(Pearson Education) Explains network administration and how it works, without focusing on any specific platform or technology. Discusses change management, revision control, server upgrades, maintenance windows, and service conversions as part of system administration. Softcover. DLC: Computer networks--Management.

The Practice of System and Network Administration

Computers & Technology

Limoncelli, Thomas A.

Hogan, Christine

Certification

Addison-Wesley Professional

The first edition of The Practice of System and Network Administration introduced a generation of system and network administrators to a modern IT methodology. Whether you use Linux, Unix, or Windows, this newly revised edition describes the essential practices previously handed down only from mentor to protégé. This wonderfully lucid, often funny cornucopia of information introduces beginners to advanced frameworks valuable for their entire career, yet is structured to help even the most advanced experts through difficult projects. The book's four major sections build your knowledge with the foundational elements of system administration. These sections guide you through better techniques for upgrades and change management, catalog best practices for IT services, and explore various management topics. Chapters are divided into The Basics and The Icing. When you get the Basics right it makes every other aspect of the job easier--such as automating the right things first. The Icing sections contain all the powerful things that can be done on top of the basics to wow customers and managers. Inside, you'll find advice on topics such as <ul>
<li>The key elements your networks and systems need in order to make all other services run better</li> <li>Building and running reliable, scalable services, including web, storage, email, printing, and remote access</li> <li>Creating and enforcing security policies </li> <li>Upgrading multiple hosts at one time without creating havoc</li> <li>Planning for and performing flawless scheduled maintenance windows</li> <li>Managing superior helpdesks and customer care</li> <li>Avoiding the "temporary fix" trap</li> <li>Building data centers that improve server uptime</li> <li>Designing networks for speed and reliability</li> <li>Web scaling and security issues</li> <li>Why building a backup system isn't about backups</li> <li>Monitoring what you have and predicting what you will need</li> <li>How technically oriented workers can maintain their job's technical focus (and avoid an unwanted management role)</li> <li>Technical management issues, including morale, organization building, coaching, and maintaining positive visibility</li> <li>Personal skill techniques, including secrets for getting more done each day, ethical dilemmas, managing your boss, and loving your job</li> <li>System administration salary negotiation</li> </ul>
It's no wonder the first edition received Usenix SAGE's 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award! This eagerly anticipated second edition updates this time-proven classic: <ul>
<li>Chapters reordered for easier navigation</li> <li>Thousands of updates and clarifications based on reader feedback</li> <li>Plus three entirely new chapters: Web Services, Data Storage, and Documentation</li> </ul>

Time is a precious commodity, especially if you're a system administrator. No other job pulls people in so many directions at once. Users interrupt you constantly with requests, preventing you from getting anything done. Your managers want you to get long-term projects done but flood you with requests for quick-fixes that prevent you from ever getting to those long-term projects. But the pressure is on you to produce and it only increases with time. What do you do? The answer is time management. And not just any time management theory-you want Time Management for System Administrators, to be exact. With keen insights into the challenges you face as a sys admin, bestselling author Thomas Limoncelli has put together a collection of tips and techniques that will help you cultivate the time management skills you need to flourish as a system administrator. Time Management for System Administrators understands that an Sys Admin often has competing goals: the concurrent responsibilities of working on large projects and taking care of a user's needs. That's why it focuses on strategies that help you work through daily tasks, yet still allow you to handle critical situations that inevitably arise. Among other skills, you'll learn how to: Manage interruptions Eliminate timewasters Keep an effective calendar Develop routines for things that occur regularly Use your brain only for what you're currently working on Prioritize based on customer expectations Document and automate processes for faster execution What's more, the book doesn't confine itself to just the work environment, either. It also offers tips on how to apply these time management tools to your social life. It's the first step to a more productive, happier you.

Time Management for System Administrators

Computer Science

O'Reilly Media

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