albertwt Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) Hi Everyone,As a sysadmin in the company, what sort of things do you usually do when you got nothing to do in the office (or at least not that busy day) ?Because if you just sitting down doing nothing and browsing the internet wouldn't be a good report to your supervisor or boss These are some of the following task that i usually do:1. Test Backup and Recovery strategy2. Check antivirus status and windows update3. Windows Server and VM maintenance4. Hardware and Software Inventory tracking5. researching for better software / hardware to invest and implement in the company. Edited September 20, 2010 by albertwt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I basically handle my work schedule with projects. If all current projects are completed and I am in relative limbo, I have the following on my list:- testing new recovery partition solutions- develop a thin client that supports video acceleration for burn in- organize files on the file server- rewrite the loader on our USB Boot Keys- test server backup solutions- rewrite websites/test securityOtherwise i just throw the football around the office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwt Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 I basically handle my work schedule with projects. If all current projects are completed and I am in relative limbo, I have the following on my list:- testing new recovery partition solutions- develop a thin client that supports video acceleration for burn in- organize files on the file server- rewrite the loader on our USB Boot Keys- test server backup solutions- rewrite websites/test securityOtherwise i just throw the football around the office. wow, you really have a good life in there :-)mine just a small shop therefore if nothing happens in the sysadmin world it would looks bad or even worst (got fired by the boss).but thanks for the idea man i appreciate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Play CounterStrike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwt Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 lol... i'd be fired and then play Counter-Strike forever at home ()" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanND Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Online or offline training that way when the boss finds out you have everything running so well he thinks you aren't needed, you have more certifications under your belt for the new job.Which it seems to me that the ultimate goal of a sysadmin or IT support person should be to have nothing to do. If everything was done right the first time all you should have to do is the new project and the unforeseen or unavoidable emergencies, or maintenance of business tasks (which hopefully can be automated as much as possible). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Which it seems to me that the ultimate goal of a sysadmin or IT support person should be to have nothing to do. If everything was done right the first time all you should have to do is the new project and the unforeseen or unavoidable emergencies, or maintenance of business tasks (which hopefully can be automated as much as possible).Exactly. Point is that in many places (wrongly) the deal is not (as it should):Do whatever you want, come to the office whenever you see fit, the only thing I ask you in exchange for the money I give you is that everything goes smooth and the few inevitable emergencies are dealt with quickly and efficiently.There is still the (wrong) conception linked to "factory worker": You stay here from 9 to 5, 5 days a week and do something (that I don't know sh*t about) all the time if you want my money.This also doesn't help much in distinguishing "good" IT admin from "bad" ones (in the sense of "smart/capable/efficient" vs. "unknowledgeable but hard working"). jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Oh yeah, I forgot about training... or getting docs from Microsoft. Once when I had nothing to do I read the 200 page Office 2010 training book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanND Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Oh yeah, I forgot about training... or getting docs from Microsoft. Once when I had nothing to do I read the 200 page Office 2010 training book.Now that is just desperation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwt Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 Online or offline training that way when the boss finds out you have everything running so well he thinks you aren't needed, you have more certifications under your belt for the new job.Which it seems to me that the ultimate goal of a sysadmin or IT support person should be to have nothing to do. If everything was done right the first time all you should have to do is the new project and the unforeseen or unavoidable emergencies, or maintenance of business tasks (which hopefully can be automated as much as possible).wow that'sa good one man,thanks for encouraging us all here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanND Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Online or offline training that way when the boss finds out you have everything running so well he thinks you aren't needed, you have more certifications under your belt for the new job.Which it seems to me that the ultimate goal of a sysadmin or IT support person should be to have nothing to do. If everything was done right the first time all you should have to do is the new project and the unforeseen or unavoidable emergencies, or maintenance of business tasks (which hopefully can be automated as much as possible).wow that'sa good one man,thanks for encouraging us all here.Just wish I could get to that point myself. Getting close but not there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwt Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 Don't worry man, when the time has come, you shall be ready to catch the new opportunity.God knows what's best for us all here :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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