Yes! It is this time of the year again. Sysadmin Day is today. So off your desk and walk towards that guy who is taking care of your network and machines and is required to perform magic when your PC is damaged, the network is not responding and your work is lost. Give him a hug, say “Thank you“, buy him coffee, a book, do a small gesture of appreciation, for if you reflect back in the past 364 days, you surely had a chance to thank them and you did not.

When treated properly at least once a year, sysadmins do not bite!

“A system is a construct or collection of different elements that together produce results not obtainable by the elements alone. The elements, or parts, can include people, hardware, software, facilities, policies, and documents; that is, all things required to produce systems-level results. The results include system level qualities, properties, characteristics, functions, behavior and performance. The value added by the system as a whole, beyond that contributed independently by the parts, is primarily created by the relationship among the parts; that is, how they are interconnected.”

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