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Isn't modern system administration very much still a thing, just with a different name: devops? I worked with a really bright (sysadmin/devops) guy that built o
by boston_clone 4y ago
Isn't modern system administration very much still a thing, just with a different name: devops? I worked with a really bright (sysadmin/devops) guy that built out a FOSS configuration management service using saltstack and zabbix; a near real-time visualized platform of critical assets that also afforded a great deal of control, all from a distance.
I do very much agree that use of command line is declining, though; in general, technology - both its physical form and digital interfaces - has become more closed to the user. Really hope that changes.
- _8j50 4y agoThere are other titles as well like SRE or cloud admin/architect
- Test0129 4y agosysadmin used to be an actual title of a specific person responsible for managing the company's systems. These days it's devops, but now there are no specific devops people and it's yet another task unrelated to engineering regularly thrown onto engineering's plate.
- Pilottwave 4y agoDevOps = Development & Operations... Used to be about one person/team practicing both. However specialization is a thing, so there are "DevOps Engineers" who focus solely on getting the container management and CI&CD pipelines set up; and not writing actual application code. I don't see how its unrelated to engineering, since its all software that needs to be written/configured/understood.