Career Change

[Hellcat]

Cool, good luck Raul!

Chris, the hardware will be basic, VDIs are getting more and more popular, for an SMB that has an IT manager and 1 or 2 techs, all management will see is:

Well, we don't have 15 servers, we've only got 3 now so why do we need 2 IT?

etc.

Started my OOP studying today...nightmare!

Oh my god! If only we had a 1 to 5, 2 to 15, or even 1 to 15 ratio of techs to servers.

I think we have around 1200 servers and about 16 techs

 

[Magic Johnson]

Oh my god! If only we had a 1 to 5, 2 to 15, or even 1 to 15 ratio of techs to servers.

I think we have around 1200 servers and about 16 techs

They're all virtual though...right?

 

[ChrisUK]

They're all virtual though...right?

No he works for a company with a Global network!

If only I could get a job like that . Stuck mopping up cowboy technician / engineer's s***e and shooting their knackered horse!

 

[Magic Johnson]

1200 physical servers, lord knows how many virtual and there's only 16 of you?! bloody hell!

 

[Hellcat]

Nah, Only a few hundred virtuals. Still, virtuals need patching and stuff. Plus we have about 6000 users in a citrix farm. I've got the project to upgrade all our non-centralized servers. 40 countries. 100 sites. About 300 servers. 1 year. $800k. My head hurts.

 

[BenGP]

I'd like a job in a Data Centre :slayer:

I work in a DC - it is one of the coolest jobs I've had, so much power in your hands, 4.5million domains all at my fingertips :devil:

I work 247 shift patterns = 12 hour days 4 on 4 off, so once you get over that part job = awesome

 

[ChrisUK]

Sweet .

Ideally I'd like one where they do VOIP services too.

 

[Sznaps]

I work in a DC - it is one of the coolest jobs I've had, so much power in your hands, 4.5million domains all at my fingertips :devil:

I work 247 shift patterns = 12 hour days 4 on 4 off, so once you get over that part job = awesome

Man this really seems like something you could envy

 

[Magic Johnson]

Okay so this is going pretty cool so far. C# is coming on nicely, as is SQL. I've been doing my object orientated design too. Want to write an app for my phone so can apply my c#
Skills when I'm doing the Java.

Doing it at home is the hardest. My wife class doesn't have a bequiet method.

 

[ChrisUK]

Get a laptop and go to the local library. Although that's sometimes considered 'code' for cheating

 

[Magic Johnson]

Hmm my local library has been the scene of a few violent crimes, lately so I may skip that lol.

Might need to build a study on my land after all.

 

[Magic Johnson]

God damnit!

Every time I feel like I've moved a step forward with C#, I go two steps back. So frustrating! The book I have is good, but I can't help feel sometimes that I'm just copying code, and then spending a while figuring out how it works, but I don't feel I could replicate that if someone came to me and asked me to do it.

I'm only on chapter 3 right enough lol, but argh!

SQL is coming along nicely though.

 

[jip0]

God damnit!

Every time I feel like I've moved a step forward with C#, I go two steps back. So frustrating! The book I have is good, but I can't help feel sometimes that I'm just copying code, and then spending a while figuring out how it works, but I don't feel I could replicate that if someone came to me and asked me to do it.

I'm only on chapter 3 right enough lol, but argh!

SQL is coming along nicely though.

welcome to the world of programming :devil:

what book are you using?

 

[Magic Johnson]

welcome to the world of programming :devil:

what book are you using?

Ah, is this normal? I just feel so frustrated! I really enjoy the Object Orientated Design principals though.

There are two types of C# programmers: those who know OOD, and those who don't.

I'm using Head First C# in ebook format. Not ideal reading off the screen but hey ho. It was recommended to me by someone doing a degree in computer science.

 

[jip0]

Ah, is this normal? I just feel so frustrated! I really enjoy the Object Orientated Design principals though.

There are two types of C# programmers: those who know OOD, and those who don't.

I'm using Head First C# in ebook format. Not ideal reading off the screen but hey ho. It was recommended to me by someone doing a degree in computer science.

very normal, you just have to keep at it and keep practicing, its all practice practice practice.

what kind of stuff are you doing to practice?

 

[Magic Johnson]

Nothing really, just following the book.

 

[jip0]

try setting yourself little challenges.

try and make a fully working calculator
a word search solver things like that

 

[Magic Johnson]

I don't think I have the confidence to! I've made stupid little ones like changing a label's colour by pressing a button (lol) completely on my own but anything more complicated and I get stumped. It's mainly figuring out where to put things.

 

[jip0]

I don't think I have the confidence to! I've made stupid little ones like changing a label's colour by pressing a button (lol) completely on my own but anything more complicated and I get stumped. It's mainly figuring out where to put things.

still try it and if you get stumped cary on with the book and come back to it later.

Edit: its important to develop the creative thinking and problem solving skills, best way i find is to throw yourself in the deep end

If you want i can try and point you in the right direction if you get stuck

 

[Magic Johnson]

Thanks Jip0, will bear that in mind! What are you (job wise) anyway? I don't think you've disclosed that info yet!

I've fallen behind with my C#/OOD studying, in favour of SQL and brushing up on my HTML/XHTML/CSS before I can start on my HTML5 and Jscript.

My ultimate aim is to learn asp.net 4 after all of the above and combine them all and create some kick ass web apps as business solutions but be able to do the backend as well.

I sometimes feel like I'm overloading, especially now because work has thrown a potential Linux VDI environment in to the mix. Sometimes I want to scream! Haha.