I Am Not a God, I Am a System Administrator (Part 1)

Good system administrator - how much deep sense iskey" in order to continue. And after several minutes of
in those words. Especially for a manager who is tryingsearching for a key named "any key" on a keyboard,
to find a new candidate for such position in his belovedhelp desk technician was usually called in to fix the
organization. But really, how do you recognizeissue.
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 beadministrator I will make some examples.
one of the most invisible men but also most importantMost common management mistake: "Why should I
and powerful among company staff. It is he who ispay a man $70K if there are a lot of people who will
responsible for uninterruptable operations of companywork for only $20K?"
equipment, secretary computer, bosses MSN webDon't let the cheap price fool you. You probably won't
page... How do you choose the right candidate togo 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, makingsolutions he will provide. Just think how much will cost
them operate in certain way however the secondyou a work day when every hour something breaks.
one... He also rules, in changing printer cartridges andEmail is not being sent, or there is no incoming call, or
cleaning screens (turning on PCs because "it is notfax machine is not working etc. Highly qualified
working today"). Anykey man comes from an ancientspecialist will minimize such incidents and shorten the
time when computer was asking you to press "anytime down of systems.