Thanks Craig for your notes, I was unable to attend LISA13 entirely this year.
I do not have a lot to add but I'd like to simply raise my voice as one that would be interested in seeing this continue to develop and I'll contribute in any way I can. I especially like the idea of resources like the Ops School and OpsReportCard being publicly available in easy to digest formats. I'm currently a mentor to two LOPSA members who are working in help desk or SMB IT positions and looking for career advancement. Message: 6 Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 08:10:12 -0800 (PST) From: Craig Cook <[email protected]> To: Lopsa Discuss <[email protected]> Subject: [lopsa-discuss] Notes from LISA13 BoF - Systems Administration - From Occupation to Professional Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" 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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