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stewboy
21-02-06, 09:16 PM
Well after spending three years in recruitment i have moved in the the wonderful world of IT.
Working for a company called crystal as a support analyst.
So was wondering how many of us fellow riders are in the clang and what you do so i know who to ask for when i get stuck..
So come on you lot hands up and what do you do. 8) \:D/
philipMac
21-02-06, 09:42 PM
Probably not very much help...
But, I do Linux sys admin / apache security / mysql admin / ACEdb admin and that sort of thing.
Coding mainly Perl, (bit of C#/Java/ shell scripting)
A lot of CGI muck unfortunately,:oops: backending into MySQL and ACEdb (I used to do nice distrib objs /JSP/SOAP sort of stuf)
Main part of my job is genomics data mineing... which is messy stuff.
I would like to spend more time doing pure Bioinformatic codey things though (as time goes on),
stewboy
21-02-06, 09:49 PM
I would like to spend more time doing pure Bioinformatic codey things though (as time goes on),[/quote]
:shock:
:lol:
Former systems analyst, currently doing 1st/2nd line network support...
Enjoy the new job, I'll help if I can....
philipMac
21-02-06, 10:02 PM
I would like to spend more time doing pure Bioinformatic codey things though (as time goes on),
:shock:
:lol:
I suppose I am saying... lots of UNIX / Linux sys admin is getting boring. I prefer doing sort of big number crunching genomic data mining. But, I think you have to be clever to be good at this.
:roll:
rwoodcock01
21-02-06, 10:07 PM
Currently in a Desktop Support role, dealing with something like 5500 + PC's, running a mixture of NT4 and XP Pro, finally getting rid of our NT4 servers and going up to server 2003, running Active directory and GPO.
Cheers
Rich
UNIX Support, which includes:
Solaris support
SunFire 15k Support
Veritas Volume manager, VXFS, volume replication
KSH Scripting
Little bit of SAN stuff to
In the past have done some Ingres and Oracle DBA stuff, plus a bit of AIX and HPUX support as well.
_Stretchie_
21-02-06, 10:24 PM
We're not talking Crystal reports are we??
Ward8124
21-02-06, 10:27 PM
He's only doing IT cos i told him toooo.....aint that right mate ;)
Bit of everything except NIX systems. Put my head to new stuff if it seems intresting.
hi
i started out as an it admin on windows NT, 2000 - then moved to designing active directory infrastructures for biggish companies.. got a bit boring after a while so i made the transition over into a development role where i spent most of the time now - languages mainly C# but also VB.NET, Java, Javascript, etc..
eventually i want to take all my skills and move into a data analysis role, big opportunities there.. started writing some custom reporting engines for clients now which sadistically i find very absorbing :|
feel free to give me a shout if you need help
Ward8124
21-02-06, 10:36 PM
I do the full monty......o wait are we talknig about IT? stew will testify to the first! Other than that i do networking,sys admin,mangerial crap,linux,open bsd,firewall (sonic and open bsd) and all the rest of the crap that MS can throw at us!
Carsick
21-02-06, 10:45 PM
I'm currently a student but still working as a developer. I'll be going back soon to work as a troubleshooter and customer engineer, hopefully moving onto management as the company expands.
timwilky
21-02-06, 11:21 PM
been cutting code for about 25 years, started with APL then Fortran/Basic in the late 70s, moved into systems programming and real time stuff in the early 80 so got into 16 bit macro assemblers on PDP and CA Naked minis. mid 80 moved into vax so 32 bit macro assembers and complex instruction sets plus c language
In late 80 sunos then solaris so c and bourne shell then moved into c++ and then quickly into java. then onto linux so bash.
Somewhere along the line I also got into perl, php, oracle development plus Oracle & MySQL databases. Bits of development I have done for PC are usually Borland C++, could not get on with the Microsoft visual c++.
As well as the above I am a project manager for a hosting centre with about 150 servers. for the companies Internet and intranet application, mainly built on linux and sun platforms.
BTW if your problems are of a Microsoft nature. Don't bother knocking on my door. I will only tell you to throw it out the window
fizzwheel
21-02-06, 11:40 PM
Data Centre Manager / Wintel Server Support
Specifically
NT / 2000 / 2003 server
Citrix
Exchange 5.5 and 2003
AD
IIS6
Plus I tend to get involved in architecting new products and also when the sh*t hits the fan I'm a 2nd line support engineer as well.
rictus01
21-02-06, 11:43 PM
OK I give up, what is a "support analyst" I really have no idea :?:
Me I just implement networks, Oh and fix them sometimes.
Cheers Mark.
fizzwheel
21-02-06, 11:48 PM
OK I give up, what is a "support analyst" I really have no idea :?:
Its what managers call you when they dont understand what your job is :lol:
sharriso74
21-02-06, 11:53 PM
Look after trading systems in the city Reuters, Bloomberg etc all the backend is on Unix so it very rarely (touch wood) crashes, client side is Windows XP so keeps me in a job.
Thank you Bill Gates for ensuring I'm never out of work!
rictus01
21-02-06, 11:55 PM
OK I give up, what is a "support analyst" I really have no idea :?:
Its what managers call you when they dont understand what your job is :lol:
Oh, a bit like "your the network guy aren't you".
Funny that, for years I thought my name was "Help", it's just when the 3rd line support guys couldn't do it and the projects were in deep dodo, the managers come running :roll: asking for Help and it'd be me they wanted :?
Cheers Mark.
Sid Squid
22-02-06, 12:08 AM
Probably not very much help...
But, I do Linux sys admin / apache security / mysql admin / ACEdb admin and that sort of thing.
Coding mainly Perl, (bit of C#/Java/ shell scripting)
A lot of CGI muck unfortunately,:oops: backending into MySQL and ACEdb (I used to do nice distrib objs /JSP/SOAP sort of stuf)
Main part of my job is genomics data mineing... which is messy stuff.
I would like to spend more time doing pure Bioinformatic codey things though (as time goes on),
Errr...what?
rictus01
22-02-06, 12:15 AM
Probably not very much help...
But, I do Linux sys admin / apache security / mysql admin / ACEdb admin and that sort of thing.
Coding mainly Perl, (bit of C#/Java/ shell scripting)
A lot of CGI muck unfortunately,:oops: backending into MySQL and ACEdb (I used to do nice distrib objs /JSP/SOAP sort of stuf)
Main part of my job is genomics data mineing... which is messy stuff.
I would like to spend more time doing pure Bioinformatic codey things though (as time goes on),
Errr...what?
he types alot :lol:
Cheers Mark.
Sid Squid
22-02-06, 12:31 AM
Got it, ta.
Work in a datacenter putting stuff together and pressing a few keys every now and again :shock: :D
Sid Squid
22-02-06, 08:08 AM
They are.
Your all "geeks" :D
And proud of it, at least weve moved on from the beards & sandals era, well sandals anyway.
:D :D :D
Your all "geeks" :D
And proud of it, at least weve moved on from the beards & sandals era, well sandals anyway.
:D :D :D
Thank god for small mercies :lol:
fizzwheel
22-02-06, 09:00 AM
Your all "geeks" :D
And proud of it, at least weve moved on from the beards & sandals era, well sandals anyway.
:D :D :D
Thank god for small mercies :lol:
Not all of us, theres a guy in my office who still insists on wearing sandals with socks.... :roll:
Jelster
22-02-06, 09:01 AM
I sell it.. 8)
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Your all "geeks" :D
And proud of it, at least weve moved on from the beards & sandals era, well sandals anyway.
:D :D :D
Thank god for small mercies :lol:
Not all of us, theres a guy in my office who still insists on wearing sandals with socks.... :roll:
*shudders*
mysteryjimbo
22-02-06, 09:11 AM
The IT Crowd is much like it is in the support department here.
The rest of us are partially normal.
stewboy
22-02-06, 09:22 AM
:lol: well im just starting to be a geek so any tips on that would be good too.
no its crystal uk ( worlds largest recruitment company )
and yes WARD8124 made me do it..
:wink:
I sell it.. 8)
.
"You're a Tiger, ROAARRRRR" - Gareth Cheeseman, Software Salesman (Coogans Run)
:D :wink:
whats going on here then???
Lotus Notes Developer here, bit of Notes Admin too.
Course this also includes everything that is on the desk with a computer too, according to the lusers :?
Flamin_Squirrel
22-02-06, 10:55 AM
lusers :?
Not heard that one before... excellent :lol:
I'm just a AIX, HP-UX, Linux, little Solaris, ESS, TSM, system admin... I also do some Windows work on the side, fixing 98, XP plus some home linux fiddling.
Currently in a Desktop Support role, dealing with something like 5500 + PC's, running a mixture of NT4 and XP Pro, finally getting rid of our NT4 servers and going up to server 2003, running Active directory and GPO.
Cheers
Rich
Sounds familiar! :lol: :lol: :lol:
I work for the same company as Rich but at Lotus Cars in Norfolk - things are so backwards up here that only the IT department have XP :roll:
My job - see Richs description with a little HPUX thrown in! :D
Lotus Notes Developer here, bit of Notes Admin too.
Course this also includes everything that is on the desk with a computer too, according to the lusers :?
Ahhh now I know where to go, I'm sortof the unofficial Notes admin at my place, have I ever been shown anything about notes ? nope i'm just the only mug who'll try and fix something :lol:
mysteryjimbo
22-02-06, 01:10 PM
according to the lusers :?
I hope this was intentional! :lol:
Lotus Notes Developer here, bit of Notes Admin too.
Course this also includes everything that is on the desk with a computer too, according to the lusers :?
Ahhh now I know where to go, I'm sortof the unofficial Notes admin at my place, have I ever been shown anything about notes ? nope i'm just the only mug who'll try and fix something :lol:
Been that too.. Urgh Domino...
philipMac
22-02-06, 04:16 PM
Probably not very much help...
But, I do Linux sys admin / apache security / mysql admin / ACEdb admin and that sort of thing.
Coding mainly Perl, (bit of C#/Java/ shell scripting)
A lot of CGI muck unfortunately,:oops: backending into MySQL and ACEdb (I used to do nice distrib objs /JSP/SOAP sort of stuf)
Main part of my job is genomics data mineing... which is messy stuff.
I would like to spend more time doing pure Bioinformatic codey things though (as time goes on),
Errr...what?
he types alot :lol:
Cheers Mark.
ha ha. Yeah. Basically.
Allright; so, there are lots of organisms who have their genomes sequenced, or partly sequenced.
I look through these data, and try to make patterns out of it, and predict things, and make experiments more efficient. (Bioinformatics.)
I also host and run a web site that distributes this information. So, I need databases, one called MySQL, and one called ACeDB. And I need something to allow people on the WWW to see the data in the database in a sensible way. A bit like the way this forum works. Very simple.
:)
I'm at the bottom end of the tree, Admin a small network on Server 2003 / Exchange 2003, looking to get into more networking.= so I'm actually using my degree.....
Gizza Job :lol:
stewboy
22-02-06, 05:28 PM
send me your CV mate
I will change one day in the near future, i am wasted at my current job.
i am wasted at my current job.
You could get into trouble if they catch you. Sober up, young man. :shock:
i am wasted at my current job.
You could get into trouble if they catch you. Sober up, young man. :shock:
Me, drink, wasted. I will give a medal to someone when they find me wasted through the use of drink.
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