10 Maxims for System Administrators to Live By

"The following 10 items are guidelines more than rules, that I have learned over the years doing intensive work on the IT infrastructure. These guidelines are mostly common sense and can be helpful for anybody who administers an IT system, including Linux/Windows Administrator, Network Administrator and DBA. "

1. Keep it simple.
2. Backup regularly
3. Test your backup regularly
4. Proactive Monitoring
5. Document Everything
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