{"id":941,"date":"2009-07-31T11:30:17","date_gmt":"2009-07-31T10:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zarrelli.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/31\/july-31-2009-last-friday-of-july-10th-annual-system-administrator-appreciation-day\/"},"modified":"2009-07-31T11:35:05","modified_gmt":"2009-07-31T10:35:05","slug":"july-31-2009-last-friday-of-july-10th-annual-system-administrator-appreciation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zarrelli.org\/blog\/july-31-2009-last-friday-of-july-10th-annual-system-administrator-appreciation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"July 31, 2009 (Last Friday Of July) 10th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sysadmin<\/strong> unpacked the server for this website from \t\t\tits box, installed an operating system, patched it for security, made \t\t\tsure the power and air conditioning was working in the server room, \t\t\tmonitored it for stability, set up the software, and kept backups in \t\t\tcase anything went wrong. All to serve this webpage.<\/span><\/p>\n

A sysadmin<\/strong> installed the routers, laid the cables, \t\t\tconfigured the networks, set up the firewalls, and watched and guided \t\t\tthe traffic for each hop of the network that runs over copper, fiber \t\t\toptic glass, and even the air itself to bring the Internet to your computer. \t\t\tAll to make sure the webpage found its way from the server to your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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A sysadmin<\/strong> makes sure your network connection is safe, \t\t\tsecure, open, and working. A sysadmin<\/strong> makes sure your \t\t\tcomputer is working in a healthy way on a healthy network. A sysadmin<\/strong> takes backups to guard against disaster both human \t\t\tand otherwise, holds the gates against security threats and crackers, \t\t\tand keeps the printers going no matter how many copies of the tax code \t\t\tsomeone from Accounting prints out.<\/span><\/p>\n

A sysadmin<\/strong> worries about spam, viruses, spyware, but \t\t\talso power outages, fires and floods.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the email server goes down at 2 AM on a Sunday, your sysadmin<\/strong> is paged, wakes up, and goes to work.<\/span><\/p>\n

A sysadmin<\/strong> is a professional, who plans, worries, hacks, \t\t\tfixes, pushes, advocates, protects and creates good computer networks, \t\t\tto get you your data, to help you do work — to bring the potential \t\t\tof computing ever closer to reality.<\/span><\/p>\n

So if you can read this, thank your sysadmin<\/strong> — and \t\t\tknow he or she is only one of dozens or possibly hundreds whose work \t\t\tbrings you the email from your aunt on the West Coast, the instant message \t\t\tfrom your son at college, the free phone call from the friend in Australia, \t\t\tand this webpage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Show your \t\t\tappreciation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, July 31, 2009, is the 10th annual \t\t\tSystem Administrator Appreciation Day.<\/span><\/strong> On this special international day, give your System Administrator something \t\t\tthat shows that you truly appreciate their hard work and dedication. \t\t\t(All day Friday, 24 hours, your local timezone).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s face it, System \t\t\tAdministrators get no respect 364 days a year. This is the day that \t\t\tall fellow System Administrators across the globe, will be showered \t\t\twith expensive sports cars and large piles of cash in appreciation of \t\t\ttheir diligent work. But seriously, we are asking for a nice token gift \t\t\tand some public acknowledgement. It’s the least you could do. <\/span><\/p>\n

Consider all the \t\t\tdaunting tasks and long hours (weekends too.) Let’s be honest, sometimes \t\t\twe don’t know our System Administrators as well as they know us. Remember \t\t\tthis is one day to recognize your System Administrator for their workplace \t\t\tcontributions and to promote professional excellence. Thank them for \t\t\tall the things they do for you and your business.<\/span><\/p>\n

Help Spread the \t\t\tword<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

These icons link \t\t\tto social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new \t\t\tweb pages. Please click on your favorites and help spread the news about <\/span> System Administrator Appreciation Day<\/span><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

[Via Sysadminday<\/a>]
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