Good answer... On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:00 PM, David Lum <david....@nwea.org> wrote:
> Random yet relevant post for the day… > > I was asked by a fellow employee what I do here I came up with this. I > changed it from “I” to “we” for posting here, but figured it pretty much > described any sysadmin… > > The stuff we do is only noticed if we don't do it, and even then in some > cases we'd have to neglect it for a very long time for anyone to notice. > Our job is not for someone who needs constant feedback on how they're doing. > Some stuff we do isn't noticed by ANYBODY but us, yet it's stuff that needs > to be done. Think of us as a mechanic that does regular maintenance on your > car without you ever taking it in. You don't notice it as long as the work > is being done, but you notice it if it ISN'T being done... > > One thing I didn’t mention is they can’t tell when you have a bad sysadmin > unless you have a good one to compare it to, and even this it’s not always > obvious to the uninitiated. > > Which brings up the question, how do you guys tell a good admin from a > great one? What do they do differently? > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
