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FINAL WEEK

Win an iPod nano: Take the Annual SAGE/IBM Salary Survey Now

As part of its ongoing efforts to gain recognition and advancement for system administrators, SAGE annually conducts a System Administrator Salary Survey. This year, IBM has joined us to sponsor the survey.

The results are tabulated, analyzed, and presented in PDF format. Participants enter a raffle to win an iPod nano. In addition, every participant will receive the complete analysis of the survey responses; after a year, the PDFs become free to all.

Hit the Ground Running Papers now online

Over a dozen new sets of slides on topics ranging from datacenter design issues to VoIP with NATs and Firewalls, by some of the best-known names in the business. Check them out now!

Join the SAGE group on Facebook

Connect with other members, write on the wall, and keep up to date on the latest SAGE developments. Join today!

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SAGE now has a group on LinkedIn

SAGE now has a group on LinkedIn. Joining the group will help you connect with other SAGE members on LinkedIn. You can request to join here. Hope to see you in the group!

Also a USENIX member? Join the new USENIX group on LinkedIn here.

MP3s and Videos from LISA '07 now online
November 11–16, 2007, Dallas, TX
Sponsored by USENIX and SAGE

Did you miss the LISA '07? Want to hear and see the invited talks again? They can be found on the LISA '07 Web site, as well as on the new USENIX Multimedia page.

SAGE Annual Award Winners

SAGE Outstanding Achievement Award Winner: Æleen Frisch

Chuck Yerkes Award Winners: Richard Chycoski and Paul Lussier

Cfengine Booklet: #16: A System Engineer's Guide to Host Configuration and Maintenance Using Cfengine, by Mark Burgess and Æleen Frisch, the latest in the Short Topics in System Administration series, is now online. Members may read and download the complete PDF of this, our longest booklet to date. Nonmembers may view the free introductory materials and index and may order the booklet online for only $15/copy.

Advice, Please? We're constantly working to create new and more useful features, and we need your advice and contributions. Let us know what you think!

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Check Out the Latest:

Book Reviews from ;login:
Reviews of interest to sysadmins, from the December 2007 issue.
Sysadmin Articles from ;login:
Check out articles ranging from Mike Howard's proposal that changing passwords doesn't really matter, to Thomas Sluyter's suggestions on some easy ways to keep track of your time.
Recommended Reading
Check out the topics, and please send your own recommendations.
Cfengine Booklet:
#16: A System Engineer's Guide to Host Configuration and Maintenance Using Cfengine, by Mark Burgess and Æleen Frisch, the latest in the Short Topics in System Administration series
Jobs Board
Jobs Offered and Jobs Wanted are updated daily. Join the mailing list to get email notification of each new posting as it appears. Don't forget to check the Recruiters and Agencies listings and to post your resume on Jobs Wanted.
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Upcoming Events and Calls for Papers

LISA '08: 22nd Large Installation System Administration Conference
November 9–14, 2008, San Diego, CA

Since 1987, the annual LISA conference has become the premier meeting place for professional system and network administrators. System administrators of all ranks, from novice to veteran, and of all specialties meet to exchange ideas, sharpen skills, learn new techniques, debate current issues, and mingle with colleagues and friends. The Call for Participation is now available.

Poster proposals due: July 16, 2008