See system administrator.
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Additional Resources
- SysAdmin Extended Edition 3.1.2 (Windows)
- SysAdmin simplifies the administration of your network based on Active Directory by providing in a single tool all the necessary features for managing domains, servers, computers and users. Create, modify, delete, and view users, groups and computers. Browse all computer shares, copy and delete files without drive mappings, view events,...
- Software downloads 2009-11-10
- SysAdmin 3.1 (Windows)
- RIA-Media SysAdmin simplifies the administration of your network based on Active Directory by providing in a single tool all the necessary features for managing domains, servers, computers, and users.
- Software downloads 2009-11-04
- Clouds vs. Appliances
- I still prefer DistributedWhen you set up the Namespace "properly" a sysadmin can handle both client and server machines - i.e. No gurus vs. grunts. With the same configuration on all machines, it is easy to bring machines up in short order. Client maintenance consists of 1) Reboot and then...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-10
- Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak
- Weak Passwords suckUntil about 4 years ago my organization had no restrictions on passwords. Our students got their birthdays or their phone numbers as passwords and our staff could choose whatever they wanted. Most common staff password was 1234. Well after years of security breaches and administration...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Pano, Sun Ray, and the Wintel gestalt
- Distributed Computing is now180 degrees out of sync with the bandwagon. That means that Murph's ideas are being adopted whilst mine are being ignored. I guess this proves that I am not a mirror of Murph.DumbRays are just as expensive as this Pano stuff. And what do you get for...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-12
- Reformulating Murphy's law
- Reformulating Murphy's lawInteresting thoughtsIt's saddening that thought is such a rare thing among us humans.Imagine how different the world might have been.[i]"The applications to IT are less obvious but equally compelling. If you believe, for example, in the achievability of wintel security, you?ll spend lots of money setting your employer...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-01
- Your implementation is killing us
- Your implementation is killing usWell.. About a month ago, someone on your site posted a Gartner poll where something like 68% of the respondents stated they were going to implement large projects and on another question about budget, about 65% expected their budget to stay the same, or decrease....
- Discussion threads 2009-07-13
- pBill 1.0 (Mobile)
- A port of xBill for PalmOS. Yet again, the fate of the world rests in your hands! An evil computer hacker, known only by his handle 'Bill', has created the ultimate computer virus. A virus so powerful that it has the power to transmute an ordinary computer into a toaster...
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- 10 data center paradoxes -- out of complexity comes simplicity
- 10 data center paradoxes -- out of complexity comes simplicityOut of complexity - comes profitConsolidation is key to squeezing the most out of your IT dollars. This is the universal "need" that all companies have today. Actually it's been a need for as long as I can remember. But in...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- Beware of Windows 7 downgrade/upgrade mess
- Beware of Windows 7 downgrade/upgrade messXP is dead guys....Let it go. Vista works, and contrary to popular belief, is quite stable, and ready to carry your business.If you still need XP, you can always run it in a VM...Question?What organization buys computer without an OS not all ready preinstalled? Does...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- New ransomware locks PCs, demands premium SMS for removal
- New ransomware locks PCs, demands premium SMS for removalMaybe I overestimate the average person's intelligencebut I would think that anybody who has data that valuable as to pay a ransom to retrieve it would know exactly how to fix the problem without paying the ransom. And that those who don't...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- IT scapegoats and blame
- IT scapegoats and blameAccountability and moving onGood article. Management and IT lackeys alike should heed the suggestions at the end of this article. Don't be afraid to analyze areas where you could have done better. Such mistakes are your springboard to improvement, not black marks that will...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-15
- 7 (nasty) truths about IT spending
- 7 nasty truths about IT spendingWisht that I could work....For an over funded IT department. Or even have a project that is anywhere near properly funded. Where do these slices of heaven exist?agreedIt does seem simplistic to simply kill a project because it hit a threshold. If an unexpected data...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-14
- Parallels Workstation Extreme
- Parallels Workstation ExtremeMixing metaphorsI worked for many years as a CAD/CAM sysadmin. The only reason that my users had more than one computer on their desk was because the CAD/CAM workstation was a UNIX box, and they were required to used Windoze for their OA stuff - thus a second...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-02
- Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0 - another take on desktop virtualization
- Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0 - another take on desktop virtualizationHey, we can sell these Chevy Aveos REALLY fast!Let's say I create a reference VM for desktops. The limitation for me to provision is how long it takes to make a copy. This is assuming that I don't make copies in...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
- Who cares if XP support is ending?
- Who cares if XP support is ending?Support? What support?Why should you pay someone to tell you to reinstall it?XP support isnt endingas noted in the replies to Adrian's post xp support isnt ending if you have sp2 or sp3, only original xp.who at this point isnt on sp3 and wouldn't...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-27
- Wood, Arrows, and motivation
- Wood, Arrows, and motivationPut a fork in itForking doesn't come from some altruistic view that change/competition is good, it comes from purposely trying to break your competitor and make something proprietary. OpenBSD was started because NetBSD threw out Theo de Raadt (hmm, don't call it an OPEN community). Has Linus...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-16
- Cisco: 'We're going to compete with HP'
- Cisco: 'We're going to compete with HP'Bad news mainly for HP, but Dell and IBM alsoThe big question isn't the technology, it is whether or not Cisco can compete on price. They have charged premium prices for their networking gear for so long, how well are they going to do...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-15
- Turtles vs. Hares
- In Aesop's version of the story a bragging rabbit challenges a turtle to a race, and then loses because he shoots so far ahead he becomes overconfident enough to take a nap, only to find on waking that the turtle has made it over the finish line. ...
- Blog posts 2009-03-11
- Some general considerations for small systems change
- Some general considerations for small systems changeIOW you need an architectNOT a CIO or management drone. NOT a vendor rep. NOT your average sysadmin. NOT the customer/user. Not from one group while ignoring another.Of course, this never happens. There usually IS an architect, but he is brought in AFTER the...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-03
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