PICC11 Interview - Justin Lintz
I got the chance to speak with Justin Lintz, who attended the Professional IT Community Conference (PICC) in 2010. Justin talks about what he liked, and what...
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Matt Simmons
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SysAdmin Calendar
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Shane Corellian May 24, 2010.
Sysadmin Professionalism Survey
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Charlie Rudinger Jan 27, 2010.
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Matt Simmons left a comment for Eric Shamow
Hi Eric! Welcome to the SysAdmin Network :-)
Chris Massey commented on Matt Simmons's video
It might be worth creating an Event for this, too. You should be able to do that, but let me know if it needs Admin intervention!
Matt Simmons replied to Mike Rigsby's discussion 'SysAdmin vs. Network Admin'
I was the lead IT guy at an ISP, maintaining all server and network resources.
I was a Network Administrator.
I am a lead IT guy at a SaaS company, maintaining all server and network resources
I am a System Administrator.
My primary…
Matt Simmons replied to Matt Brock's discussion 'Ethernet router/switch needed'
I use Netscreens for this. The most stable ones that I've found are the 5GTs, which are a generation old. The SSG5s have an impressive feature set, but I've had trouble with them dropping database connections, and I'm in the middle of…
Matt Simmons replied to Graycat's discussion 'To blade or not to blade, that is the question'
I'm at 80% blades, but they run 99% of all of my critical services.
In my experience, and from what I've learned from the other people I've talked to, blade chassis are solid. They're well engineered, they're inherently…
Matt Simmons replied to Richard Holloway's discussion 'Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day'
Friday night, I went to an amazing party with 50 sysadmins in New York City. Our party was sponsored by Etsy, who picked up the bar tab. It was an amazingly fun time, and I think everyone enjoyed it. I haven't heard from anyone who didn't,…
Matt Simmons left a comment for William Bilancio
Hello William, and welcome to SysAdmin Network! ;-)
Shane Corellian replied to Matt Simmons's discussion 'SysAdmin Calendar'
Good idea, Matt. Thanks.
SysAdmin Calendar
Hi all, I wanted to let you know about a project that I'm starting today. It's a centralized clearinghouse for sysadmin related events. I've got a <a href="http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2010/05/sysadmin-calendar/">blog entry</a> describing it, but essentially, I want people to submit their meetups, conferences, and whatever, and then you can go to one place (or subscribe to one calendar) and…See More
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Danny Cramer left a comment for Matt Simmons
Going well. 2 more quarters of school left, and Network+ certification in there somewhere. Hopefully my resume will be looking a little better within the next year. How's the book going?
Matt Simmons replied to Graycat's discussion 'iPhones in the enterprise*'
We were 100% blackberries until one fateful Thanksgiving, mine died while I was remote. We had AT&T, and the store was out of blackberries, but had iPhones, and I needed _something_, so guess what I got?
Now, a year and a half later, we're…
Matt Simmons left a comment for Danny Cramer
Hey Danny! How's it going?
Matt Simmons replied to Michael Francis's discussion 'Full time SysAdmin or part time DBA too?'
I do some DB work. Basically, I keep the Oracle and Postgres servers happy, unless there's a REAL problem, then my boss (who acts as the DBA when he's not programming) fixes it. Unless he's on vacation, then I start making miracles.
Matt Simmons replied to Ray Holtz's discussion 'Nagios 3 config ideas'
I should have also answered your question about service groups, but left it out, sorry.
Service Groups used to be strictly for display purposes, but you can do some other things with them in the 3_0 branch. You'll want to read over the next…
Matt Simmons replied to Ray Holtz's discussion 'Nagios 3 config ideas'
Hi Graycat,
Thanks for looking over the layout.
As for dealing with services en mass, I create hostgroups to lump the hosts together, then I apply that hostgroup to the service, rather than a long list of server names.
For instance, *ALL* of my…
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Rise of the hippopotamus
This isn't a particularly sysadmin-y entry, but that's ok.
I've noticed lately that hippopotamuses...err hippopotami(?) are on the rise in the public consciousness. Last year, my wife's grandmother entertained us at Christmas by singing "I want a hippopotamus for christmas". The fact that she threatened to do it for the 6 months leading up to it may have been the cause of her getting something like a dozen hippo-related gifts that year.
If you watch American TV, you might… Continue
I've noticed lately that hippopotamuses...err hippopotami(?) are on the rise in the public consciousness. Last year, my wife's grandmother entertained us at Christmas by singing "I want a hippopotamus for christmas". The fact that she threatened to do it for the 6 months leading up to it may have been the cause of her getting something like a dozen hippo-related gifts that year.
If you watch American TV, you might… Continue
Posted on December 3, 2009 at 4:29pm — 2 Comments
Interview with Tom Limoncelli
This is cut and paste from my entry at Standalone Sysadmin, but I'm excited about it, nonetheless.
I was also lucky enough to be chosen to interview Tom Limoncellli about his new training course at LISA '09,… Continue
I was also lucky enough to be chosen to interview Tom Limoncellli about his new training course at LISA '09,… Continue
Posted on October 17, 2009 at 4:57am
Comment Wall (15 comments)
- At 2:26pm on February 16, 2009,
Elizabeth Ayer and Michael Francis said… - Welcome Matt! Many thanks for joining - please feel free to post on the Forum, Blogs, events etc. - use it to network to your full advantage! Plus spread the word!
Regards
Michael
- At 2:36pm on February 20, 2009,
Michael Tiernan said… - Ok Matt, you got me.
I couldn't figure out what to put in the "Favorite Tech" field and was repulsed by the suggestions the webpage gave me so, what the heck, I didn't figure anyone would really get it quickly. Wow was I wrong! :) "Shiny!"
- At 8:05pm on February 24, 2009,
Shane Corellian said…
- Thanks for the kind words. I'm happy to be here.
- At 5:11am on March 30, 2009,
Ernie Oporto said… - Sounds good to me. Let me know once details are final so I can schedule.
- At 4:11pm on March 31, 2009,
Devin Leung said…
- Ok, a dinner meet sounds good. Let me know the details when you have them.
- At 2:44am on April 2, 2009,
Paul Stoklosa said… - sounds good, but my significant other gets bored of my nerd talk very fast, so I'll probably be attending solo, if she lets me...
- At 8:58am on July 10, 2009,
Daniel Mark Dressler said… - Ha I'm on, now I take a better photo.
- At 9:19am on July 10, 2009,
Daniel Mark Dressler said…
- I really should get into the habit of rereading what I type. I of course missed the "will".
- At 9:55am on July 18, 2009,
Ernie Oporto said…
- Thanks for the invite. I have it on my calendar. It just depends on whether or not I have to work late that day. I will forward it to a few others.
- At 9:04pm on July 25, 2009,
Andrew Hale said… - Thanks for the welcome Matt! I've always wondered why someone hasn't made a site like this before. If someone did, I never found it in all my searching for anything SysAdmin.
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