the old school JOAT it admin is still in need but mostly in museums
and schools where you need more skills available and they cannot
afford as much outsourcing/specialization, but this breeds its own
difficulties as well.
I see a number of positions of all flavors go by. but i think
diversification in your skill set is more valuable than the industry
makes it appear, because you get more opportunity that way. but many
places are trying to cut payroll and outsource this, when in reality
it can cause them more harm than good, but that is not something you
can see in the short run, only in the long run. a solid combination is
someone on site who can do it all, then bring in a specialist for a
project to absorb that projects workload efficiently and then be able
to understand what was going on to keep it running after it was over.
but i think that diverted from topic a little.
The sysadmin in a traditional sense is still there and very much in
demand, but the market is such that they are not turning over allot
right now. so the jobs are not as available. this will change some.
for some of my previously stated reasons. and the market loosening
back up
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Shawn Badger <
shawn@badger.pro> wrote:
> I would have to politely disagree with the previous 2 postings. I see
> a lot of sys admin jobs out there. But like any profession it is
> having the right skills at the right time. I think Linux admins with
> enterprise experience are in demand now. But the key is having a broad
> base of knowledge and choosing you speciality to match what you have
> talent for and what the market is looking for.
>
> I see the career path for the admin is moving up to system engineering
> and or then to IT management.
>
> For a good idea of what people are looking for in the market just
> start looking at all the jobs posted in the field you are wanting to
> get in to. That should give you a good idea of what skills they are
> generally looking for.
>
> Good luck!!
>
> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Phil Dunihue <pdunihue@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I have a few questions as I want to find out all I can about this career
>> field before I put my time, effort, and money into it.
>>
>> 1) There is a passage from the fourth edition of Unix and Linux System
>> Administration Handbook (Evi Nemeth, et al) that goes as follows: "Sysadmin
>> burnout is rampant. Most administrators last only a few years." (page
>> 1196, second paragraph). Would you tend to agree or disagree with this
>> statement? If you disagree, why?
>>
>> 1A) What is the career path for a systems admin, i.e., where does one
>> progress from admin duties?
>>
>> 2) What do you see in your crystal ball for employment opportunities in the
>> Phoenix metro area, say in 2012, for someone who has taken the six CIS
>> courses (126, 226, 238, 239, 240, & 271) at MCC and has a couple of certs,
>> e.g., the Linux+ and a Red hat under his belt?
>>
>> Background info: I have B.A., B.S. and M.S degrees from ASU though none is
>> in IT; the B.S. is in supply chain mgt., the M.S. is in information mgt.,
>> both those degrees are from the business college. I am not working in IT at
>> the moment but am currently employed in healthcare in the materials mgt.
>> area. I'm looking to do a more interesting type of work than what I do now
>> and have always enjoyed the computer programming classes (C++ and VB most
>> recently) that I have taken at MCC.
>>
>> Thanks very much for your thoughts.
>>
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