Best way to work with servers?

kt-own · 3 Sep 2008 at 19:35

Alright! I've come to a decision about what sort of work I want to do day to day, I want to be involved in working with servers. I like installing and configuring various software, but don't want to limit myself to desktop support.

- What would be the best path to take if this is my end goal?

- How much do working with servers and working with network hardware/issues overlap?

- What is the title of someone who works with the servers in a company/business?

- Is there certain specialisation in server work, or is it a breadth of task that you do, and dabble in everything?

Sorry for so many questions, but as this is the enterprise bit this must be the best place for my list.

kt-own · 4 Sep 2008 at 19:49

Wower, big post Bitpiece. It's nice that you would take that much time to help me out, and you have a big thank you from me. I was at a bookshop the other day, and saw a server+ book but some reviews for it say it's out of date for the exam reqs and is too old. Can you recommend a good book, or one that you used to pass? I think starting with the server+ is a good step, no?
bigredshark, would you say that an mcse is too common now in the workplace and I should take something like the linux+ and aim for redhat? As you say, a lot of servers are linux or unix and I may as well get some knowledge about them now. Or is that pigeonholing myself too early? I don't know a lot about how companies would hire or if they have lots of mcses and less say rhce's.

kt-own · 5 Sep 2008 at 13:43

This will probably sound a bit stupid, but why is it only small/medium businesses that use MS?

kt-own · 5 Sep 2008 at 14:35

I see. That makes sense (at least to me), you choose the right system for the job whatever that system may be.

You have so many quals shark.! Are there any guys you work with who earn more than you/know more?