The Practice of System and Network Administration
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0201702711 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 816 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Her 11-plus years of experience have been gained at a variety of different companies including Trinity College in Dublin, Synopsys, and Global Networking and Computing (GNAC). Currently, she is taking time out to earn a Ph.D. Limoncelli is Director of Operations at Lumeta Corporation, a venture startup that focuses on intranet security. Christine Hogan is an independent consultant. Thomas A. His more than 11 years of experience in
Through real-world examples the authors present both the philosophy and practical day-to-day techniques of system administration, offering guidance that will help system and network administrators regardless of the platforms and environments they are responsible for. Early sections blend philosophy and practice, while the final section introduces specific techniques and policies that can supercharge the effectiveness of any system or network administrator. This is the definitive guide for today's system and network administrators. Thomas Limoncelli and Christine Hogan show how to think like a sysadmin, discussing the approaches and processes that experienced system and network administrators always use, but hardly ever document. It covers the entire craft of system/network administration: today's best techniques, practices, and principles, as well as rarely discussed -- but critical -- career and management issues. For all system and network administrators, and for the managers who supervise and train them.
0201702711B07232001 . It examines the major areas of responsibility for system administrators within the context of these principles. You will find experience-based advice on topics such as:The key elements your networks/systems need that will make all other services run better Building and running reliable, scalable services, including email, printing, and remote access Creating security policies and enforcing them Upgrading thousands of hosts without creating havoc Planning for and performing flawless scheduled maintenance windows Superior helpdesks, customer care, and avoiding the temporary fix trap Building data centers that prevent problems Designing networks for speed and reliability Email scaling and security issues Why building a backup system isn't about backups M
A Mentor in a Book The book market is flooded with books that will tell you all about the technical details of administering various software products and operating systems. Their scope is usually limited to whatever technical product is being written about and they become outdated as quickly as the technology becomes outdated. T. "Purely theoretical." according to oleg. This book is full of theories and advice, but it fails to mention any means of implementation.. Moving from "Good" to "Great" in your sysadmin career Good sysadmins know the technical details. They can resurrect a dead server, understand the intricacies of sendmail or the Windows registry, and recite all of the types of DNS records by heart. They own copies of the UNIX System Administration Handbook and refer to them regularly. They are good sysadmins, and w