The Accidental SysAdmin Handbook: A Primer for Entry Level IT Professionals, Second Edition
- 3h 48m
- Eric Kralicek
- Apress
- 2016
Understand the concepts, processes and technologies that will aid in your professional development as a new system administrator. While every information technology culture is specific to its parent organization, there are commonalities that apply to all organizations.
The Accidental SysAdmin Handbook, Second Edition looks at those commonalities and provides a general introduction to critical aspects associated with system administration. It further acts to provide definitions and patterns for common computer terms and acronyms.
You'll learn:
- How to build and manage home networking and plan more complex network environments
- How to manage the network layer and service architectures as well as network support plans
- How to develop a server hardware strategy and understand the physical vs. virtual server ecosystem
- How to handle data storage, data strategies and directory services, and central account management
- How to work with DNS, DHCP, IP v4 and IP v6
- How to deploy workstations and printers
- How to manage and use antivirus and security management software
- How to build, manage and work with intranets and Internet support services
Audience
It is assumed that the reader has little to no experience in a professional information technology environment.
About the Author
Eric A. Kralicek has worked in the field of computer technology for over two decades, specifically with computer networking since 1984. He has been employed in companies large and small, public and private, using a variety of network operating systems in mixed environments. As a networking professional he has written numerous internal documents that have guided other professionals in their use of technical applications both on and off networked systems. Eric has been employed by Digital Computer Corporation as a Senior Information Management Specialist, Compaq Computer Corporation as a Senior System Software Engineer, dot com companies as an Information Technology Manager, and educational institutions providing network management and system integration. In every instance he has provided both technical skills and training documentation. Eric has a bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Networking from Regis University, Denver, CO. He is Microsoft ITIL and PRINCE II certified. Eric worked for the California State University system as a Network Analyst supporting administrative computer operations in a mixed network environment prior to working for NATO as an IT Engineer.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Home Networking
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Planning a Networking Environment
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Network Layer Architecture
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Network Services Architecture
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Network Support Plan
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Server Hardware Strategy
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Physical vs. Virtual Server Environments
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Data Storage Technologies and User Data Strategy
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Directory Services and Central Account Management
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DNS, DHCP, IPv4, and IPv6
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Deploying Workstations and Printers
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Antivirus, Spyware, Windows Updates, Spam Protection, Security, and Disaster Recovery
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Intranet and Internet Support Services
