> I'm curious. How difficult would it be a a zOS sysprog to become > proficient in a like type position on > a Windows or UNIX based system? I have heard these jobs being referred to > as "Network Administrators" and I've always taken that to mean sysprog in newspeak. > > About 10 years ago I took a couple of classes in Novell and deduced that > anyone with zOS sysprog background could become a guru in 2-3 days. > > "So easy a caveman could do it."
Well not quite. But if you are already a practicing sysprog, you already have a lot of the background on computers and networks that most newbies lack. The tools are different (obviously) and the spoken language is different, but most of the underlying ideas are consistent with what you already know. As for guru status... I believe that in general it takes about X years, to gain X years of experience. However there is an open question as to whether that is really X years of experience or just one year repeated X times. So you really can become proficient quite quickly, but Guru status remains something that is earned through a lifetime of bumps and bruises. CC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
