Why In-House Tech Pros Are Still Necessary Dino Londis, September 4, 2015 5 min read Remember Nick Burns, the Computer Guy on SNL? He was the computer geek who knew a lot about PCs, and embarrassed...
Sysadmins, Check Out Google’s Data Center Papers Nick Kolakowski, August 19, 2015 1 min read If you’re an enterprise architect or systems administrator, you know how a data center works—and if your career...
Sysadmins, Prep for More Chromebooks Nick Kolakowski, August 12, 2015 2 min read For system administrators who already have to wrestle with heterogeneous infrastructure on a daily basis, get ready:...
Puppet at 10: Still Popular… And Lucrative Nick Kolakowski, June 22, 2015 2 min read As Puppet closes in on its 10th anniversary, it’s clear that the open-source configuration tool is here to stay....
IT Jobs With the Best (and Worst) ROI Leslie Stevens-Huffman, March 30, 2015 6 min read Many IT jobs come with rigorous academic requirements, but not all of those jobs offer high starting salaries and...
5 IT Contract Jobs That Easily Go Full-Time Myra Thomas, February 18, 2015 5 min read Moving from a contract position to a full-time one is pretty common in IT. Contracting is a way for companies to test...
6 Interview Questions for Systems Administrators Leslie Stevens-Huffman, July 17, 2014 7 min read The role of the systems administrator is strong and the job’s outlook is healthy, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Using Netcat to Read, Write Data Across Your Network Rob Reilly, April 7, 2014 7 min read Testing a network connection or troubleshooting a data flow is a common job for the system admin or developer. One tool...
How to Get a Job at Hosting Company SingleHop Myra Thomas, March 18, 2014 4 min read Plans are afoot to grow Chicago-based SingleHop, a dedicated server and cloud hosting company, by an additional 300...
Why Systems Administrators Are Gold Mark Feffer, March 17, 2014 2 min read Cloud services like Amazon's AWS are creating a talent gap by eliminating the need for systems administrators. That...
