| Good system administrator - how much deep sense is | | | | key" in order to continue. And after several minutes of |
| in those words. Especially for a manager who is trying | | | | searching for a key named "any key" on a keyboard, |
| to find a new candidate for such position in his beloved | | | | help desk technician was usually called in to fix the |
| organization. But really, how do you recognize | | | | issue. |
| between good and not so good system administrator? | | | | So, to point out a factors of a good system |
| For whatever it takes, he (system administrator) will be | | | | administrator I will make some examples. |
| one of the most invisible men but also most important | | | | Most common management mistake: "Why should I |
| and powerful among company staff. It is he who is | | | | pay a man $70K if there are a lot of people who will |
| responsible for uninterruptable operations of company | | | | work for only $20K?" |
| equipment, secretary computer, bosses MSN web | | | | Don't let the cheap price fool you. You probably won't |
| page... How do you choose the right candidate to | | | | go to buy a new iPhone for only $40 in some strange |
| guarantee high level of service for your staff? | | | | shop. You also want you Toyota to be made in Japan |
| Let's not misguide and make a definition straight. | | | | and Mercedes to come from Germany. The more |
| System Administrator is absolutely NOT an "anykey" | | | | qualified specialist, the less problems and faster |
| man. First one rules with servers and printers, making | | | | solutions he will provide. Just think how much will cost |
| them operate in certain way however the second | | | | you a work day when every hour something breaks. |
| one... He also rules, in changing printer cartridges and | | | | Email is not being sent, or there is no incoming call, or |
| cleaning screens (turning on PCs because "it is not | | | | fax machine is not working etc. Highly qualified |
| working today"). Anykey man comes from an ancient | | | | specialist will minimize such incidents and shorten the |
| time when computer was asking you to press "any | | | | time down of systems. |