Tag Archives: managed services

Creating an IT business in the USA, Episode 1: Stop… rewind!

In my previous posts concerning my efforts at starting an IT business in my new home state of Arizona (Episode 0, part 1 and part 2), I had decided that a simple sole proprietorship was the way to go. However, I began to reconsider that course of action when I realized the liabilities involved in [...]

Corporate IT – More Suggestions of the Changing Role of the SysAdmin

The Corporate Executive Board (CEB) has released yet another article that suggests we IT people will have to adapt or risk being disappointed when the inevitable changes take place. The article, published on BusinessWeek.com, predicts that within the next five years a major shift in corporate IT will be taking place. It’s already happening now. [...]

Avoiding SysAdmin Obsolescence; The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Telepathic Robot Drones

A recent article at queue.acm.org piqued my interest. Titled “Overspecialization can be the kiss of death for sysadmins”, a budding SysAdmin asked “What is the biggest threat to systems administrators?”, specifically referring to the SysAdmin profession. The answer was a 14 paragraph monologue that, in my interpretation, was very good advice but answered a completely [...]