I work for a large ISP and am interested in how large systems are managed. How do you manage the Google? Do you use open source, commercial or roll-your-own monitoring. Do you use a SNMP agent and, if so to what extent. How fast can you detect a problem, troubleshoot it and fix it.
THERE IS NO FREE BANDWITH... The market will decide how much IP bandwith is worth. If there is too much supply then the $$$ people/companies are willing to pay goes down. Then there will be fewer companies willing to go into the business untill the supply goes down and the value goes up. The engineeers "taking over" the NOC are giving away free bandwith and thereby compounding the problem. The best thing that could happen to the internet is for companies to go out of business and take the bandwith off the market.
I went to Northeastern and got great COOP jobs and a Diploma after 5 years. It was a great experience and I was able to live in Boston. I recommend moving from you home town, make new friends, and try different types of jobs. An SA position is a good job but, it can limit your flexability during economic slowdowns.
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I work for a large ISP and am interested in how large systems are managed. How do you manage the Google? Do you use open source, commercial or roll-your-own monitoring. Do you use a SNMP agent and, if so to what extent. How fast can you detect a problem, troubleshoot it and fix it.
THERE IS NO FREE BANDWITH ... The market will decide how much IP bandwith is worth. If there is too much supply then the $$$ people/companies are willing to pay goes down. Then there will be fewer companies willing to go into the business untill the supply goes down and the value goes up. The engineeers "taking over" the NOC are giving away free bandwith and thereby compounding the problem. The best thing that could happen to the internet is for companies to go out of business and take the bandwith off the market.
I went to Northeastern and got great COOP jobs and a Diploma after 5 years. It was a great experience and I was able to live in Boston. I recommend moving from you home town, make new friends, and try different types of jobs. An SA position is a good job but, it can limit your flexability during economic slowdowns.