I've always viewed systems administrators as the auto mechanics of the computer world. In other words, we don't just need to (know how to) fix computers, but we need to know how they work.
On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 10:36 PM, Brodie, Kent <[email protected]> wrote: > My old boss used to refer to the network (tongue in cheek) as a computer > version of telephony "dial tone". Dial tone: People just expect it. > > Similarly, I see being a sysadmin as the SYSTEMS version of providing that > dial tone. > > Specifically: > > When the telecommunications people do their jobs properly, the person in the > room with the phone should be able to just pick up the phone, and get dial > tone. And when that person presses the buttons, the call should go through, > and s/he should be able to then talk. > > I see systems administrators as the people behind the scenes, making the > computer *systems* "just WORK". Dial tone. > > And that's a *LOT*, including ALL the things that sysadmins do: security, > performance, data integrity, reliability. > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ -- Pete Orrall [email protected] www.peteorrall.com "If there isn't a way, I'll make one." _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
