Restricted Notes by a Geek

Found an interesting article explaining the lazy Linux admin and what makes such a person successfull.

Here is the list:

1. Don’t reinvent the wheel.
2. Use open source.
3. Automate everything.
4. Design for scale - plan to be lazy from the start.
5. Design for hardware manageability.
6. Use good cluster management software - don’t dig wells with teaspoons.
7. Use open source monitoring solutions.
8. Control your users with a queuing system.
9. Verify you get what you pay for - benchmark it!
10. Manage cluster communication.
11. Look for ways to become lazier.

Link to the Article: Lazy Linux

This article also links to: Lazy Linux: 10 essential tricks for admins

Interesting read worth it.