Ah, generalist vs. specialist. 'Jack of all Trades' is synonymous with generalist. There's no such thing as Specialist of all Trades. A renowned ichthyologist refused to learn the names of his students on the grounds that learning a student's name would cause him to forget the name of a fish.
I still don't know what my manager friend is looking for. On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 1:10 PM Matt Hogstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > Back in my day that was the systems programmer. Kind of like the old > general practitioner doctor > > Matt Hogstrom > +1 (919) 656-0564 > > > On Oct 13, 2021, at 15:36, Skip Robinson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Good examples. What do we call a person who: > > > > -- Installs a security product as delivered from the vendor > > -- Tailors the product for use by the full range of users from admin to > > programmer > > -- Installs and tailors vendor-supplied updates/upgrades > > -- Troubleshoots problems and obtains/installs fixes from the vendor > > > > Does the same person perform all of the above tasks? With a single title? > > > >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 11:06 AM Colin Paice <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> I found it helped to give examples outside of IT. > >> Consider the security of your site. > >> > >> 1. The security administrator issues badges to visitors. > >> 2. The security systems designer/programmer sets up the systems, > decides > >> how many attack dogs you want patrolling the site, decides if you want > >> to > >> use a paper and pen, or an online system. > >> > >> How about > >> "I build systems" > >> "I manage systems" > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Wed, 13 Oct 2021 at 18:19, Carmen Vitullo <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> The company I am currently working for just revamped all the titles and > >>> clumped us (MVS,AIX and WINDERS) into the same categories, I was a Lead > >>> Systems programmer, now I'm a Systems Administrator Lead :( > >>> > >>> > >>> Carmen Vitullo > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> > >>> From: Bobby <[email protected]> > >>> To: IBM-MAIN <[email protected]> > >>> Date: Monday, 11 October 2021 3:28 PM CDT > >>> Subject: System Programmer Titles > >>> > >>> I asked this question back in 2004. My boss wants to know if there are > >> any > >>> new titles to add to the list below. > >>> > >>> Mainframe Engineer > >>> Operating Systems Architect > >>> Software Engineer > >>> Software Project Specialist > >>> Software Specialist > >>> System Analyst > >>> System Architect > >>> System Engineer > >>> System Programmer > >>> Systems Programming Specialist > >>> Systems Specialist > >>> Technical Advisor > >>> Technical Analyst > >>> Technical Services Professional > >>> Technical Specialist > >>> > >>> What title do you have as a system programmer? > >>> > >>> Bobby Herring > >>> Texas Farm Bureau Insurance > >>> > >>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On > Behalf > >>> Of Kirk Wolf > >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 3:43 PM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: SFTP and z/OS Migration > >>> > >>> CAUTION: This email message originated from outside the organization. > Do > >>> not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender > >> and > >>> know the content is safe. > >>> > >>> IBM z/OS OpenSSH is a base feature of z/OS since V2R2. > >>> When you install a new version of z/OS you will get a new version. > >>> There are often migration actions from IBM having to do with /etc/ssh > >>> configuration settings. When moving releases you would at minimum want > to > >>> review any changes that you made from the IBM /samples and the new > >>> /samples > >>> and merge those as appropriate. > >>> > >>> BTW: Here's a quick start guide that we have on customizing IBM z/OS > >>> OpenSSH: > >>> https://dovetail.com/docs/pt-quick-inst/index.html< > >>> https://dovetail.com/docs/pt-quick-inst/index.html> > >>> > >>> Kirk Wolf > >>> http://dovetail.com<http://dovetail.com> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 2:14 PM Roberto Halais < > [email protected] > >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Listers: > >>>> > >>>> My company has decided to forego FTP and go the SFTP way. > >>>> > >>>> I have installed OPENSSH and have SFTP working. > >>>> > >>>> I installed using the IBM user's guide and everything installed in the > >>>> default libraries. > >>>> > >>>> My concern is, when we migrate to a new z/OS release do I have to do > >>>> the whole install again? > >>>> > >>>> Can I, from the beginning, install all the SSH libraries in a > different > >>>> filesystem so that when I migrate I can just mount the filesystem and > >>>> execute. > >>>> And later on install the new version Openssh. > >>>> > >>>> Don't know if I am clear in what I am asking. > >>>> > >>>> Just some tips on facilitating installing under a new release. > >>>> > >>>> Thank you. > >>>> > >> > >>> [http://www.txfb-ins.com/TFBICImages/jdpower.jpg] > >>> WWW.TXFB-INS.COM<http://www.txfb-ins.com> > >>> > >> -- > >> > > > > Skip Robinson > > 323-715-0595 > > > -- Skip Robinson 323-715-0595 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
