System Administration

This section provides a comprehensive introduction to the practical components of system administration. Knowledge of these areas forms a strong foundation for System Design and related skills.

1. System Protection:

• Key methods for securing system data, such as Encryption and Hashing.
• Laying the groundwork for a robust Identity and Access Management platform.
• Strategies for ensuring fair resource usage through Rate Limiting.

2. System Deployment:

• Common deployment approaches, including Bare-metal and Virtual Machines.
• Introduction to Containerization: how to build containers and their key advantages.
• Overview of standard deployment strategies and their benefits.

3. System Monitoring:

• Essential terminology for system monitoring.
• Knowledge for enabling automatic system scaling.

4. System Recovery:

• Brief overview of approaches for maintaining system integrity following unexpected failures.