The Practice of System and Network Administration: Prac Sys Net Admin _p2The first edition of The Practice of System and Network Administration introduced a generation of system and network administrators to a modern IT methodology. Whether you use Linux, Unix, or Windows, this newly revised edition describes the essential practices previously handed down only from mentor to protégé. This wonderfully lucid, often funny cornucopia of information introduces beginners to advanced frameworks valuable for their entire career, yet is structured to help even the most advanced experts through difficult projects. The book's four major sections build your knowledge with the foundational elements of system administration. These sections guide you through better techniques for upgrades and change management, catalog best practices for IT services, and explore various management topics. Chapters are divided into The Basics and The Icing. When you get the Basics right it makes every other aspect of the job easier--such as automating the right things first. The Icing sections contain all the powerful things that can be done on top of the basics to wow customers and managers. Inside, you'll find advice on topics such as
It's no wonder the first edition received Usenix SAGE's 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award! This eagerly anticipated second edition updates this time-proven classic:
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... Building a Site from Scratch Growing a Small Site Going Global Replacing Services Moving a Data Center Moving to/Opening a New Building Handling a High Rate of Office Moves Assessing a Site (Due Diligence) Dealing with Mergers and ...
... Building Customer Confidence Building the Team's Self-Confidence Improving the Team's Follow-Through Handling Ethics Issues My Dishwasher Leaves Spots on My Glasses Protecting Your Job Getting More Training Setting Your Priorities ...
... Building Blocks 29.1.2 The Webmaster Role 29.1.3 Service-Level Agreements 29.1.4 Web Service Architectures 29.1.5 Monitoring 29.1.6 Scaling for Web Services 29.1.7 Web Service Security 29.1.8 Content Management 29.1.9 Building the ...
... building on experience with other OSs lets us master the new challenges more easily. We want this book to change your life. We want you to become so suc- cessful that if you see us on the street, you'll give us a great big hug. Basic.
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Contents
Foundation Elements | 39 |
Change Processes | 389 |
Providing Services | 521 |
A Management Practices | 725 |
Epilogue | 909 |
Appendixes | 911 |
The Many Roles of a System Administrator | 913 |
Acronyms | 939 |
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