That's just your subtractive opinion. On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Steven M. Caesare <scaes...@caesare.com>wrote:
> Subjection skills ain’t what they used to be. > > > > -sc > > > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:40 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? > > > > What? That can subject 2 from 32? J > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:35 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? > > > > I’d love to have candidates with that ability. They are hard to find… > > > > -sc > > > > *From:* David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 26, 2010 1:20 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? > > > > I would fail the OSI part (sure I could Google it just now) as it was back > in the NetWare days that I learned about it in a class. Heard of it, does > that count? 27-bit subnet? Not off the top of my head, I’d have to think > “okay a .128 mask is 25 bits…”. I can explain DNS and forwarding, MX > records, Aliases, HOSTS file, DHCP incl. reservations, and give you “jack of > all trades” firewall info, conceptualize memory protection rings, and go to > town on registry, AD and GPO design as well as give examples of being able > to handle a near vertical learning curve. Am I hired? > > > > The way I view being an IT guy is day in and day out I’m not necessarily > using $30/hr expertise, but there are spikes where I feel I surpass the > “I’ve got certs but no real IT skills” Joe at figuring something out and at > those times word 2-3x my nominal salary so on balance it works out. > > > > That’s my story I’m stickin’ to it. > > > > *From:* Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:22 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? > > > > It’s kinda funny that you mention the OSI model, since there are any number > of people here that will dismiss it as irrelevant (personally I think that > it’s very relevant to know if you want to advance in an IT career) > > > > Corporations, in an ever ending quest to cut costs (or at least, regulate > costs) will not continue to pay ludicrous amounts of money for the dross > that the IT industry produces. There are far too many people being paid > inflated salaries in this industry, without being able to deliver > tangible/measurable results. One only needs to look at project delivery in > large corporations, and at the small end, the dedicated people who manage to > do tasks in a manual manner (this list included has people who have the time > to spend working out the best way to do some task for an individual user, > yet they must get paid $30-60k, which no other industry would accept). > > > > As the industry matures there simply will not be the opportunity for > mediocrity to survive, just like every other mature industry. If you are > merely average, you’ll earn an average salary, and you won’t be part of “IT” > – or you might be part of an IT provider conglomerate. If you want to be a > 6-7 figure earner, then you’ll need to provide ever increasing levels of > business value, just like every other industry (with the possible exception > of Sales, where a really good pitch can make up for lack of substance, but > let’s not confuse sales and delivery J ) > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > *From:* Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:39 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? > > > > I’ve dismissed more network candidates than I can remember because they > couldn’t calculate the number of hosts in a subnet. Or had even heard of an > OSI model. > > > > Systems “Engineers” who are at a loss to even at a high level explain the > ideas of process, threads, memory protection, etc… Windows Admins who are > clueless about registry interaction, CMD line tools, authorization > principles, environment variables, etc… > > > > Tis sad. > > > > -sc > > > > *From:* David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 26, 2010 11:07 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? > > > > Slide 10 actually nails what I see: > > > > “Technology and confidence in the workforce is broadening but losing its > depth (more employees understand how to exploit technology, but fewer have > deep technical expertise). I agree with that one. Case in point: Us old > timers understand %PATH% and that it’s concept is still relevant behind the > scenes, how many guys who have only seen Win95 and later know what it means? > > > > > Like Erik said, most anyone can install Windows and its applications. How > many of those really understand what’s going on? > > > > Dave > > > > *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 26, 2010 6:49 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? > > > > +1 > > > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:40 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? > > > > The fact is that as technology becomes more prevalent, MOST people desire > to learn less about it. > > > > The ubiquity of automobiles has not led to more auto mechanics, but rather > to an even smaller percentage of car owners being able to deal with even > routine maintenance on a vehicle. > > > > There is no reason to believe that this trend will not manifest itself with > computer technology. > > > > In order to make things appear simple enough for the every-day > user<http://home.asbzone.com/ASB/archive/2009/11/16/where-simplicity-and-technology-really-intersect.aspx>, > the complexity gets encapsulated somewhere -- typically in the integration > realm. > > > > The main problem is the use of the terms "deploy IT apps" which probably > means something very different to them than it does to us. Similar to how > people who can put together some basic macros think that they are > "programmers". > > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > > > > > > > > > NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications > to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the > public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to > public disclosure. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
