Documentation Techniques for Sysadmins

Half Day Afternoon
(1:30 pm-5:00 pm)

Thurgood Marshall North Ballroom

T9
Mike Ciavarella, Coffee Bean Software Pty Ltd
Description: 

Particular emphasis is placed on documentation as a time-saving tool rather than a workload imposition.

Who should attend: 

System administrators who need to produce documentation for the systems they manage.

Take back to work: 

The ability to make immediate, practical use of these documentation techniques.

Topics include: 
  • Why system administrators need to document
  • The document life cycle
  • Targeting your audience
  • An adaptable document framework
  • Common mistakes in documenting
  • Tools to assist the documentation process