Virtually Starting

So, I have been in my new job (as a Linux system administrator) for almost a month now, but due to holidays, sickness, and continuing to do my previous job part time, I am only slowly getting up to speed. So far so good, though, and as of next week almost all of my time will be dedicated to the new job.

It is looking like one of my new specialities is going to be virtualisation, which is one of those buzzwords that gets spouted by management types who don't really know what it is all about other than leveraging core competancies in order to effectively monetarise creativity and increase shareholder value. Or something. Anyway, I don't know much about it either yet, but I do have a laptop running Windows with Ubuntu Linux sitting very happily inside a virtual machine, and I also have a test server which, as of today, has an operating system configured to allow me to run virtual machines on it, which will be a task for next week. Still early days but it is looking like fun.

Putting "Grid" Onto My CV

Big changes are afoot. As of next week I will be working for another part of the organisation and in a higher pay band. The new job is as a Linux system administrator, helping to run the local LCG tier 2 centre. [LCG = LHC Computing Grid. LHC = Large Hadron Collider, the new super particle basher at CERN.] Should be fun and provide me with a lot to learn. The thing is that I am not fully leaving my current job for another month, as I will be continuing to help with transition to new staff with a part of my time, but that'll only be a headache for a short while.

Looking forward to it...