“Performing the job of a system and network administrator in
academia differs quite wildly from doing the job in a corporate
environment. Over the past few weeks I have contacted other
administrators who have worked in both environments in an effort to
make a valid comparison between the two. I’ve received a lot of
feedback from admins all over the country, and I hope that you find
the results as interesting as I did.“After comparing notes with the email I received, I found that
the basis for comparison really revolved around three main areas,
which I’ve broken down below…”