[Ask /r/SysAd] IaaS recommendations?
Hi /r/sysadmin, Does anyone here have any experience with Infrastructure As A Service platforms (virtualised datacentres)? I'm trying to compare them, and based on what little information I could find...
View ArticleWhat's the best documentation you've ever come across?
We all have to put up with shitty documentation. I'm in the process of writing up some new stuff for in-house procedures (for new guys and such), and i'm looking for the best examples of amazing...
View ArticleServer 2008 Virtual Home Lab
I am setting up a home lab based on Server 2008. I'm new to the Server OS line. I have the capacity for up to 8 VMs, and would like to set up as close to a real world environment as I can. What things...
View ArticleNow why isn't he busy kidnapping some princess or something?
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View ArticleHelp with LeftHand SAN cluster
Looking for LeftHand Centralized Management Center above version 8.0. Can anyone help out? Alternatively, if anyone knows how to login to the support console, that would solve my problem. edit: I need...
View Articleis anyone using session broker load balancing for windows server 2008...
I'm about to set this up for four of my production terminal servers, and it looks fairly cut and dry. I have no method to test, so I was hoping for some input from admins with experience doing this who...
View ArticleToday I was given my annual performance review....
The review went really well. There were no negative comments. The most disappointing part was my whopping 3% raise which effectively brings me to a yearly salary of $40,700. I'm in my mid 20s and live...
View ArticleWhat are some security standards that you use for your servers? Ex NIST. Also...
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View ArticleManaging a bunch of ubuntu client machines inside VirtualBox.
I'm deploying our custom financial application to users (on Ubuntu), we were running NX(nomachine.com) as virtual desktops, but with NX going closed source, and some other insanities with them, I'm...
View ArticleMS TechNet Subscription: Worth it compared to reinstalling Eval versions...
Are there any benefits to a TechNet subscription beside avoiding the hassle of having to reinstall (or using slmgr.vbs) server software? Edit: Well, I suppose that's enough encouragement for me to not...
View ArticleFacebook has suspended the account of the guy who manages our Corporate...
CROSSPOST FROM /r/facebook The GM of our company was let go. He set up a Facebook page for the company and created a Facebook account to manage it. His facebook account used our corporate email. In an...
View ArticleHow do you explain your job to civilians?
I was at passover with my g/f and her family asked me what I do. It's a lot harder to explain than I had imagined. I'm not a ticket monkey, but I do work in a NOC style environment. Sometimes I'll...
View ArticleSysadmin Posters!?
Anyone have any awesome sysadmin posters for reference / to "look cool" on your wall they would like to share? A sysadmin has to have something on his walls or he will go crazy no? Here are some I +...
View ArticleHaving an issue when routers lose power where they will drop packets when...
Have a lot of routers setup communicating via frame relay for various clients. Routers are using packet-by-packet compression. They all work perfectly... unless they lose power and attempt to come back...
View Article[Hiring] Linux Systems Administrator (Senior-level) - TripAdvisor, Newton, MA
Systems Administrator (senior-level) If interested, please email itsysadmin_job@tripadvisor.com with your resume or any questions. Are you a Linux rockstar who rocks the Linux command line like Hendrix...
View ArticleWhy are so many sysadmin jobs location-dependent?
Seriously, we do 99% of our work over remote shell. I can understand needing your senior engineer to attend in-person meetings, or if you run your own physical servers you want someone there for...
View ArticleWhat do you think of my resume
I have had the same resume for quite a while and I think it has done pretty well for me but Im just looking for some opinions about if (how) it could be improved. The type of job im looking for is...
View ArticleBest Security Practices for Ubuntu Server- Also a problem I don't understand
Hi Reddit, I have a problem with my sshd config that is a little embarrassing, I am sure I am missing something stupid and small, but it's been a long day or so that I have been looking at this....
View ArticleHome network using Cisco
I'm looking for some input on what to do with my home network. I'm currently using an Airport Extreme wireless router and I despise everything about it. I have a stack of cisco 2620 routers and a few...
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