Windows System Administrator

[mikho]

The great thing about Linux is I can Google anything and get an answer fast.

Same way for me but the other way around.

Guess it all boils down to experience, somethkng you can only get by working with it.


I've worked with many applications and systems over the years, even Cobol software (today actually). Funny thing is, people I meet always excpect me to know everything about their computer problems since I work as a consultant.


Truth is that I almost always do.


Another fun fact (boosting my ego) is that the last two years I've been contracted by three innternational companys regarding problems their IT department can't solve.


In two of the cases my first suggestion after listening to the description of their problem turned out to be the solution used.


I'm that good

 

[mikho]

Does anyone know of a crash course into Windows for the hosting industry?

There is no crash course. You need to pick an application/system and start there.

It's just a foreign concept to me, that everything requires a license key and there are different versions of MSSQL, for example, all at different costs with different features.

The Microsoft way of counting licenses and the amount the charge per license is ridicolous.


Two of my customers have been contacted by Microsoft to "assist" in keeping track of the licenses for MS products.


The audit took 3 months per company. Each company has about 30-50 employees. Nothing special.

 

[TruvisT]

There is no crash course. You need to pick an application/system and start there.


The Microsoft way of counting licenses and the amount the charge per license is ridicolous.


Two of my customers have been contacted by Microsoft to "assist" in keeping track of the licenses for MS products.


The audit took 3 months per company. Each company has about 30-50 employees. Nothing special.

You know their licensing is complicated when their own people have problems explaining it to you. and when they keep changing how they do it.. ughs.