Re: certification

[Jeff Tyler <jeff@jthome.com>]

Humm... I think I'm on Mr Wyatt's side on this one.  Quick, define
the core of the sysadmin profession !  Can't do it can ya ?  Neither
can I and I've been one for almost 15 years now ;-)  I suspect that
this is one reason why so many of the attempts to treat this subject
in an atomic manner have floundered over the years.

JT (who does like the merit badge approach)

"John Eisenmenger says:"
> 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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