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Quantifying experience & skill

I am a Linux system administrator, and have been working in this industry for more than 6 years. I have been in some large projects as well but could not find a chance to work with other experienced linux admins. When I was working with teams, I was…
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Tips for remote work?

I'm about to start full-time telecommuting. I would like to save myself some trouble and learn from everyone's experience. I'm pretty much an IT generalist in a small office, but I focus more on SQL Server and the business intelligence side of…
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Open source backup solution for windows, mac and linux

I'm the sysadmin for a small company (60 users over two sites). We have a mix of Windows, Mac and Linux desktop machines. I have set-up a backup server at both sites with a large amount of storage for the servers and I'm looking at utilising the…
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Who uses Zimbra Collaboration Suite and why?

I am really curious about other people experiences and choices. After a long scouting, I found ZCS to be a really impressive solution, maybe the only real alternative to M$ Exchange. I'm very interested in opinions and case histories from users…
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Can anyone recommend any good literature about Honeypots?

I'm interested in learning more about Honeypots and Honeynets. I've used low interaction Honeypots like Honeyd in the past, but now I want to take it to the next level. Can anyone recommend any good books or papers about Honeypots/Honeynets?
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Paperless(or less than before) office - What tools are you using?

What tools has your business successfully embraced that have eased paper workloads? Specifically I am asking in relation to a 25-100 person SMB. Are you using custom one-off access tools? Are you using Infopath successfully? Have you integrated…
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What do you ask every new employer?

Most programmers know about the Joel test - 12 yes/no questions to quickly evaluate where a company stands in its development department. These questions are things like "do you use source control" and "do you have a spec". What are the equivalent…
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Self-host an application or outsource it?

Assuming you have the ability to influence IT purchasing in your organization, what criteria and process do you use to evaluate outsourcing decisions? In a basic "host a commercial application in-house" vs. hosted/software-as-a-service decision, I…
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Software to Monitor the Stability of Internet Connection

Thanks to the excellent internet connection service offered by one of the best ISP in the world, the internet connection in my area is very, very unstable. I can connect some of the time, but MOST of the time the connection will just drop off ( with…
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Morning Rituals

What do you do first thing in the morning? My work day currently starts at 6AM: Exercise (before work, yes I am one of THOSE people.) Check Email Drink Coffee Check Servers, Services, and Zenoss Create a Morning Systems Report Drink Coffee Write…
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Worst SysAdmin Accident

In line with the question about Best sysadmin accident, what's the worst accident you've been involved in? Unlike the previous question, I mean "worst" in the sense of most system damage or actual harm to people. I'll start with mine: We have two…
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Sysadmin related Twitter tags

What are your favorite (active!) tags for sysadmin related things? Examples (obviously MS biased...): #sql #sqlserver #windows #microsoft
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What project management software would you guys recommend?

I need a project management software to manage my web development projects, the designers are sending me too many updates and changes on the content and overall design and I need to implement a way to setup deadlines in order to finish the projects…
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Keeping up with security

After some comments made to another question, I wonder how many administrators actually go to websites like Packetstorm? Do you keep up to date with the latest threats coming out? Finally what are the best resources to keep you feeling all safe (or…
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Difference between System Administrator and Production Support Engineer?

I am trying to create a job posting for a role we are trying to fill and I am unsure if I should post it as a System Administrator or a Production Support Engineer. What is the difference? Is Production Support Engineer a lot like a senior version…
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