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Got Linux Minimizes Costly Downtime

Linda Bissum founded Got Linux, Inc. to plan and implement cost-effective Linux and UNIX solutions for IT. Specifically, Linda helps businesses to formulate strategic solutions for all of their Linux/UNIX system administration needs to prevent system failures and unplanned downtime. The net result is not only improved uptime but also savings of many thousands of dollars.

Linda brings her extensive experience with data center infrastructure builds — including requirements, security, planning, building, and monitoring — to your business. You won't need to scrap expensive infrastructure due to growth because Linda manages your infrastructure projects from inception through completion, with careful planning to head off costly problems.

IT Directors often worry about keeping the systems, how to best monitor them, and how to diagnose and fix problems. Got Linux is specialized to help in these areas. Linda has more than 20 years of technical hands-on experience with Linux and UNIX system administration, as well as practical experience with planning, implementation, and maintenance of Linux and UNIX environments.

Got Linux Trains and Utilizes Nonexpert Staff

Got Linux, Inc. manages infrastructure projects to ensure stability, promote ease of growth, and simplify maintenance. Linda Bissum carefully plans short-term and long-term strategies, not only minimizing unscheduled downtime but also enabling an inexperienced sysadmin staff to effectively provide the day-to-day maintenance.

Many Linux/UNIX system administrators in the 21st century have little in-depth understanding of the systems they manage. Solutions therefore become fast fixes to the latest problem. Unfortunately, while they may fix today's problem, it will often become part of another, bigger problem tomorrow.

One of the problems in today's system administration market is that many system administrators have their start in Microsoft Windows administration. They get their Linux/UNIX experience by becoming licensed in various aspects of Linux/UNIX by taking courses that focus on helping them pass the licenses test, not to be able to troubleshoot problems in a live environment. Often HR uses such certification as check-off point, which adds to the problems. The end result is a system administration staff that has plenty of certification but little practical understanding of how to maintain the systems properly.

Linda Bissum involves the sysadmin staff in planning and implementation, and by explaining not only what must be done, but also why it is necessary. She teaches dedicated classes and can also provide ongoing mentoring programs. Linda Bissum emphasizes best practices, such as risk analysis; change control; effective communicating; troubleshooting strategies; and system monitoring. She also trains administrators in effective "post mortem dump analysis" after a critical system failure.

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