being direct, going after what you want, taking charge, etc. But I only want you doing this if it's a natural part of you. I always want the people around me to feel free to be themselves as life's too short to pretend otherwise.

Admittedly I am new to exploring this IRL but I've had interest in it for a long time.

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u/Intelligent-Net7283 — 5 months ago

Video Editing Issue with Davinci Resolve

I recently recorded some gameplay footage using OBS. It was set to MP4 (MPEG-4), and when I usually try to bring that to Davinci Resolve, the file shows, but it's not showing the display. It reads it as an audio codec.

One of the workarounds I do is to use command to convert from MP4 to MXF. Davinci can detect MXF files very well as I can see the display. The problem is, that conversion turns from MB to over 10GB. That's way too much.

One of the methods I tried was to record my footage in OBS using mkv and flv, and then remux that to MP4. Then, I tried putting that MP4 file onto Resolve, but it brings up the same issue I was dealing with. I can see the MP4 file, but the display is not showing.

Could this be a bazzite limitation? Because it doesn't feel right I'm exporting an 8 minute video and that's coming out to 20 GB. I would like some help here. Thanks!

System specs:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

RAM 32 GB

Softwar: Davinci Resolve 20, OBS 32.1.2

Encoder: NVENC, H.264

https://preview.redd.it/94dv20vlqr0h1.png?width=694&format=png&auto=webp&s=0bba81b00b657930efaf3473cd0a5206a2de2ee2

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u/Intelligent-Net7283 — 5 months ago

Video Editing Issue with Davinci Resolve

I recently recorded some gameplay footage using OBS. It was set to MP4 (MPEG-4), and when I usually try to bring that to Davinci Resolve, the file shows, but it's not showing the display. It reads it as an audio codec.

One of the workarounds I do is to use command to convert from MP4 to MXF. Davinci can detect MXF files very well as I can see the display. The problem is, that conversion turns from MB to over 10GB. That's way too much.

One of the methods I tried was to record my footage in OBS using mkv and flv, and then remux that to MP4. Then, I tried putting that MP4 file onto Resolve, but it brings up the same issue I was dealing with. I can see the MP4 file, but the display is not showing.

Could this be a bazzite limitation? Because it doesn't feel right I'm exporting an 8 minute video and that's coming out to 20 GB. I would like some help here. Thanks!

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u/Intelligent-Net7283 — 5 months ago

Will we get the older versions of the music back?

I have a DaD video which I posted on my channel long time ago and I just received a comment today. It said "I like the old version of the song better." and I actually feel the same way too. The newer versions are still dope, but the older ones had like a specific charm to them.

My question is we'll we be getting those back soon, or at least released onto spotify?

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u/Intelligent-Net7283 — 5 months ago