TheTechieGeek.Net is owned and maintained by me, Emmanuel T. Rivera. Finished a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Major in Programming and Systems/Network Administration. I graduated at Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology(NEUST), Cabanatuan City - Main Campus.

This website that I've just administered and created is just only for one purpose -- to help other IT students in providing useful information that can assist them in their studies if they'll take the same path as me.

I'm currently continuing my study at the University of the Philippines taking Cisco™ Certified Network Associate(CCNA) course at Cisco™ Networking Academy hosted by University of the Philippines Information Technology Training Center(UP-ITTC).

I'm also currently working at Vibal Publishing House, Inc. as a Web Developer and Systems/Network Administrator. This website I've just created is a division of emtot.dyndns.org -- my handcrafted website during my college days.

All rights goes to me as the owner/webmaster including the domain name www.thetechiegeek.net, articles, tutorials and others.

All external links rights goes to the author/owner of those said links.

System Administrator, what is it?

A system administrator, systems administrator, or sysadmin, is a person employed to maintain and operate a computer system and/or network. System administrators may be members of an information technology department.

The duties of a system administrator are wide-ranging, and vary widely from one organization to another. Sysadmins are usually charged with installing, supporting, and maintaining servers or other computer systems, and planning for and responding to service outages and other problems. Other duties may include scripting or light programming, project management for systems-related projects, supervising or training computer operators, and being the consultant for computer problems beyond the knowledge of technical support staff. A system administrator must demonstrate a blend of technical skills and responsibility in order to perform their job well.

In short, to be a system administrator, you just don't need to know a specific field in IT. You have to know a lot of things from Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Linux/Unix, networking(especially the standards, not to mention Cisco™) and programming (especially in web-based programming nowadays).

As a system administrator, you have to know the latest technology of your time. You need to know how everything works. From troubleshooting, installation, maintaining, implementing and supporting hardware and software, up to creating your own designs of systems and networks.