Interview: Ben Whaley, co-author of the Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook

LINUX BOOK GIVEAWAY: Details in Description.

In this video I sit down for an interview with Ben Whaley, co-author of The Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook and Director of Ops and Security at Kountable.

The Future of System Administration and IT Operations

22:18 - Favorite Technology
28:25 - Least favorite Technology (a.k.a. node.js hatred)
30:30 - DevOps explained in 30 seconds
32:35 - Docker and Containerization - past, present, future
36:42 - Worst/funniest mistake to make in production
40:18 - Everyday carry -- editor, operating system, tools
57:00 - How System and Network Administration has changed over the years
58:18 - You've got to be a Programmer
1:03:45 - Programming is actually easier to learn for sysadmins
1:09:01 - How to win a free copy of The Linux and Unix System Administration Handbook

BOOK GIVEAWAY ###
Retweet the @tutorialinux tweet that announces this video, along with your favorite tidbit/nugget/knowledge/piece-of-advice from the interview, and you could win one of the 5 copies that the publisher is giving away. Use the hashtag #ulsah5tidbits


Ben's Recommendations ###
Buy the Unix & Linux System Administration Handbook: http://amzn.to/2zrFOOf

Ben's new open source tool - https://github.com/kountable/pssh

The startup Ben is currently working on - https://www.kountable.com/

Hackers - Heroes of the Computer Revolution: http://amzn.to/2iTjKpv
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