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> The plumber can't use "down time" to proactively solve future issues. Oh, but he surely can, replacing a valve that is known for going to break in near futur
by dozzie 10y ago
> The plumber can't use "down time" to proactively solve future issues.
Oh, but he surely can, replacing a valve that is known for going to break in
near future for instance, or putting a different one with additional safety
features.
> A sysadmin does have a higher level of abstraction available to them.
Mainly because sysadmin works with immaterial things (software) (and some of
sysadmins also work with hardware).
Sysadmins really have similarities with plumbers.
- flukus 10y ago> Oh, but he surely can, replacing a valve that is known for going to break in near future for instance, or putting a different one with additional safety features. Doing that change will cause downtime. The sysadmin can write a script to make the change and avoid the downtime.