Re: certification

[John Eisenmenger <jpe@colltech.com>]

On Mon, 9 Mar 1998, R.  Wyatt wrote:

>  I happen to disagree with mr. potter as well.  If I wasn't part developer
> /engineer, than I would not have any machines to administrate.
> Unfortunately, some vendors are not very helpful in debugging their
> products or send out documentation that is flat wrong.  My customers don't
> look to the vendor if the machine doesn't run, they look to me.

Look, the point that Mr. Potter is trying to make is that there are core
abilities that apply to systems administration and it is on these that we
should be concentrating.  As valuable as the other skills mentioned are,
they do not fall under the scope of the skills listed in the SAGE job
descriptions.  This is not to say that other skills aren't worthy or
desirable, it only says that they are not core skills of a systems
administrator. 

Put simply, SAGE states its purpose as being "to advance the profession of
systems administration."  Skills outside that scope (web development,
software engineering, etc.) should be certified by other groups.  SAGE
should concentrate on its core competencies, which are enumerated in the
SAGE job descriptions.  What I see in this thread is an everything but the
kitchen sink approach, which reduces the viability of this concept.

-John

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