♫ Should old resolutions be forgotten, and never come to
be...should old resolutions be forgotten, let's try
them...one...more...time! ♬ That's
right, fellow sysadmins, it's that time of year again. As we
bring 2016 to a close (and not a moment too soon given what a year
it has been, kicking and screaming as it holds on past the very last second!)
it's only natural to start to consider what the new year will
bring. What bad habits will we finally drop. What good ones will we
adopt? For many, those questions have a very personal slant and are
around better health and exercise, but for sysadmins everywhere,
they can just as easily be asked of how we run our networks.
With the start of 2017 here are 17 resolutions you can consider
adopting for the long run. Trying to adopt all of them may be more
than you can do, but see if you can get a good handful going. Trust
me, you will be better off for it!