Analytical system administration - course aims

The aim of this course is to provide a deeper perspective on systems and their administration, not merely from a practical viewpoint, but also from a broader theoretical and cultural viewpoint. Only such a background can stimulate research and creative solution in the future. The course places system administration in the contexts of other subjects.

The course is based on the book

Analytical Network and System Administration, Mark Burgess, J. Wiley & Sons 2004.

Recommended reading

Scaling for E-business, D.A. Menasce, V.A.F. Almeida, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-086328-9

Performance by Design, D.A. Menasce, V.A.F. Almeida and L.W. Dowdy, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-090673-5.

Measurement Uncertainty (Method and Applications), R.H. Dieck, 3rd edition, ISBN 1-55617-759-X, Intrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA).