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IT pitfalls in movies

I was watching Battlestar Galactica and realized the Cylons have Windows on their baseships :). So I thought that may be it could be a good communicty wiki question, like the badastronomy movie reviews but for IT. What pitfalls have you found on…
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What makes a "Good" or "Great" Administrator?

In the scheme of things, it's pretty easy to run a web-server. Install, for example, Apache, PHP, and MySQL, and you're on your way. But the job, obviously, doesn't end there. Good administrators do dozens of tasks past keeping up-to-date a few…
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Why don't you contact tech support?

I have found that there are a lot of questions out there that could be answered by contacting the tech support of the company that makes the product you are having issues with. I am very guilty of not calling tech support and rather asking on a…
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Alternatives to Nagios

Can you recommend any alternatives to Nagios, capable of monitoring both Linux and Windows computers and having an extensible architecture? I would like free products, but commercial ones could also be acceptable. I am interested in monitoring CPU…
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SysAdmin & Developer: Responsibilities

When it comes to something like a production webserver, what is best practice for responsibilities for the sysadmin & developer? Specifically, I am thinking about updating/installing software. (In my understanding, the dev should not have root…
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Best Information Technology Blogs

Possible Duplicate: What are the Sysadmin-Related Blogs & Mailing Lists you monitor? Are there any great IT blogs out there? Which would you recommend from basic to advance stuff?
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Is ITIL worth implementing?

I see from "The Joel Test for sysadmin jobs" question on ServerFault that no one said the company better be using ITIL or they wouldn't work there. In fact, no one mentioned ITIL at all. Is ITIL a fad? Is it too cumbersome to be practical? Do you…
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Ethics and Windows License Stickers

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I've come by some older laptops and want to re-install windows on them. (See my related question on an easy way to do so.) I want to do things in a legal and ethical…
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What is your IT-department to staff ratio?

This is a topic that may be rather political but it related to system administration still...how many people do you have supporting your users in your IT department? We have three people supporting something near 1500 systems and around 2400 people…
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What does a good Sys Admin resume look like?

This may be a bit subjective but surely there is a consensus on must-have's? For example, what certifications that will really help part me from the average resume? Experiences that interviewers are likely to be interested on? Does…
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Business Ethics/Legality For IT Administrators

As a system administrator, are there things that may not be obvious that should not be done ethically or legally even when instructed to do it? I am more interested in legally, what sort of actions could seriously damage your future carrier or get…
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do you track your notes/references?

I'm very pleased that we have so many bright minds here that outshine mine. But I'm a frightningly fast typist, and not the dullest knife in the drawer. So I imagine I'm not alone in shock at times when I see a thick new question, and within 30…
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Finding Time for Important but not Urgent tasks

OK, this is a non-tech question, but I think it pertains to a lot of sysadmins, especially at small shops. There are a lot of tasks that are not related to a project, or day-to-day operations that do not add visible value to the organization, but…
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IT Documentation Platforms

We are a growing IT operation that continues to provide additional offerings and support to a variety of customers. As we continue to sustain this growth, we have found that we need to have easy access to information and documentation about our…
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How have you saved green by going green?

For the purpose of this question, I am interested in server/datacenter related hardware. Have you had any measureable amount of ROI by swapping existing hardware to more "green" or energy efficient hardware? For example, VMWare says you can reduce…
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