Sysadmin

Yes, you ARE a member of a global technology elite

Analyst estimates just one in 318 humans is an IT pro

On-Prem18 Dec 2013 | 27

Confessions of a porn site boss: How I got it up on the 'net

NSFW Part 1: VHS tapes, dialup connections and sexy nekkid ladies...

Software29 Nov 2013 | 47

Concerning Spiceworks' evil plans for world domination

Analysis Sadly, there are few volcanic islands in Austin

On-Prem14 Nov 2013 | 6

Why build a cloud when you can get one ready made?

Microsoft is source and solution of sysadmin Trevor Pott's problems

SaaS12 Nov 2013 | 13

Wanted: IT world domination. Can Spiceworks succeed?

Analysis Rethinking the social network as a guild

On-Prem09 Nov 2013 | 25

RIIIGHT. Sysadmins: Have you ever even MET an overly suave IT guy?

Not to put the BOFH crew down, but unctuous ladykillers we're not...

Bootnotes06 Nov 2013 | 30

Want to keep the users happy? Don't call them users for a start

Sysadmin blog Five commandments for sysadmins

On-Prem28 Oct 2013 | 108

Met Police spaffs £250m keeping 'ineffective' IT systems running - report

London Assembly gives plods' pisspoor tech dept a kicking

Channel30 Aug 2013 | 37

NSA gets burned by a sysadmin, decides to burn 90% of its sysadmins

Need to end planet-wide-snooping leaks? That'll do the trick, thinks US spymaster

Legal09 Aug 2013 | 142

It's now or never for old sysadmins to learn new tricks

Sysadmin blog Watch out for your jobs, says Trevor Pott

Devops09 Aug 2013 | 75

Rejoice! Sysadmin day is... TODAY. Now get in here and win free stuff

Sysadmin blog Don't forget to thank your BOFH this Friday

On-Prem26 Jul 2013 | 30

You still reading us? Not for long! Summer is THE IT meltdown hot spot

Cancel your holidays, techies, most outages happen right about... now

On-Prem19 Jul 2013 | 14

The IT crowd: Fiercely loyal geeks or 'inflexible, budget-padding' creeps?

Sysadmin blog Do you REALLY want a bunch of risk-taking mavericks running your kit...

On-Prem16 Jul 2013 | 62

Sysadmin Day free give away

Sysadmin blog Free stuff, what more could you ask?

Systems13 Jul 2013 | 24

Microsoft's murder most foul: TechNet is dead

Sysadmin blog Do we 'low margin' dregs matter to you anymore, Redmond? Thought not

Channel01 Jul 2013 | 217

Puppet gooses admin tool performance with Enterprise 3.0

Major release sports new orchestration engine, data store

Systems25 Jun 2013 | 6

Lonely-heart Maltese techie vs Bonnie Tyler for Eurovision crown

Eurovision 2013 32 years since that Bucks Fizz feelin'

Legal17 May 2013 | 22

Sysadmins: Let's perch on Microsoft Santa's lap, show him our wish list

Sysadmin Blog Haven't we been good, er, all year?

On-Prem19 Mar 2013 | 46

Is social networking good for anything more than cat pics?

Sysadmin blog LinkedIn is useful... it makes you feel 'viewed'

On-Prem12 Feb 2013 | 54

Build a BONKERS test lab: Everything you need before you deploy

Part one Trevor Pott reveals his server room's crash-test dummies

On-Prem31 Dec 2012 | 40

It must be the end of the world... El Reg man thanks commentards

Sysadmin blog Cool tech, nice PRs, breaking the server-client tether: This was 2012

Bootnotes21 Dec 2012 | 54

Never mind fat-bellied tech titans, give enterprise upstarts a chance

Sysadmin blog Why IT shoppers miss real bargains

Software16 Nov 2012 | 6

2.5 million trades a DAY: How ISE admins became Puppet masters

Sysadmin blog Penguins and Windows kids pull strings

On-Prem07 Nov 2012 | 12

Sysadmins: Basically a happy lot, but frustrated and underpaid

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

On-Prem05 Nov 2012 | 8

Pilfering sysadmin gets four years and $2.3m fine for kit theft

FBI nails Verizon engineer over Cisco scam

Security05 Oct 2012 | 23

Titans of tech: Why I'll never trust 'em

Sysadmin blog World is what it is, but I yam what I yam

On-Prem07 Sep 2012 | 55

Tech conferences: Not just here for the FREE BEER

Sysadmin blog It's all about the social networking... bitch mate

Systems23 Aug 2012 | 7

Sysadmins! There's no shame in using a mouse to delete files

Sysadmin blog Only losers back just one side in the GUIs v CLIs holy war

Systems26 Jul 2012 | 131

BOFH: The back-up backdown smackdown

Episode 6 And that's what happens when you don't listen to your friendly BOFH

BOFH06 Jul 2012 | 40

Sysadmins: Your best tale of woe wins a PRIZE

Competition Hey users, it's Sysadmin Day next month. We want cake

OSes28 Jun 2012 | 139

The 10 worst IT admins of all time

BOFHs who got caught

On-Prem09 Apr 2012 |

What's in the box, Windows sysadmin?

Sysadmin blog What lurks inside the toolkit...

OSes09 Feb 2012 | 78

Even brilliant sysadmins need help plugging holes

Sysadmin blog External audits fix issues you didn't know were there

Channel07 Dec 2011 | 8

Google, VMware, Cisco stuff Puppet with $8.5m

Sysadmin tool, not Muppet movie

Channel30 Nov 2011 |

An ode to rent-a-nerds and cable monkeys

Sysadmin blog Love 'em or hate 'em, we'd be screwed without them

Systems13 Oct 2011 | 51

IT admin cops to crippling ex-employer's network

Cold revenge served here

Security17 Aug 2011 | 24

A sysadmin's top ten tales of woe

Mission Critical The IT troubles I have seen

On-Prem14 Jun 2011 | 190

Locking antlers with a network Nazi

Die! Symantec Endpoint Protection, Die!

Systems11 Feb 2011 | 53

Superphone system-CRACKING cable of DOOM ... is quite handy

MiniUSBs and common connectors are a sysadmin's best friend

Systems09 Feb 2011 | 46

Your call is not important to us

Customer service costs time and money, but it's worth doing

Systems27 Jan 2011 | 34

Forget Flash – content is king

A bit of web wisdom too often forgotten...

Systems27 Jan 2011 | 32

119 iPad apps for admins, coders, and geeks

Part one: Tools, training, and tips for sysadmins

Applications14 Aug 2010 | 33

Google throws Apps bone to sysadmins

Not terribly meaty, but hey look, you can suck out the marrow

Channel21 Jul 2010 |

Give a little love

Sysadmin blog Holding hands and stroking egos is good business

Systems14 Jul 2010 | 10

One experience fits all

Sysadmin blog In which Trevor's little things delight users

Systems12 Jul 2010 | 11

Payroll jobs and Canucks on an iPhone

Sysadmin blog Three projects, many lessons

Systems08 Jul 2010 | 17

Using group policy: GPOs good, scripts much better

Sysadmin blog Get on your training wheels

Systems06 Jul 2010 | 14

Confessions of a sysadmin

Blog I found a virus on my network today…

Systems01 Jun 2010 | 96

Rogue admin charges cut to size

Network kidnapper still going on trial

Legal24 Aug 2009 | 15

IT admin charged in Xmas Eve rampage on charity

Disunited Way

Security07 Aug 2009 | 18

Pink-slipped sysadmin admits to threatening ex-employer's network

Breaking up is hard to do

Security27 Apr 2009 | 21

How gov scapegoats systems for man-made errors

Dead pupil letter shows it is human to err

Legal03 Apr 2009 | 74

Taking note of notebooks

Get a handle on remote assets

Channel17 Feb 2009 |

Rogue sysadmin sues SF for $3m

Damages me? Damages you!

Legal05 Feb 2009 | 15

Feds: IT admin plotted to erase Fannie Mae

'Server Graveyard' narrowly averted

Security29 Jan 2009 | 65

New Jersey sysadmin gets 5 years for Cisco scam

Does bird for replacement kit switch

Legal22 Jan 2009 | 16