[cs615asa] Some suggestions about the delayed classes.

[Pengfei Zhang]

>What a System Administration does:
1, Administers and manages systems.
2, maintain server's network and their associated hardware stability and
reliability.
3, data backup, manage data, and keeping software up-to-date.

http://www.interworx.com/community/what-is-the-job-of-a-system-administrator/
>Name three community resources widely recognized of value for System
Administrators.

serverfault, stackoverflow, stack exchange.

http://serverfault.com/
http://stackoverflow.com/
http://stackexchange.com/
http://www.tonido.com/blog/index.php/2014/02/04/top-10-resources-for-system-administrators/#.VNLKwVXF88Z

What are the top ten conferences for System Administrators?
//Totally same as Xiakun's result.

Top 3 schools to get a degree in System Administration :

#1 University of California—​Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

#3 Stanford University
Stanford, CA

#4 Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

#5 University of Washington
Seattle, WA

#6 Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA

#7 University of Illinois—​Urbana-​Champaign
Urbana, IL

#8 University of Texas—​Austin
Austin, TX

#8 University of Wisconsin—​Madison
Madison, WI

#10 University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-systems-rankings



On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 1:30 AM, Xiakun Lu <xlu9 at stevens.edu> wrote:

>
> Research and post to this list the answers to these questions:
>
> The best formal description of what a system administrator does is... ?
>
> Maintain the system to ensure the stability, security, reliability and so
> on. Responsible for an integrated system environment, including the os and
> the needed software.
>
> Reference:
> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/what-is-the-role-of-the-system-administrator/
> http://www.americasjobexchange.com/system-administrator-job-description
> https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/14931843?trk=jserp_job_details_text
> https://www.google.com/about/careers/search#!t=jo&jid=53825001&
>
>
> Name three community resources widely recognized of value for System
> Administrators.
>
> Community:
> StackOverflow / Linux kernel community / Google
> Software:
> Webmin / tcpdump / shell
>
> Reference:
>
> http://www.tonido.com/blog/index.php/2014/02/04/top-10-resources-for-system-administrators/#.VNG4BVXF_Qw
>
> http://sourceforge.net/directory/system-administration/os:linux/freshness:recently-updated/
> http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7870/
>
> What are the top ten conferences for System Administrators?
>
>
>    1. Microsoft Ignite (TechEd) (http://ignite.microsoft.com/)
>    2. LINUXCON (
>    http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon-north-america)
>    3. RedHat (http://www.redhat.com/summit/)
>    4. Techmentor (http://techmentorevents.com/Home.aspx)
>    5. LinuxFest Northwest (http://linuxfestnorthwest.org/2015)
>    6. LISA (https://www.usenix.org/conference/lisa15)
>    7. vmworld (http://www.vmworld.com/)
>    8. oscon (http://www.oscon.com/open-source-2015)
>    9. sans (http://www.sans.org/event/sans-2015)
>    10. Nags World Conference (
>    http://www.nagios.com/events/nagiosworldconference/northamerica/2015)
>
> Reference:
>
> http://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1vdw2c/2014_systems_administration_tech_conferences/
>
> http://blog.serverfault.com/2011/01/13/what-conferences-should-sysadmins-attend/
>
> What are the top three schools to get a degree in System Administration
> from?
>
>
>    1. Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY
>    2. Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI
>    3. Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA
>
>
> Reference:
>
> http://education-portal.com/articles/Top_Schools_for_Systems_Administration.html
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Xiakun Lu
>
>
>
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Best regards
Pengfei Zhang
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