New Sys Admin

I was just hired as a Sys Admin. I was just looking to see if anyone had any tips or good websites you use for information.

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mstd0n

What type of information are you looking for?

ScrawnyRonnie

I'm not at that level quite yet, but I've read people like to find ways to automate tasks so I'd look into that.

mrhaun03

mrhaun03 wrote: »

I was just hired as a Sys Admin. I was just looking to see if anyone had any tips or good websites you use for information.

Really anything that can help me understand the IT industry better. I'm already reading up on some the types of technologies I'll be using such as Hyper-V, Sharepoint, RedHat, Exchange, Server 2012. I guess I'm looking for the management/business side of a SysAdmin as well.

LeBroke

What are the specific technologies you are going to work with?

In general, I'm a huge fan of Reddit: r/sysadmin and r/networking/. Both subreddits are great resources for general browsing, reading up on IT shenanigans, or to ask questions.

There's also r/talesfromtechsupport/ if you feel like having a laugh.

If you want to seriously get into Red Hat, this is great (though less information, and more a specific tool): Cobbler.

A good basic primer on MySQL (the actual SQL side, not DBA): SQL Tutorial

DoubleNNs

The Practice of System and Network Administration, Second Edition: Thomas A. Limoncelli, Christina J. Hogan, Strata R. Chalup: 9780321492661: Amazon.com: Books

And to a lesser degree:
The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win: Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford: 9780988262508: Amazon.com: Books

mrhaun03

DoubleNNs wrote: »

The Practice of System and Network Administration, Second Edition: Thomas A. Limoncelli, Christina J. Hogan, Strata R. Chalup: 9780321492661: Amazon.com: Books

And to a lesser degree:
The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win: Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford: 9780988262508: Amazon.com: Books

Thanks a lot! That looks like some good info!