System administrator - who is this?

A system administrator, usually called simplysysadmin - is one of the most popular employees in any organization that has a large computer park or a more or less organized network of computers. Ensure the operation of the computer networkcompany, serviceability of all computer equipment and software as well as information security of the company - this is the work of the system administrator.

Some "far" from computer technologyheads of enterprises and organizations consider the professions of the system administrator and, for example, the programmer to be identical. In a number of other cases, the system administrator is "equated" with an advanced PC user who knows how to install the required software.

System administrators are also equallybelieve and "geniuses," whose actions are inexplicable from the point of view of the average person, and hopeless "lazy" in stretched sweaters, which only do that they sleep in the workplace ...

In connection with a very ambiguous attitude towardsprofession "system administrator", the position of a sysadmin is paid in different ways. As a rule, in small companies, the system administrator is an "enikeyschikom" (i.e., a computer specialist for all occasions) and receives a not very high salary.

Large companies, one "Enikeyschikom" can not do. In the state of such companies may be present andthe administrator of the web server, and the database administrator, and the system engineer, and the network security administrator. Each of these specialists has its own well-defined range of tasks, deep knowledge in the field of its activities.

I want to be a system administrator!

According to a poll conducted recently by the Research Center of the SuperJob.ru recruiting portal in Russia, the profession of a system administrator is considered prestigious 47% of respondents. The opposite opinion was expressed by 21% of the polled Russians.

Many in the profession of a system administrator are attracted by the unconventionality of tasks, the need to think creatively, the ability to improve and constantly learn something new.

About 3% of the respondents who participated in the survey value the profession of the system administrator for the size of the salary, another 3% - for freedom of action. The same number of respondents appreciate the free time that a system administrator has if the computers and networks entrusted to him are working normally.

The system administrator - this specialty does not exist yet in the domestic universities. Basically education future systemicadministrators receive on related IT specialties in technical universities or at technical faculties and departments of classical universities. As a rule, in the diploma of a graduate of one of such specialties there will be an "engineer", "computer technology engineer", "system programmer".

The system administrator must have a set of certain qualities to become "profitable". For a system administrator, it is necessary to have technical thinking, the ability to react quickly and accurately in extreme situations, and a high degree of responsibility.

Needless to say, you also need relevant knowledge in the field of computer technology in accordance with the chosen work profile. For example, the web server administratorknowledge of Unix-systems, experience in configuring web servers, mail servers, deep knowledge of the TCP / IP protocol stack, etc. But the database administrator needs completely different skills and knowledge: knowledge of database management systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, Oracle), knowledge of operating systems on which databases (Windows Server, * nix-systems) work, knowledge of SQL.

The profession of "system administrator" is very complex, but also very interesting. A good system administrator with a high level of professional skills is in demand on the labor market. If you are ready to embark on this thorny path - safely dare and let lucky luck to you!