Well not espically flavoursome alerts, nothing critical. The day kinda just passed without too many fires. I think we even managed to keep the number of active alerts under 30! Which is a huge improvment upon a few weeks ago. I can see that we will eventually reach a point we the number is so low that we can trust each alert and start to SMS alert, and therefore not have to watch a web
interface to the alert system.
In talking with one of my collueages a while back about what they used at his company they actually reached the point where there is no manual deployment of servers. The system knows the load/peaks/demand for the services and if a node falls over it automagially re-images it, well if the hardware is borked it would re-purpouse another machine to take it’s role. I have been thinking
about this for a while and it would be an extreamly efficent way of handling the whole kaboodle that is the chain that has to occur in the case of new hardware being provisioned or the re-purposing of existing. It can cause headaches, espcially if someone accidently makes a typo in the Bind
configuration; that has been know to take the site offline before… It is something that I would like to possibly start working towards; although is a massive project, at least if feels massive. If I start to break the task down into chunks I am sure I could manage it. Let’s see.
Too tired to join colluages on a meal tonight; it’s a shame as some of the folk from the US offices are over at the moment. So the evening looks like Mario Kart; I am turning into a bad bad Sys. Admin who plays games in the evening. Still they are fun.
Acton Town stop, I think I have written enough now. Have a good evening. Oh and Happy Birthday Jens!
Cheers,
DanB
So as I start this week I am still processing things but definatly see light at the end of the “tunnel of self”. If that makes sense I don’t know.
I didn’t do anything yesterday, I had made 3 appointments with friends but all of them fell through. 2 have been re-arranged, but I was kinda looking forwards to it.
I start my day with a light oversleep (sorry work!) but still managed to cover my duties until my secondary got to the office so nothing bad happened. As I type on the tube I can see the two old geezas commenting on the fact I am a “Hat wearing, laptop using, electronic loud music listening young person.”. Admittadly I do find it fun causing people to question, make them think, etc. But at the same time they have to realise that I am aware of my surroundings I timed a perfect look up and down the carrage so they both are aware; fakkers. Maybe I should get business cards that have my blog address and a comment, “Read my blog at then end of today, I will comment about you.”
I am really stuck on Carl Matthas’ shows at the moment, the have an elating aspect that cannot be beaten. He really knows how to order the mix effectivly.
Direction; it is something I aways find difficut. I tend to have interests in lots of different geeky things and flip and change between my focus all the time. I need to start to form some personal goals. The problem I always have with goals is that all I really want is to be happy, what makes me happy is learning. So as long as I constantly learn new things, apply things to new situations I am happy. You know I think I am acutally lucky to have such a simple view on things; I don’t crave money, as long as I have enough to live I am content. I wonder how many other people take life so simply?
Hammersmith, always the train gets half packed here. I was enjoying my space.
So I think that is enough for now, half way to work. I will see if I am enthused enough to write later on. (Actually have you noticed that its when I am single I find it easier to write. The strange cathartic nature of my blogging style.)
Cheers,
DanBUK.