The Systems Administrator: Strategic Slush in the Unit Deployment Process

Abstract

Computer systems and networks are complex. The military systems are constantly being upgraded to provide those capabilities that will enable the U.S. Army and other services to meet the information dominance needed to defeat adversarial nations and competitors. The Army must rely on the Systems Administrators (SAs), who have the responsibility to control and manage the systems to ensure they work. Yet the SAs are not getting the proper training, management guidance, or command support to meet the demands of these new systems. With no strategic policy to standardize SAs training, no skill identifier to track those who are good SAs, and little understanding of the SAs job, commanders are only beginning to realize they cannot meet the U.S. Army's mission in the 21st century without better trained SAs to manage the technologically complex systems of the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1998
Accession Number
ADA345732

Entities

People

  • Michael C. Cox

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Local Area Networks
  • Logistics
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Transfers
  • National Security
  • Operating Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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