My question is, “What is the function of computers?” The right answer is, “to automate mundane tasks in order to allow us humans to concentrate on the tasks that the computers cannot – yet – do.” For SysAdmins, those of us who run and manage the computers most closely, we have direct access to the tools that can help us work more efficiently. We should use those tools to maximum benefit.
In this chapter, we explore using automation to make our own lives as SysAdmins easier.
Why I Use Scripts
In Chapter 8, “Be a Lazy SysAdmin”, I state, “A SysAdmin is most productive when thinking – ...
