Calling out the elephants in the room, the two biggest problems are defining:
"the field"
and
"professionalized"
we've had lots of arguments over the second, so let's argue about the first for
a bit.
what exactly do people have in mind as "the field" that is going to be addressed
here? Keep in mind trends like Dev-Ops and Cloud Computing that reduce or
eliminate the System Administrator titled job at the high end and the low end of
small businesses with single-digit employee counts.
David Lang
On Sun, 10 Nov 2013, Willard Dennis wrote:
Hi Tom,
In my opinion, there was general assent that the field should be
professionalized[1] to provide a better path for the instruction and
guidance of new and current systems administrators, which would not only
benefit them, but also their employers, and society at large (due to the
ever-increasing reliance on computers.) There were some folks there who
voiced concerns about things such as licensure, regulation, and the
artificial limiting of who could practice as negative outcomes of
professionalization.
As far as the strategy to achieve it, it was proposed at the end to:
1) Continue general discussion of this topic on this list [which I
understand is open to anyone to join], and
2) Form a committee [which may or may not be an official project of LOPSA]
to come up with a strategy and action plan.
Others who were there might chime in with they remember and thought. (I am
hoping to get some notes from some people who wrote down what they heard
there, and will share that if/when I recieve them.)
Would be very interested in your thoughts on this...
Thanks,
Will
[1] Did not get to any consensus on a definition of professionalization;
there are many to choose from it seems, and I presented a few as a part of
a handout ( https://db.tt/qNTMYbX1 ) I provided at the BoF. This would be
one of the first things to get some agreement on ;)
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Tom Limoncelli <[email protected]> wrote:
Will,
For those of us that weren't there, can you state in simple terms the goal
agreed upon, and the strategy proposed to achieve it?
Thanks,
Tom
On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Willard Dennis <[email protected]>wrote:
Hi all,
Very humbled that so many folks came out to the "From Occupation to
Professional" BoF last Thurs evening at LISA'13. Being up against Google is
tough ;) Thanks to all that came out and participated.
I thought we had a good discussion there, and that most folks who spoke
up were basically in agreement that it's a worthy goal, and should be
worked on.
So we already have a few folks who have volunteered to work on this,
but if anyone is passionate about this topic and wants to devote some time
to it, please speak up. I'll throw out a straw-man for further discussion
on how we might approach the work after I have a few days to recover, and
think about it.
Of course, your comments, questions and ideas are very welcome, and feel
free to discuss them here...
Thanks again,
Will
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