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| Category: | General - Books | By: | Wiley |
| More info: | www.wiley.com | Author(s): | Mark Burgess |
| Pages: | 366 | Year of publication: | 2004 |
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Network and systems administration usually refers to the
skill of keeping computers and networks running properly.
But in truth, the skill needed is that
of managing complexity - to save time performing
common system administration tasks, to allow safe use
of untrained and trained help in maintaining mission-critical
systems and to enable efficient centralized network administration.
Mark
Burgess describes the science behind these complex systems,
independent of the operating systems they work on.
Rather than viewing the subject traditionally as a
set of recipes for success or communications technologies
for monitoring, Analytical Network and System Administration:
- provides
models & theoretical tools for analysing the resources,
efficiency and security of human-computer systems;
- gives advice
& guidance on how to determine optimal policies
for system administration;
- employs probabilistic rather than Boolean
methods;
- illustrates key points with examples and exercises.
The
essence of this book concedes the complexity of
human-computer systems and urges readers to make the
best of it. Although it tackles many complicated
issues, the book offers a lightweight overview, suitable
for graduate students and researchers in Networking and
Computer Science. Its unique approach to an old
problem will also appeal to practicing system managers
and administrators.