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When choosing a high-tech career that involves the administration of data center hardware, IT administrators have traditionally fallen into three camps:&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Server Administrators:&lt;/strong&gt; these administrators focus on the installation of operating systems, the setting up of user accounts, the administration of applications and/or hypervisors, and the connectivity to both network and storage resources.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Network Administrators:&lt;/strong&gt; these administrators focus on the connectivity of the network switch, the zoning, and the security/firewall maintenance.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Storage Administrators:&lt;/strong&gt; these administrators focus on the provisioning of storage capacity, the allocation to servers (through a network switch), and other tasks such as disaster recovery or storage array backup.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;Traditionally, most IT operations would require coordination between two or three people. Job seekers wishing to land an IT job might ask: which type of administrator represents the best choice for me?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The answer can be found in an interesting blog post from IT Management 2.0. Given the growing complexities associated with explosive data growth and multi-step IT operations, automation across all hardware in the data center is the sweet spot for an aspiring IT administrator:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;“Unified platforms (those that combine network, storage and compute elements) represent another opportunity for doing things differently.”&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;More and more data center purchase decisions are considering integrated server, network, and storage packages. These unified platforms advertise one administration console that provides a single portal for automating common activities across multiple hardware domains. This level of automation has a lot of appeal, and becoming familiar with automated IT toolsets is a solid career move.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Where to start? Find an all-in-one IT organization such as Acadia, and take a look at their job offerings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Steve&lt;br /&gt;http://stevetodd.typepad.com&lt;br /&gt;Twitter: @SteveTodd&lt;br /&gt;EMC Intrapreneur&lt;/p&gt;

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