get it in an e-book, it is cheaper, only $60.00
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$65 for something like this seems a little steep.
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From: Kurt Buff <[email protected]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]>
Date: 07/13/2012 02:09 AM
Subject: Fwd: [LISA] Dear Mom and Dad
Tom Limoncelli is a very highly respected author of a couple of books in the
field. I will likely buy this book, and will pass it around if it's as worthy
as he says it is.
Kurt
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From: Tom Limoncelli < [email protected] >
Date: Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 8:01 PM
Subject: [LISA] Dear Mom and Dad
To: " [email protected] " < [email protected] >
Dear Mom And Dad,
Many times I've tried to explain to you what I do for a living.
"Computer system administrator" or "sysadmin" is a career that is
difficult to explain and I'm sure my attempts have left you even more
confused. I have good news. Oxford University Press has just
published a book by 4 scientists who video taped sysadmins doing their
job, analysed what they do, and explains it to the non-computer
person. They do it by telling compelling stories of sysadmins at work
plus they give interesting analysis with great insight.
Why did they do this? Because businesses depend on technology more
and more and that means they depend on sysadmins more and more. Yet
most CEOs don't understand what we do. The scientists made some
interesting discoveries: that our jobs are high-stress, high-risk, and
highly collaborative. We invent our own tools, often on the spot, to
solve complex problems. We are men and women of every age group. It
is a career unlike any other. These are things that most people don't
know about our profession. The book is very engaging: Some of the
chapters read like the opening scene of "Indiana Jones"; others like
"Gorillas in the Mist." Kandogan, Maglio, Haber and Bailey have put
together a very serious, scientific book with care and compassion.
I'm not one of the sysadmins they studied but every story they tell
reminds me of real experiences I have had.
I hope you enjoy reading this book. I know I did.
Pre-order it here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195374126/tomontime-20
Sincerely,
Tom
P.S. In all seriousness, I read a draft of this book and highly
recommend it to others. You may have seen the authors speak at Usenix
LISA or LOPSA PICC conferences where they showed clips of the video
tapes they made. The book conveys the same stories, plus many more,
with interesting analysis. If you think that the profession of system
administration would benefit from non-sysadmins better understanding
what we do, I highly recommend you pre-order this book and share it.
You can pre-order it here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195374126/tomontime-20
More about the book here:
http://everythingsysadmin.com/2012/07/kandogan.html
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