Systems Administration - From Occupation to Professional Will Dennis, LOPSA Member Thursday, November 7, 9:00 – 10:00 p.m., Hoover A discussion on what professionalization (the act of a person becoming professional) would look like for the field of Systems Administration (*Ops, etc) and what steps LOPSA/LISA could take to support this
Random notes from the meeting: (Overall, I got the impression that creating a "profession" for System Administration is a good thing. Exactly how that is done is still open to debate. There seemed to be agreement that a "Body of Knowledge" should be created. Also debatable how that can be accomplished) Just because you are a LOPSA member does not mean you would want to hire them. It means that person has a minimum level of knowledge. (Context: Just because someone is a certified electrician does not mean they would be a great person to work with. They should know and be able to work to "code" though) Certification is different from professionalism We need a "body of knowledge" We do not want to restrict entry to the profession. Some mentioned we should form a profession before it imposed on us. Would be nice if new people to the profession could learn from someone else, like an apprenticeship program. (LOPSA has created a mentorship program) Do not try and do everything at once. (ie. Do not try and create the "body of knowledge" in a few months) look at swebok.org - third edition opsschool.org is a body of knowledge in progress kids identify themselves as developers - they do not know that "system administration" is a term. (marketing issue) (to create a body of knowledge) start with a small group of people - start with 5 items (review Tom Limoncelli site - opsreportcard.com) If I have mis-represented anything, please correct me ;) Craig
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