Presentations and Tutorials

Over the years I have presented many talks and tutorials. In the spirit of giving back to the community, here are my slides and/or speaking notes:

Software Testing for Sysadmin Programs
Tutorial presented at 29th Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA '15, Washington D.C.)

Slides: PowerPoint (182 KB), PDF 1-up (44 KB), PDF 2-up (36 KB)

The Future of System Administration
Invited Talk presented at LOPSA-East 2014 (LOPSA-East 2014, New Brunswick NJ)

Video: HD MP4 (36:04, 688 MB) SD MP4 (36:04, 224 MB)
Speaking notes: PowerPoint (150 KB), PDF (100 KB)

How to Interview a System Administrator
Tutorial presented at 27th Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA '13, Washington D.C.)

Slides: PowerPoint (351 KB), PDF 2-up (147 KB), PDF 4-up (114 KB)

Getting to Senior: Sysadmin Level IV and Beyond
Tutorial presented at 27th Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA '13, Washington D.C.)

Slides: PowerPoint (2.7 MB), PDF 2-up (403 KB), PDF 4-up (1.2 MB)

Workplace Presentations 101 for System Administrators
Tutorial presented at 25th Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA '11, Boston MA)

Slides: PowerPoint (945 KB), PDF 1-up (6.8 MB), PDF 2-up (5.5 MB)

The Path to Senior Sysadmin
Invited Talk presented at 24th Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA '10, San Jose CA)

Video: MP4 (278 MB)
Slides: PowerPoint (20 MB), PDF (18 MB)

Job-Hunting Skills for System Administrators
Invited Talk presented at Professional IT Community Conference (PICC 2010, New Brunswick, NJ)

Slides: PowerPoint (182 KB), PDF (148 KB)

How to Get Your Budget Approved
Invited Talk presented at Professional IT Community Conference (PICC 2010, New Brunswick, NJ)

Slides: PowerPoint (296 KB), PDF (129 KB)

This talk is an abbreviated (and updated!) version of "Budgeting for System Administrators" (below).

How to Interview a System Administrator
Tutorial, presented at: Speaking notes: PowerPoint (1.1 MB), PDF (376 KB)
Additional materials

How to Get Your Papers Accepted at LISA
Talk / Guru Session, presented jointly with Tom Limoncelli at 18th Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA '04, Atlanta GA)

Slides: PDF (653 KB)

If you think you might ever write a paper for LISA (and I encourage you to do so), please read our slides; if you have additional questions, please don’t hesitate to send me email.

Budgeting for System Administrators
Invited Talk presented at 13th Systems Administration Conference (LISA '99, Seattle WA)

Slides: PowerPoint (496 KB), PDF (262 KB)