I think that we are at an inflection point now. I think that many of the resources that are currently available talk about "System" Administration, but we do "Systems" Administration. For example, most intro admin resources talk about adding users and groups, but we want to hire admins who understand AAA systems, like LDAP and Active Directory.
** Microsoft makes an incredible variety of training material available for free. A few resources include: - Virtual courses - http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/ I think these are mostly videos example course "Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials" http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/windows-server-2012-r2-essentials - TechNet Virtual Labs - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/virtuallabs Play with virtual machines... example lab "Getting to Know Windows Server 2012 R2" https://vlabs.holsystems.com/vlabs/technet?eng=VLabs&auth=none&src=microsoft.holsystems.com&altadd=true&labid=10871 - TechNet Library - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ RTFM example docs "Install and Deploy Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012" http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831620 ** You may also want to check your local public library (or local university library if they extend borrowing rights to community members). For example, your library might have access to the "Ebook Library" (http://www.eblib.com/), which currently contains 778 titles published by O'Reilly (which might be more than I own...). -Joe _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
