LISA is the
USENIX special interest group for
system administrators
A system administrator, or sysadmin, or admin is a person who is responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, especially multi-user computers, such as servers. The system administrator seeks to ensu ...
. LISA was known officially as the System Administrators Guild until November 2003; from 2003 to 2010, it was known as SAGE.
In March 2016 it was announced that LISA was being retired.
Major activities
* Co-sponsors the annual system administration conference, also known as
LISA Lisa or LISA may refer to:
People
People with the mononym
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* Hosts several technical and professional mailing lists.
* Provides a job listing service.
* Compiles an annual salary survey of system administrators' salaries keyed to many variables.
* Publishes a series of short topics booklets in the field of system administration.
* Establishes and promotes a code of ethics for system administrators.
* Supports local user groups.
* Offers an
IRC
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channel.
* Presents an annual award for outstanding contributions to the field of system administration.
Proposed spinoff
In June 2004, SAGE was dissolved as a Special Technical Group to prepare for a
spin-off from its parent organization,
USENIX. On October 27, 2005, the USENIX Board, by a 4–4 vote, failed to approve a motion to progress the separation of SAGE from USENIX, declaring instead that SAGE is better as a suborganization. This contributed to the formation of
LOPSA by individuals involved in the aborted spinoff.
See also
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League of Professional System Administrators
The League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA), founded in 2004, is a professional association for IT Administrators.
History and formation
Originally, the corporation was created as "The System Administrators Guild, Inc" in July 2004 ...
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SAGE-AU
SAGE-AU was an Australian non-profit professional association of system administrators. SAGE-AU was originally formed to provide the same services for Australian system administrators as the SAGE organisation did in the United States, but was ...
(Australia)
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System Administrators Guild of Ireland
References
External links
Official websiteSAGE@GUUG (Germany)cSAGE CertificationUSENIXLOPSA - League of Professional Systems Administrators
Information technology organizations
Professional associations based in the United States
System administration
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