[cobalt-users] OT ? Admin load

[Pierre Chopot <pierre@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello List,

  Question is simple although answer might not be:

  How many machines (Raq3's or 4's) do you think an average system
  admin can administer remotely ?

  Parameters:
  -an average system admin is somebody who knows Linux pretty well,
  knows how to install stuff from source, knows security problems
  -Raq's would be running an average of a 100 web site, some basics,
  some with php/mysql features requiring to go a little bit beyond the
  GUI
  -Raq's would be geared with a medium to high security features (ssh
  and so forth..)
  -access would be remote only (and I think this is kind of more
  difficult compared to just connecting locally, especially in terms
  of speed)
  -admin would also handle creating new accounts and modifications but
  not invoicing or such similar tasks and would work, let's say, 40
  hours/week (I wish).

  I'm hoping to estimate what the load is, like one admin can handle
  10 servers (again on average, I know when everything breaks it would
  be better to be 10 but..) or one admin can handle 100 servers.

  I understand my question might seem intrusive to some who don't want
  to publish that kind of information, however if they want to, they
  can answer to me privately, you have my word that the information
  provided will be used only in a statistical approach and not to say
  that such company only has x admins versus this one using y.

  Thanks a lot.

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Regards,
 Pierre                          
 pierre@xxxxxxxxxxx