Brass 
Cannon Consulting
System Administration Services
Established 1986

Kevin Martin
PO Box 82783
Portland, OR 97282

Contract UNIX System Administration

What does a System Administrator do? You may wonder, because when a good Admin is on the job, "everything just works." SAGE, the System Administrators Guild, has listed 108 tasks an Admin might do.

A well-tuned Unix system shouldn't need forty hours a week of baby-sitting... but when you need an admin, you need one badly. If you are in the market for a contract admin, you are invited to discuss your needs, and to browse the BrassCannon.com site to get an idea about the level of support you should expect, and which we are prepared to provide.

On the BrassCannon.com site you will also find a diary I kept during ten months at a "typical" e-commerce client. Don't think of this as a step-by-step roadmap for your own e-commerce site. I saved it to show you what a sysadmin does every day. A system administrator's job is about thinking on one's feet, being flexible, and learning new packages and new skills, often on short notice.

Is it time to call in a professional? Write to Brass Cannon Consulting


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