An sysadmin can be critical in so many aspects of a project. I think its best you appreciate this and avoid this vicious cycle at all costs.
Ask HN: Why do I exist as a sysadmin?
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Re: Ask HN: Why do I exist as a sysadmin?
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"Okay, first off, being a sysadmin or an ops person is important!" This is the first time that I have heard or read anyone say this in years. Thanks
As a fellow sysadmin, I think you have to be careful not to take certain concepts from HN too seriously. A lot of the HN crowd does seem to act like there is no role for sysadmins in the future, that developers will manage the infrastructure for their own software. ...This is bull----, and it probably always will be. There is a vastly higher demand for implementation and support and security than there will ever be f…
To quote the wise boxer Tyson: "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face". The same applies to any type of system/proceeds. Someone above correctly mentioned '1st line of defence'. I will add to the 'cloud does everything' comment that 'cloud is a computer somewhere else'. And THAT computer (somewhere else) needs sysadmins, netadmins, DBAs, and a bunch of other xyzadmins to get shit done and fix the many small cracks before they become big cracks. A company can automate all the way to 11, but you simply cannot remove the sysadmins completely for the equation (one does not simply walk into Mordor!). Machines don't do things by themselves. Skynet is not imminent.