Comments on: Party like a SysAdmin in San Francisco July 29th http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/ Making the Internet safer and faster Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:19:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Doug Spindler http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321651 Doug Spindler Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:09:50 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321651 Is this a prank? SysAdmin appreaction day is Friday, July 31 NOT Wednesday July 29th. www.sysadminday.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Administrator_Appreciation_Day Both list the date as Friday July 31. Is this a prank? SysAdmin appreaction day is Friday, July 31 NOT Wednesday July 29th.

www.sysadminday.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Administrator_Appreciation_Day

Both list the date as Friday July 31.

]]> By: Michael T. Halligan http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321650 Michael T. Halligan Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:34:12 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321650 Hey David, it's your birthday! We gonna party, like it's your birthday! We gonna sip bicardi, like it's your birthday! *oomph oomph oomph* Hey David, it’s your birthday!
We gonna party, like it’s your birthday!
We gonna sip bicardi, like it’s your birthday!

*oomph oomph oomph*

]]> By: Mark http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321564 Mark Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:38:58 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321564 Too bad I am too busy implementing openDNS for ALL of my clients and I'm in NJ...but I hope you guys and gals have fun Too bad I am too busy implementing openDNS for ALL of my clients and I’m in NJ…but I hope you guys and gals have fun

]]> By: Daniel Nisbet http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321558 Daniel Nisbet Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:03:25 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321558 [...] This is a pretty good summary of what my job is (for those who sleeplessly wonder). A sysadmin unpacked the server for this website from its box, installed an operating system, patched it for security, made sure the power and air conditioning was working in the server room, monitored it for stability, set up the software, and kept backups in case anything went wrong. All to serve this webpage. A sysadmin installed the routers, laid the cables, configured the networks, set up the firewalls, and watched and guided the traffic for each hop of the network that runs over copper, fiber optic glass, and even the air itself to bring the Internet to your computer. All to make sure the webpage found its way from the server to your computer. A sysadmin makes sure your network connection is safe, secure, open, and working. A sysadmin makes sure your computer is working in a healthy way on a healthy network. A sysadmin takes backups to guard against disaster both human and otherwise, holds the gates against security threats and crackers, and keeps the printers going no matter how many copies of the tax code someone from Accounting prints out. A sysadmin worries about spam, viruses, spyware, but also power outages, fires and floods. When the email server goes down at 2 AM on a Sunday, your sysadmin is paged, wakes up, and goes to work. A sysadmin is a professional, who plans, worries, hacks, fixes, pushes, advocates, protects and creates good computer networks, to get you your data, to help you do work — to bring the potential of computing ever closer to reality. So if you can read this, thank your sysadmin — and know he or she is only one of dozens or possibly hundreds whose work brings you the email from your aunt on the West Coast, the instant message from your son at college, the free phone call from the friend in Australia, and this [blog]. [...] […] This is a pretty good summary of what my job is (for those who sleeplessly wonder). A sysadmin unpacked the server for this website from its box, installed an operating system, patched it for security, made sure the power and air conditioning was working in the server room, monitored it for stability, set up the software, and kept backups in case anything went wrong. All to serve this webpage. A sysadmin installed the routers, laid the cables, configured the networks, set up the firewalls, and watched and guided the traffic for each hop of the network that runs over copper, fiber optic glass, and even the air itself to bring the Internet to your computer. All to make sure the webpage found its way from the server to your computer. A sysadmin makes sure your network connection is safe, secure, open, and working. A sysadmin makes sure your computer is working in a healthy way on a healthy network. A sysadmin takes backups to guard against disaster both human and otherwise, holds the gates against security threats and crackers, and keeps the printers going no matter how many copies of the tax code someone from Accounting prints out. A sysadmin worries about spam, viruses, spyware, but also power outages, fires and floods. When the email server goes down at 2 AM on a Sunday, your sysadmin is paged, wakes up, and goes to work. A sysadmin is a professional, who plans, worries, hacks, fixes, pushes, advocates, protects and creates good computer networks, to get you your data, to help you do work — to bring the potential of computing ever closer to reality. So if you can read this, thank your sysadmin — and know he or she is only one of dozens or possibly hundreds whose work brings you the email from your aunt on the West Coast, the instant message from your son at college, the free phone call from the friend in Australia, and this [blog]. […]

]]> By: Celebrate Sysadmin’s Day on Wednesday at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco | BLOGCHINA http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321548 Celebrate Sysadmin’s Day on Wednesday at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco | BLOGCHINA Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:36:07 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321548 [...] Party like a SysAdmin in San Francisco July 29th [...] […] Party like a SysAdmin in San Francisco July 29th […]

]]> By: Ben http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321542 Ben Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:47:40 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321542 There is a sysadmin day?! Awesome! Sadly cant come, different country... and the pager never sleeps.... There is a sysadmin day?! Awesome! Sadly cant come, different country… and the pager never sleeps….

]]> By: Celebrate Sysadmin’s Day on Wednesday at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco | The World Matters http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321515 Celebrate Sysadmin’s Day on Wednesday at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco | The World Matters Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:04:32 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321515 [...] Party like a SysAdmin in San Francisco July 29th [...] […] Party like a SysAdmin in San Francisco July 29th […]

]]> By: Allison Rhodes http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321496 Allison Rhodes Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:02:42 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321496 @Frank - Ah, come on! It'll be fun. The whole OpenDNS team will be there and we're giving away some cool stuff. Hope you can make it! @Frank - Ah, come on! It’ll be fun. The whole OpenDNS team will be there and we’re giving away some cool stuff.

Hope you can make it!

]]> By: Frank Rizzo http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321494 Frank Rizzo Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:54:37 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321494 I am about a mile away and I won't be attending. Party like a sysadmin ? Wow, that's gotta be a killer party ... Ya no thanks .. I am about a mile away and I won’t be attending. Party like a sysadmin ? Wow, that’s gotta be a killer party …

Ya no thanks ..

]]> By: OpenDNS 2009 Sysadmin Appreciation Party http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321486 OpenDNS 2009 Sysadmin Appreciation Party Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:28:40 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2009/07/06/party-like-a-sysadmin-in-san-francisco-on-july-29th/#comment-321486 [...] is organizing their 2009 Sysadmin Appreciation Party this Wednesday, July 29th at DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Admission is free, just register through [...] […] is organizing their 2009 Sysadmin Appreciation Party this Wednesday, July 29th at DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Admission is free, just register through […]

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