Life As An Admin

Idea Behind Blogging

I started penning Linux Blog to chronicle my desktop Linux learning experience and to provide tips and tricks to the server adminz around the globe. The idea of blogging flashed through my thought when I was seeing the list of notes that I stored on my mail box/PC right from the day one when I started my life with Linux. The list was too large, some of them were framed neatly just perfect enough to copy paste on to the blog but some where short references kept for my understanding.

I started to ask myself what is the purpose of these sitting there just in my Inbox/PC? It was then I realized that it was time for a full-blown blog posts which will be useful to all admins out there.

Life as an admin

Server administrators are the people who run the millions of computers that make everything in our daily lives possible. Without them, there would be no large working computer systems, anywhere. Imagine a world where you have no email, no instant messaging, and no websites. We've certainly come to the point where it's hard to imagining a world without websites.

The role of managing these and other computer systems is held in Operations groups. An Operations group can include a variety of people, from the desktop support team for a company, to the people who design and build large scale computing infrastructures, to the senior management that help guide the company's IT decisions. It is often a large and under recognized group which has recently been getting a lot more attention for its importance in organizations.

A good sysadmin needs be able to communicate with a wide variety of people at many different levels, to learn quickly and keep pace with technological change, and to have a sound understanding of computer software, hardware, and networking concepts. Therefore they need to be flexible, adaptable, knowledgeable, and to have very good communication skills.

Problem-solving is one big aspect of the job on top of the regular monitoring of the systems. They must also try to anticipate problems before they arise. We adminz stay up all the night, work 365X24X7 letting our clients to have a peaceful sleep while we keep our eyes wide open ear sharpened and all ready to keep us all ready during the work hours. A sysadmin career is probably best suited to someone who is tech-savvy, who enjoys a challenge, and who derives job satisfaction from working with and helping people.

I would like to dedicate this blog to all Admins out there..