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Leveling Up: Skill Building for Systems Administrators

taos

I appreciate all of these, and all are exercises for any level of skill. Knowing the range of exercises available, allows more targeted improvement. Install the software into a test environment; play with it there. Engage the source: read the source code; review the release notes; review outstanding bugs.

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Leveling Up: Skill Building for Systems Administrators

taos

Engage the source: read the source code; review the release notes; review outstanding bugs I appreciate all of these, and all are exercises for any level of skill. Knowing the range of exercises available allows for more targeted improvement. Doing so follows the adage of ‘practice makes perfect.’ If that’s the case, please share.

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16 best entry-level IT certifications to launch your career

CIO

It’s designed for those new to cybersecurity, non-IT security managers, and anyone working closely with IT security, such as IT managers and systems administrators. The course covers the basics of Java and what it is, as well as exercises that help you better understand object-oriented programming using the Java language.

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Humans and AI: Should We Describe AI as Autonomous?

DataRobot

To have autonomy is to have the freedom to exercise self-determination, to rule oneself, to make decisions in accordance with one’s own goals, without external interference. In general, AI systems are not autonomous. According to the dictionary, autonomous means “having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.”

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Why “Techsplaining” is a Bad Idea for System Admins

Modus Create

This article is predicated on Atlassian administration and my decade of experience helping people use Atlassian software, coupled with <mumble> decades of general system administration. It should be noted that these thoughts can be applied to any kind of system administration.

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The little legacy code that could: a fable of software ownership

CircleCI

The code then regathers its wits and decides that, really, a branding exercise is what it needs. We get left on the floor, picked last, or somehow follow only those humans who exercise great care, regardless of what team they are on,” said the wise code. When I do mess with it, I get paged and bad things happen,” said a team leader.

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What’s Free At Linux Academy June 2019

Linux Academy

Splunk (Deep Dive) – As one of the early log aggregation products in the IT industry, Splunk has remained a popular choice among system administrators, engineers, and developers for operational analytics. Our exploration will serve both as a setup exercise as well as a detailed configuration guide.

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