Will network administration ever go away?
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Well, this has been a topic that I've been thinking for a while. With each generation of people getting more accustomed to the computer, is computer support and network administration going to go away in the near future. Of course, with the Linux model, configuration is everything because of UNIX's nature. Though, with Windows, everything is just a point and a click. Sometimes, I wonder whether in a couple of years (or decades) OS and programs will be so easy that it could wipe out this field? Frank Frank@Frank-L.com http://www.Frank-L.com Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Well, this has been a topic that I've been thinking for a while. With each generation of people getting more accustomed to the computer, is computer support and network administration going to go away in the near future. Of course, with the Linux model, configuration is everything because of UNIX's nature. Though, with Windows, everything is just a point and a click. Sometimes, I wonder whether in a couple of years (or decades) OS and programs will be so easy that it could wipe out this field? Frank Frank@Frank-L.com http://www.Frank-L.com Los Angeles, CA, USA
Frank Liao wrote: I wonder whether in a couple of years (or decades) OS and programs will be so easy that it could wipe out this field? No. Frank Liao wrote: Though, with Windows, everything is just a point and a click. That makes it worse sometimes because it lets people muck around even if they don't know what they are doing. At least with Unix, you still need to know how to use a command line.
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Frank Liao wrote: I wonder whether in a couple of years (or decades) OS and programs will be so easy that it could wipe out this field? No. Frank Liao wrote: Though, with Windows, everything is just a point and a click. That makes it worse sometimes because it lets people muck around even if they don't know what they are doing. At least with Unix, you still need to know how to use a command line.
Martin Marvinski wrote: it lets people muck around even if they don't know what they are doing. At least with Unix, you still need to know how to use a command line. Ha! You haven't seen me linuxing! Death to the kernel, all i can say.
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Well, this has been a topic that I've been thinking for a while. With each generation of people getting more accustomed to the computer, is computer support and network administration going to go away in the near future. Of course, with the Linux model, configuration is everything because of UNIX's nature. Though, with Windows, everything is just a point and a click. Sometimes, I wonder whether in a couple of years (or decades) OS and programs will be so easy that it could wipe out this field? Frank Frank@Frank-L.com http://www.Frank-L.com Los Angeles, CA, USA
Frank Liao wrote: Sometimes, I wonder whether in a couple of years (or decades) OS and programs will be so easy that it could wipe out this field? Not a chance. You still get toaster repair men right? And toasters are pretty simple. What about washing machines, cars, compact disk players and electrical tin openers. Everyone has their specialist handyman to fix and in some cases install and setup right. A computer is far more complex, and when you expand to include networks of computers you have an incredibly complex entity, and so I doubt it very much. Sysadmins will be around forever. Even the brain has a technician: The quack. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge Alison Pentland wrote: I now have an image of you in front of the mirror in the morning, wearing your knickers, socks and shoes trying to decided if they match!
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Well, this has been a topic that I've been thinking for a while. With each generation of people getting more accustomed to the computer, is computer support and network administration going to go away in the near future. Of course, with the Linux model, configuration is everything because of UNIX's nature. Though, with Windows, everything is just a point and a click. Sometimes, I wonder whether in a couple of years (or decades) OS and programs will be so easy that it could wipe out this field? Frank Frank@Frank-L.com http://www.Frank-L.com Los Angeles, CA, USA
Not a chance. Most computer users are too stupid to use them never mind do anything like support and administer them. Michael :-) Look, try and use your intelligence, man, even if you are a politician. - The Doctor
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Frank Liao wrote: Sometimes, I wonder whether in a couple of years (or decades) OS and programs will be so easy that it could wipe out this field? Not a chance. You still get toaster repair men right? And toasters are pretty simple. What about washing machines, cars, compact disk players and electrical tin openers. Everyone has their specialist handyman to fix and in some cases install and setup right. A computer is far more complex, and when you expand to include networks of computers you have an incredibly complex entity, and so I doubt it very much. Sysadmins will be around forever. Even the brain has a technician: The quack. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge Alison Pentland wrote: I now have an image of you in front of the mirror in the morning, wearing your knickers, socks and shoes trying to decided if they match!
Paul Watson wrote: Not a chance. You still get toaster repair men right? And toasters are pretty simple. What about washing machines, cars, compact disk players and electrical tin openers. Well, tell that to all the typewriter repairmen. The typewriter was simple enough, but it falls into being obselete because the computer took over. I may make the same comparision with Windows running over the UNIX world in the early 90s. ;P Paul Watson wrote: A computer is far more complex, and when you expand to include networks of computers you have an incredibly complex entity, and so I doubt it very much. Sysadmins will be around forever. I've been a sysadmin and the people who I mostly deal with are of older age (to put it lightly). With Windows being easier to get things done and the new generation of users being more accustomed and knowledgeable with the computer, I may just speculate that Sys Admins will be of lower value in the future. Frank Frank@Frank-L.com http://www.Frank-L.com Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Paul Watson wrote: Not a chance. You still get toaster repair men right? And toasters are pretty simple. What about washing machines, cars, compact disk players and electrical tin openers. Well, tell that to all the typewriter repairmen. The typewriter was simple enough, but it falls into being obselete because the computer took over. I may make the same comparision with Windows running over the UNIX world in the early 90s. ;P Paul Watson wrote: A computer is far more complex, and when you expand to include networks of computers you have an incredibly complex entity, and so I doubt it very much. Sysadmins will be around forever. I've been a sysadmin and the people who I mostly deal with are of older age (to put it lightly). With Windows being easier to get things done and the new generation of users being more accustomed and knowledgeable with the computer, I may just speculate that Sys Admins will be of lower value in the future. Frank Frank@Frank-L.com http://www.Frank-L.com Los Angeles, CA, USA
Frank Liao wrote: Well, tell that to all the typewriter repairmen Ok, never is a bad word and I should never say never, not ever. I belive Sysadmins will be around as long as computers are around. Whatever replaces computers will have their own technicians. Just like typewriters had technicians, so do computers and so will whatever comes next. As long as the device exists, and people use it, technicians for that device will be around. Also the typewriter is different to a toaster or washing machine. Nothing has superseded a toaster or washing machine, but typewriters have been. As for Windows and *nix. X| Lets not go there. Frank Liao wrote: With Windows being easier to get things done and the new generation of users being more accustomed and knowledgeable with the computer, I may just speculate that Sys Admins will be of lower value in the future. I don't know about that. Look at all the moaning about technical support that you see, well, everywhere. Even from knowlegable guys like us there is tons of "support sucks" comments. If I had a reliable, fast and easy to access .NET support guy I would phone him virtually everyday for queries and thoughts. Computers are, at least underneath and the stuff we do, getting more complex, not less. Plus the market still is expanding so there are more developers and more need for knowledgable people. Our hosting tech guy could do with a good sysadmin to talk to. So I think there is definitley a need. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge Alison Pentland wrote: I now have an image of you in front of the mirror in the morning, wearing your knickers, socks and shoes trying to decided if they match!