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'sysadmin' I used to think server/sysadmin was one job where you had to be there and that remote job was only for devs. But now with AWS and cloud computing, s
by dba7dba 11y ago
'sysadmin'
I used to think server/sysadmin was one job where you had to be there and that remote job was only for devs. But now with AWS and cloud computing, sysadmin for remote working is just as easy. Amazing how things change.
- phil21 11y agoThis has always been the case for any competent sysadmin. I know of zero senior sysadmins that have worked on-premise on a regular basis over the past 20 years. You leave that for the remote hands guys who rack and stack stuff, not your senior level guys who's hours are much better spent doing harder things. We used to do this via remote serial console 20+ years ago, then we moved to IPKVM, and now ipvkm over integrated IPMI controllers. I've managed groups of sysadmins over the years, and the truly talented will outright refuse non-remote work. Since they can demand it.
- dba7dba 11y agoAll my previous employers required sysadmin onsite mainly because they didn't want to invest in the necessary infrastructure, like KVM with ethernet connectivity or networked powerstrips. Maybe I just haven't been blessed with working with crack team of sysadmins or a shop big enough to justify such investment. Oh, and I used to work with Windows servers...
- toomuchtodo 11y ago> I've managed groups of sysadmins over the years, and the truly talented will outright refuse non-remote work. Since they can demand it. Sysadmin/Devops here. To confirm your point, I don't take any work that isn't fully remote, and I don't take any position for less than $100k/year USD (~15 years experience).