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Re: Network admins vs network engineers - differences?
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Network admins vs network engineers - differences?
I'm a bit unclear about the differences between network administrators and network engineers. Can anyone explain it in detail? As I see it, both job titles are responsible for building the network. The hardware. Routers, switches, racks, Ethernet cabling and fiber optic lines, power supplies and electrical needs, and… -
Re: Network admins vs network engineers - differences?
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Re: Network admins vs network engineers - differences?
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Re: Network admins vs network engineers - differences?
I concur. Engineers would probably manage the corporate routers upstream, where Network Admins would be more at the site level. Network admin would a good description of my duties were I work. Although I upgraded / configured switches and routers, I didn't design the network (but added to it at the site level). Really… -
Re: Network admins vs network engineers - differences?
Job titles can be pretty fluid in this industry - so I wouldn't vest too much in them. I've seen "Network Admins" do more as part of their job than "Network Engineers" at other companies. It really just depends on the company. That being said, I would say that a "network admin" would be what I would more see as a… -
Re: Network admins vs network engineers - differences?
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Re: Network admins vs network engineers - differences?
We only have network engineers (3) and a N.E. manager, no admins. But we design and implement things as well as respond to tickets. Majority of the work though is projects, the network is pretty stable. But, we have Systems Engineers and Systems Admins and that related directly to what was mentioned before. The System… -
Re: Network admins vs network engineers - differences?
For the 15 years I was a UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator I had only two titles. For about 3 years my title was Distributed Systems Analyst, and then I switched companies and became a Senior Network Engineer. My job never changed, though - I was always doing 4th level support of production servers running UNIX/Linux with a… -
Re: Network admins vs network engineers - differences?
There are four of us, two doing switches predominately and two that handle other aspects of the network. The network is very simply designed so that this few people can handle it, but at times it is rather stressful. Mostly when things go awry and inevitably several things go wrong at once. Glad I don't have a radiation…
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