[ale] Prelancing oportunities?

Wolf Halton wolf.halton at gmail.com
Thu Feb 16 17:37:58 EST 2012


You will see job ads for vmware ESXi and Xen Server.  VMWare is pretty
simple from the vsphere client.  I have a vmware network with several
nodes including a ProxMox Virtual environment running on it.
https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=vmware+jobs+atlanta&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
looks like thousands of job openings.


On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 12:45 PM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:
> On 02/15/2012 09:14 PM, Mike Thornton wrote:
>> Pilot error, I meant VirtualBox.
>
> VirtualBox is suitable for desktop virtualization, not servers, IMHO.  It is a
> great tool to gain an understanding of virtualization.
>
> You may want to mark your calendar for the next ALE-NW meeting. OpenStack.
>
>>
>> On 2/15/2012 4:33 PM, JD wrote:
>>> R u certain http://openbox.org/ is what you meant?
>>>
>>> Perhaps OpenStack, VirtualBox, KVM/QEMU, Xen, OpenVz, LXC, or one of the many,
>>> many VMware virtualization products would help your cloud understanding?
>>>
>>> Nothing against Openbox, I use it with LXDE all the time.
>>>
>>> Or perhaps I'm confused and Box.net was understood by everyone?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 02/15/2012 12:34 PM, Mike Thornton wrote:
>>>> Thanks Leam,
>>>> I noticed one of your previous post recommended skills in cloud based
>>>> virtualization,
>>>> so I'm setting up a private cloud with centos and openbox. Thoughts anyone?
>>>> Are there gotcha's I should know about ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2/13/2012 7:39 PM, Leam Hall wrote:
>>>>> On 02/13/2012 07:00 PM, Mike Thornton wrote:
>>>>>> Prelancing is described by some as 'pre-compensation freelancing'. AKA
>>>>>> working for free.
>>>>> Mike,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll chime in with what has worked for me, and a few hopefully useful
>>>>> ideas.
>>>>>
>>>>> First, I think your plan is a great one. I started on Linux on an i386
>>>>> that took until 2 AM to compile the kernel. I started because we were so
>>>>> poor I couldn't afford a Windows upgrade. One time my wife splurged and
>>>>> bought me OS2 Warp. Gotta love her, even if the OS is gone...
>>>>>
>>>>> My background is sort of similar; as a kid I played with those
>>>>> electronics sets. In the military I worked on old teletype hardware;
>>>>> computers were the "new" thing coming in. After the military I tried
>>>>> some different tracks but found my enjoyment playing with/on my computer.
>>>>>
>>>>> I volunteered to help a friend with a Netware based FidoNet BBS. My
>>>>> first remote sysadmin work. I took a class in C, played with Solaris,
>>>>> and my wife got me a Slackware book with a CD. The BBS friend gave me an
>>>>> old Mitsumi single speed cdrom and off I went.
>>>>>
>>>>> We moved to Italy and I got a "job" working for an ISP. I mostly
>>>>> volunteered so I could do stuff there; the phone rates were high and
>>>>> speeds were slow. Whenever they asked me if I could do something in
>>>>> Linux, my response was "Oggi no, domani possible." Today, no. Tomorrow,
>>>>> possibly. I'd go home, figure it out, and come back the next day and set
>>>>> it up.
>>>>>
>>>>> Came back to the states and found a part-time job doing SCO Unix (uk!)
>>>>> that lasted long enough to get a full time SA position based on
>>>>> experience. Yup. that ISP, the part time SCO job, and the BBS stuff were
>>>>> enough to get me in with the Wall Street Journal. My hiring manager once
>>>>> said he wanted "someone who does this stuff at home" and I fit the bill
>>>>> perfectly.
>>>>>
>>>>> To answer your question more directly, look at non-profits, churches,
>>>>> schools, etc. Lots of places don't the the money to buy Windows capable
>>>>> hardware but they need file servers, web servers, etc. Setting up
>>>>> networks wouldn't hurt either. Many places could use web services where
>>>>> they're not charged an arm and a leg for a decent site. They also often
>>>>> have custom needs to resolve and no real backups or recovery postures.
>>>>>
>>>>> Another idea for you is to look at the "Go" programming language from
>>>>> Google. It is my feeling that some good things will happen with it and
>>>>> your background seems well suited to utilize a good systems language.
>>>>>
>>>>> Really, I think your possibilities are pretty good. Your attitude will
>>>>> be a key ingredient. Don't overlook places like LinkedIn, either.
>>>>>
>>>>> Figure out what really energizes you and follow that path. Your
>>>>> happiness will show and help sell you.
>>>>>
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