On 2/26/15 7:45 AM, David Nolan wrote:
I like Matt's definition, though I might change 'computer
infrastructure' to 'technology infrastructure'. Systems Administration
to me encompasses everything from front-line help desk technicians
(who are maintaining the end-user desktop and mobile systems) to SREs
writing code to automate deployment and management of hundreds of
thousands of systems. I don't care if you're dealing with end users,
racks of hardware, global networks, or APIs... its all part of
Systems Administration.
In light of a number of very inclusive responses like this one, I think
it might be fruitful to also ask the negative case: what is a System
Administrator not?
There are some initially obvious categories, like "a System
Administrator is not a salesperson" (although even this is arguable),
but even within the specific scope of "deals with technology", are there
any roles that cannot be assigned to a System Administrator? If there
are no such roles, perhaps we all just start writing "Fixes Computers"
on our business cards and call it a day.
- Adam
I'll also refer to a message I sent last summer describing many types
of SAs and why they're all welcome in LOPSA.
https://lists.lopsa.org/pipermail/discuss/2014-August/020041.html
-David
On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Matt Simmons <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
In June of 2014, I wrote this:
/System Administrators are the IT operations staff responsible for
designing, building, and maintaining an organization's computer
infrastructure/
/
/
I think that still holds for the most part.
I don't think of System Administration as a job - I think of it as
a responsibility. You might not *be* a system administrator, but
you *do system administration*, whether you're a developer or a
DevOps Engineer, or a secretary.
(and my very personal view is that LOPSA should cater to helping
people who *do system administration*, not *are system
administrators*, because there's far more of the first than the
second).
--Matt
On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Mark Honomichl
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
As a new board member, one of the tasks that I have taken on
is to create a definition of what a System Administrator is,
especially in the context of LOPSA, so I am curious to here
what the membership thinks a SysAdmin is. You can respond on
the list, directly to my inbox, or via Reddit
(http://www.reddit.com/r/LOPSA/comments/2x5i1q/what_is_a_system_administrator/).
--
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Mark Honomichl
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability
to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it
is stupid."
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