Archive for October, 2010
specialization….
Posted by tomperrine in System Administration on October 16, 2010
A System Administrator should be able to:
install a server, patch a kernel, create a RAID group, backup (and restore) a system, plan and build a network, configure a firewall, fix email, use at least three operating systems, debug a SCSI chain, write a script, install a database, replace a switch, mentor a colleague, explain what they do to their manager, find out what a customer really needs not what they want, fix “teh Internet”, investigate a security incident, and never, ever panic.
Specialization is for insects. (with apologies to Robert A. Heinlein)