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Whether you’re knee-deep in patch management chaos or running on cold coffee while babysitting rogue scripts, you know this job isn’t for the faint of heart. :sweat_smile:

Having the right tools and resources can mean the difference between staying ahead or putting out fires all day. The best sysadmins lean on a solid stack to automate smarter, troubleshoot faster, and maybe breathe easy for five minutes before the next alert goes off. :fire:

We want to know: what are your favorite resources for…

  • Staying ahead of security threats?
  • Getting accurate, real-time system data?
  • Learning, venting, or memeing through the madness?
  • Those underrated tools that deserve way more love?

If you’re new to the game, or just looking to level up, we put together a list of 10 must-have resources every sysadmin should know.

:blue_book: Check it out here: 10 Resources Every Sysadmin Should Know

Let’s keep each other updated on hidden gems🧰

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I read the article, and it has a good summary of resources for IT. :+1:

It didn’t mention Spiceworks, though… :frowning: That seems like an oversight. I consider the SW community to be a must have resource for IT.

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to be fair 2 and 3 Spiceworks would fall under.

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Sure. I just thought it would be directly mentioned in one of those categories. I don’t get paid to promote SW but do believe that it is worth promoting. Maybe I’m crazy, (or ignorant, that’s possible,) but I personally rank SW higher than Reddit as an IT source.

I am not saying it was a bad article in the least. I am certainly not trying to dismiss the article at all. I have already bookmarked it myself the initial read to have it to refer to later.

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Omg, you’re right! SW is most definitely a valuable resource. Don’t know what happen to our writers there :melting_face:

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Definitely!! Do you have any other resources you would add to the list?

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Spiceworks, KnowB4, ArsTechna, BleepingComputer. Also have some emails that appear with critical info.

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I recently was introduced to https://lazyadmin.nl/ and I don’t know how I’ve managed with it! Excellent PowerShell knowledge there!

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Are emails linked to your monitoring tool or how did you set it up?

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That’s amazing! Thanks for sharing

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