{"id":6889,"date":"2018-12-29T03:01:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T03:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=6889"},"modified":"2018-12-30T04:44:47","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T04:44:47","slug":"the-mantra-for-this-years-sysadmin-work-smarter-not-harder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2018\/12\/29\/the-mantra-for-this-years-sysadmin-work-smarter-not-harder\/","title":{"rendered":"The mantra for this year’s sysadmin: Work smarter, not harder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These top articles cover containers, monitoring, networking, and more. Plus, learn how to be lazy.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Being a systems administrator is not an easy job. Sysadmins often have to design, build, monitor, and maintain a large array of disparate services running on a patchwork of platforms. Most sysadmins come into the field by happy accident, so they sometimes lack formal, organized training on the toolsets.<\/p>\n

With these high demands and uneven starting points, it’s no wonder that many of 2018’s top sysadmin articles on Opensource.com\u00a0take a look at tools sysadmins may already be familiar with. Most Linux admins already have some familiarity with the Bash shell, but it has a lot of configuration options. Who has time to explore them all? And most sysadmins know networking, but there’s always something new to learn there, too.<\/p>\n

But this year’s articles aren’t just about leveling current sysadmins’ knowledge. The abstractions provided by containers and serverless environments mean that developers sometimes end up being their own sysadmins. This year’s best articles are valuable whether you’re a developer\u00a0learning to administer your environment\u00a0or a sysadmin\u00a0looking for more insight on\u00a0the cutting edge of modern computing.<\/p>\n

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10 killer tools for the admin in a hurry<\/a><\/div>\n
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A sysadmin’s guide to containers<\/a><\/div>\n
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What you need to know to understand how containers work.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A sysadmin’s guide to network management<\/a><\/div>\n
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A reference list of Linux utilities and commands makes managing servers and networks easier.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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How to use Ansible to patch systems and install applications<\/a><\/div>\n
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Learn how to save time doing updates with the Ansible IT automation engine.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A sysadmin’s guide to Bash<\/a><\/div>\n
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A sysadmin’s guide to Ansible: How to simplify tasks<\/a><\/div>\n
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There are many ways to automate common sysadmin tasks with Ansible. Here are several of them.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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7 open source platforms to get started with serverless computing<\/a><\/div>\n
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Work smarter, not harder, and still do your job well.<\/div>\n
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