I'm a Systems Engineer (SAN & ESX) at a large Australian hosting company. I started out as a Level 1 phone tech at an ISP, switched after a year to the hosting company as a Level 2 and after about 2 years went for my current role.
You can get a Sysadmin job without a Uni degree but:
- You'll have to work your way up vs going straight in after Uni
- It's probably easier at the same company provided you keep a good rep for hard work without drama
- You learn outside of the role eg. setup a home ESX cluster from old comps, this doesn't have to be training with a piece of paper (though it helps) but just to show you really know your subject matter
People outside the US eg Australia, can't get HBO, or even the Sci Fi channel for that matter. I'd love to be able to download shows, for $2-$3 per episode (what the stations currently get per user in advertising). I'm eagerely awaiting the results of the BBC's trial with the hope they open it up to users outside to Britain for a paid fee. It can take 1-2 years for shows from the US to get to us here, and when they do arrive the stations chop out "non-essential" bits of the show to fit more ads in. They also show the shows out of order, and mix old and new episodes. Channel 9 here in Australia lost many viewers by interjecting a "best of" section in the middle of the last season of friends. If I could order US cable or Satelite here I would as ours sucks, there are 2 two cable companies but both show exactly the same shows and are hugely expensive.
What happens when someone fakes an email header so it looks like an infrigment notice from a movie studio etc. For example Saying there is copyrighted material on the pharmacydirect.com.au website. So because of this case, emails are given the word of law by the courts and the Pharmcacy Direcy website is taken offline. Pharmacy Direct then sues the ISP for losing it millions of dollars. What will the courts do then....
Emails cannot be given legal status as they are too easily faked. It they were not there would be an easy way to filter spam emails.
Another Lively discussion on this happening on www.whirlpool.com.au
Direct link is to the discussion is here
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I'm a Systems Engineer (SAN & ESX) at a large Australian hosting company. I started out as a Level 1 phone tech at an ISP, switched after a year to the hosting company as a Level 2 and after about 2 years went for my current role. You can get a Sysadmin job without a Uni degree but: - You'll have to work your way up vs going straight in after Uni - It's probably easier at the same company provided you keep a good rep for hard work without drama - You learn outside of the role eg. setup a home ESX cluster from old comps, this doesn't have to be training with a piece of paper (though it helps) but just to show you really know your subject matter
People outside the US eg Australia, can't get HBO, or even the Sci Fi channel for that matter. I'd love to be able to download shows, for $2-$3 per episode (what the stations currently get per user in advertising). I'm eagerely awaiting the results of the BBC's trial with the hope they open it up to users outside to Britain for a paid fee. It can take 1-2 years for shows from the US to get to us here, and when they do arrive the stations chop out "non-essential" bits of the show to fit more ads in. They also show the shows out of order, and mix old and new episodes. Channel 9 here in Australia lost many viewers by interjecting a "best of" section in the middle of the last season of friends. If I could order US cable or Satelite here I would as ours sucks, there are 2 two cable companies but both show exactly the same shows and are hugely expensive.
What happens when someone fakes an email header so it looks like an infrigment notice from a movie studio etc. For example Saying there is copyrighted material on the pharmacydirect.com.au website. So because of this case, emails are given the word of law by the courts and the Pharmcacy Direcy website is taken offline. Pharmacy Direct then sues the ISP for losing it millions of dollars. What will the courts do then.... Emails cannot be given legal status as they are too easily faked. It they were not there would be an easy way to filter spam emails. Another Lively discussion on this happening on www.whirlpool.com.au Direct link is to the discussion is here Bluemars