CIO Musings

MARCH 24, 2014

We get the fire trucks to the burning buildings faster, have better web services for citizens, keep the bad guys locked up, make sure the libraries have the book you want, make sure citizens have wifi access, and you get the idea. Because we make a difference. Want to be part of this?

Systems Administration 240

Systems Administration Virtualization Web Services Applications 240

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 21, 2023

She is also mindful of security: “Is it too adventurous to book the ticket through an unfamiliar travel agency, or should I book through the airline itself?” A concept that is somewhat unique to the travel industry is the Internet Booking Engine (IBE), which allows travelers to make reservations and manage their bookings.

Airlines 52

Airlines Travel Security Firewall 52

The Verge

AUGUST 12, 2021

I became a member and then a sysop (system administrator) of one of these NYC groups, called the Women’s BBS (or WBBS). To him, they were just impersonal names on the screen, names that were associated with a movement that he had been told was ridiculous and comic-book villainous.

Groups 83

Groups Systems Administration Media Social 83

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

According to Cliff Stoll, author of the book The Cuckoo's Egg , the community was small, and the level of trust was very high. System administrators didn't bother locking down their systems, because the possibility of bad actors using them didn't really cross their minds.

Examples 92

Examples System Construction Government 92

Fountainhead

JANUARY 2, 2012

IT Administration Song – To the tune of “ A few of my favorite things ” The Computer Song – Dare you to memorize all of these acronyms. Happy System Administrator Day - (one of my fave Animes) Features “The SysAdmin Song” above. And this was just 2007.

Data Center 169

Data Center Cloud IPv6 Virtualization 169

SecureWorld News

MARCH 11, 2022

He writes about this in his book, "Ghost in the Wires": "I would call the company I'd targeted, ask for their computer room, make sure I was talking to a system administrator, and tell him, 'This is [whatever fictitious name popped into my head at that moment], from DEC support. Hacker targets victims with fear.

Examples 73

Examples Engineering Social Banking 73

Fountainhead

APRIL 27, 2009

Equally significant, the software is reducing system administration requirements—enabling Alliance IT professionals to focus on activities that add real value to the user community. applications, we would have had to hire more system administrators. Find me at oestreichk at gee mail dot com.

Healthcare 100

Healthcare Data Center Systems Administration Virtualization 100