How many software vs hardware people?
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Wellll, My job title says Network Administrator but I do everything from hooking up a TV to watch the Melbourne Cup to server work to desktop support to networking to project planning.
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this guy dabbles in a bit of it all.
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Software only for me.
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A mix of the two for me.
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I'm not sure what you all mean by hardware exactly? I'm treating hardware as meaning maintenance and installation involves a screwdriver.
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@Hubtech said:
this guy dabbles in a bit of it all.
Ditto
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I'm 90% software, servers/network/workstation, and then probably 10% hardware, physical repairs and installations. I don't do any development really, some small scripts here and there but no programs.
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Hardware as in yes a screwdriver. I'm mainly workstation, software, building sites, telling people (mainly) my co-worker, how to use Excel and Word.
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@BMarie said:
Hardware as in yes a screwdriver. I'm mainly workstation, software, building sites, telling people (mainly) my co-worker, how to use Excel and Word.
Oh, well in that case I'm a mix of both.
I work in a two person team, so there isn't any call for a pure software/hardware person -
@nadnerB said:
@BMarie said:
Hardware as in yes a screwdriver. I'm mainly workstation, software, building sites, telling people (mainly) my co-worker, how to use Excel and Word.
Oh, well in that case I'm a mix of both.
I work in a two person team, so there isn't any call for a pure software/hardware personGood to know, mean's I can actually use my degree and find a new job.
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I'm never sure what people mean by hardware vs. software work in IT. I know that server tech is a job role that is focused heavily on physical hardware (but still only partially.) Outside of that, what IT job is considered hardware?
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@scottalanmiller said:
I'm never sure what people mean by hardware vs. software work in IT. I know that server tech is a job role that is focused heavily on physical hardware (but still only partially.) Outside of that, what IT job is considered hardware?
None IMO. It's computer repair at that point.
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@scottalanmiller said:
I'm never sure what people mean by hardware vs. software work in IT. I know that server tech is a job role that is focused heavily on physical hardware (but still only partially.) Outside of that, what IT job is considered hardware?
End user pacification
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@BMarie said:
Hardware as in yes a screwdriver. I'm mainly workstation, software, building sites, telling people (mainly) my co-worker, how to use Excel and Word.
If you are mostly using a screwdriver, I'd think you aren't doing IT work. That's bench work (or manufacturing, as they case may be.) IT people often need to do a little bench work from time to time, that's normal, just like a driver might change their oil or fix a flat. But if you do nothing but install memory, build computers, screw things together, etc. that's called bench work or similar and I know of no one that considers that to be a part of IT. You don't have to even know what a computer does or how to use one to do that.
That's not to belittle bench work, it's a real field with lots of jobs. Just like an auto-mechanic is an admirable, but different, career choice than chauffeur.
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I have a Computer Applications Technology Degree just wondering how far I can go with it, and if I should go back to school and get something better......thought?
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@nadnerB said:
@scottalanmiller said:
I'm never sure what people mean by hardware vs. software work in IT. I know that server tech is a job role that is focused heavily on physical hardware (but still only partially.) Outside of that, what IT job is considered hardware?
End user pacification
How is that hardware?
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@scottalanmiller said:
I'm never sure what people mean by hardware vs. software work in IT. I know that server tech is a job role that is focused heavily on physical hardware (but still only partially.) Outside of that, what IT job is considered hardware?
None IMO. It's computer repair at that point.
That's what I thought. And computer repair is what I call "bench". Two names, same thing. Except bench would include building new ones, not just fixing old ones.
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@BMarie said:
I have a Computer Applications Technology Degree just wondering how far I can go with it, and if I should go back to school and get something better......thought?
Degree's really aren't that important in the IT world.
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@BMarie said:
Good to know, mean's I can actually use my degree and find a new job.
I broke the $200K barrier before getting a degree. I got one just because I wanted one, not for my career. I've had it for a while now but have never put it on my resume. I want to ensure that jobs that require degrees don't know that I have one so that I don't waste my time talking to them.
Degrees, on average across all fields in the US, don't help you with your career. That's an average. Some fields, like doctor, lawyer and teacher obviously need them. But since you are in IT, the field that benefits least from degrees, and since the average is a negative and since we can identify those that benefit most.... it is pretty safe to assume that overall degrees pose a pretty huge threat to your IT career. A degree is something that It people overcome, not something that causes them to excel. These are just averages, some people get killed by their degrees, some benefit. But the average is not good at all.
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@BMarie said:
I have a Computer Applications Technology Degree just wondering how far I can go with it, and if I should go back to school and get something better......thought?
Certs, skills, experience.... these are what push your career forward the most. I found volunteering to be a huge boon for me.
