Choosing an IT System Administrator: the "Skunk Works" model

If you're looking to hire a System Administrator to your healthcare organization, you might need to rethink your hiring guidelines and practices and hire a Linux System Administrator (SysAdmin). Few information technology professionals can appreciate the skill, knowledge and experience required to administer Linux servers and workstations.

Converting NT and UNIX SysAdmins to Linux, fails more often than not. In general, a Linux SysAdmin has an easier time working on Microsoft and UNIX operating systems than the other way around. The Linux SysAdmin could also help your organization to complete projects in time and within budget.

A well-known and highly documented process called "skunk works" gives us a hint at why Linux people can accomplish so much in such little time.

See the full story at: Linux in Government: Linux System Administrators