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Personal information
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Who you work as a sysadmin for. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
SAGE Level you think you are. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
Any operating systems you deal with in your job. Put each item on a separate line or separate them by commas. No HTML allowed. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
List some of your favorite tools for systems administration. This can help us with coming up for ideas for speakers. Put each item on a separate line or separate them by commas. No HTML allowed. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
What are things you need to deal with as a SysAdmin but just can't stand? Maybe we can find speakers to talk about alternatives to those tools or ways to make them less painful. Put each item on a separate line or separate them by commas. No HTML allowed. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
How many years have you worked as a sysadmin? The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
How many sysadmins are there in your group? The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
How many workstations does your team manage? The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
How many servers does your group manage?
General description of what you do at work, etc... The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
SoCoSA
Topics that you'd like to see us have speakers cover. Put each item on a separate line or separate them by commas. No HTML allowed. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
If you're potentially interested in speaking to the group, check here and let us know what you might be interested in talking about. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
List any topics that you'd potentially be interesting in speaking to the group as a whole about. Or just send email to steering@socosa.org. We're always interested in finding speakers. Put each item on a separate line or separate them by commas. No HTML allowed. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.