Re: Good XP Domain Admin book?

Ben Blaney scribbled:
> frag wrote:
> > Ben Blaney scribbled:
> >
> >> Fucking IT nerds are only interested in the technology. Listen up
> - >> you exist to support the business, not the other way round.
> >
> > Interesting.
> >
> > So you suggest I should stop developing the app that the company
> > relies on 100%, so I can get everyones PCs working nicely, so they
> > can email out the redundancy notices and surf JobSite?
>
> Is that what I said?

"you exist to support the business" - implying I should analyse the
business' requirements and work out whats best in their interests.

The company are perfectly happy with very slow, controlled growth, in
the area of production of various mechanical devices, controlled by
common software (with a couple of custom builds). Writing that s/w is
my primary role, which takes up 110% of my time.

An IT network of the size they have now will support them perfectly
well for at least 5 years to come. For what its got to do, a Windows or
Unix server based network will suffice and provide them with all the
facilities they need.

They will continue to give me the secondary role of supporting the
network. They're unwilling to train me on MS server technologies,
simply due to the fact I've got no spare time to go training on
anything. And they do not want to employ a seperate IT admin.

Given the above, remembering it makes no difference what the servers
platform is, the choice for me is simple. MS server will take me a lot
longer to set up and I've got a steep learning curve. *nix I know. I
opt for the quickest, cheapest, most productive option.

And that will happen in 2006. And for now I've done a quick fix that
will make their current network a lot more reliable.

> > Strange notion of supporting the business.
>
> I think that your justification for your IT proposal if flimsy, at
> best.

Probably because I haven't justified it in any previous posts. I gave a
very brief reason.

But, just for your benefit, and to help you sleep easy at night, see
the above.

There, there, there. <pats head>



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