On-Premise and Cloud System Administration

Catalog description

This course focuses on the major system administrator activities in modern operating systems (Windows and Unix/Linux) and the many tasks required to ensure the effective running of these systems on-premise or in the cloud. Students analyze system logs and identify potential issues, apply operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes. They explore the DevOps methodology for constant updating and install and configure new hardware and software physically and in multi-cloud environments. The course emphasizes task automation and includes extensive shell scripting. Students must achieve a minimum grade of C. Prerequisites: IT 315 and IT 321 with a grade of C or higher.