Well, running out of the few Admin podcasts I have, I went on a search for more. Since I've already done the research, I'll share my findings:
A Couple of Admins: These guys are two (or three usually) guys who work in the Admin field. I've listened to quite a few of their shows and always finding myself coming back for more. There's more non-related banter than I would like, but it flows well and the focused content makes up for it. They also seem to do a good job at researching their topics, for example, episode 13 Code Of Ethics roundtable was excellent. Put this show on your podcast playlist.
In the Trenches: It is unfortunate when you come across something awesome only to find out that it's now over. Well, In the Trenches (ITT), was one of those something awesomes. Luckily you can still download and listen to the older podcasts, which is something completely awesome.
DABCC Radio: Virtualization Podcasts: This podcast is completely devoted to virtualization technologies, such as server virtualization, application virtualization, Citrix, VMWare, VDI, application deployment, and more. All the episodes I've listened to seem to follow an interview-type format and is very professional and well done.
Microsoft TechNet Podcast: This one looks extremely promising and as a Windows-focused SysAdmin, I'm really excited about this podcast. Lots of focused technical topics discussing specific Microsoft technologies.
Microsoft TechNet Raido: Don't know much about this one (found it while searching for TechNet Podcast website), looks interesting though.
The Microsoft IT Manager Podcast: I haven't listened to this yet, but some of the episode descriptions seem very promising.
Realtime Community: Windows Server: I haven't had a chance to listen to this podcast yet, but I'm excited by the show descriptions.
Realtime Community: IT Compliance: IT Compliance is usually better understood heard rather than read. Just subscribed today so I don't have much feedback on them yet.
Run Your Own Server: I JUST subscribed to their podcast, but all the topics seem very much Sysadmin oriented. Also it seems that the majority of topics seem to lean towards a focus on Linux. Reading some of the show notes this seems to be a very good podcast.
Windows IT Pro Radio: I just found out about this podcast, but Windows IT Pro magazine is top notch, so their podcast probably will be too.
February 16, 2008
July 13, 2006
TechNet Webcast: Windows Hang and Crash Dump Analysis (Level 400): "Learn to analyze Microsoft Windows crash dumps, diagnose the cause, pinpoint a solution, and resolve the problem. Intended for system administrators, this webcast explains how system crashes occur and what happens when you reboot a crashed system. We lead you through the crash dump analysis process step by step, introducing the latest tools from Microsoft and handy tricks for isolating the cause of a crash.
Presenter: Mark Russinovich, Chief Software Architect and Cofounder, Winternals Software"
July 12, 2006
This post contains some of the RSS feeds I subscribe to:
Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/index.ars/rss
CNET News.com - Security
http://news.com.com/2547-1009_3-0-10.xml
Digg.com
http://www.digg.com/rss/index.xml
k-otik Exploits
http://www.k-otik.com/exploits.xml
Help Net Security - News
http://www.net-security.org/dl/bck/news.rss
IronGeek's Security Site
http://www.irongeek.com/irongeek.rss
Lockergnome's IT Professionals
http://feeds.lockergnome.com/rss/it.xml
Microsoft Security Bulletins
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/secrss.aspx
Schneier on Security
http://www.schneier.com/blog/index.rdf
SecurityFocus News
http://www.securityfocus.com/rss/news.xml
Slashdot
http://slashdot.org/slashdot.rss
Slipstick - Outlook and Exchange News
http://www.slipstick.com/rssnews/rssnews.aspx
SysAdminHell
http://sysadminhell.blogspot.com/atom.xml
Sysinternals
http://www.sysinternals.com/sysinternals.xml
Techdirt
http://www.techdirt.com/techdirt_rss.xml
TechNet Events (Texas)
http://www.technetbriefings.com/public/RSS/TX.xml
TechNet Magazine
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/rss/recent.xml
The Blogcast Repository
http://blogcastrepository.com/roller/rss.ashx
Wired News: Top Stories
http://www.wired.com/rss//index.xml
I use RSS Popper: http://rsspopper.blogspot.com/. It integrates into Outlook. Others that I've used are FeedReader www.feedreader.com (standalone) and Wizz RSS Reader https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/424/ (Firefox extension).
Part of being a SysAdmin is collecting information and staying on top of the change curve. Our industry is in constant change; things you learned a year ago can be obsolete now, and new products are introduced every day. Many issues affect the way things are done, and new concepts change the landscape of IT.
How do you stay on top of these changes? Stay informed. With the shear volume of information out there, it's not an easy task. Magazines, RSS feeds, Email lists are just some of the ways to stay informed.
This post focuses on Magazines. These are the ones I get:
Free (as in no money) Magazines
Network World
www.networkworld.com
InfoWorld
www.infoworld.com
Technet
www.technetmagazine.com
Computer World
www.computerworld.com
Information Week
www.nwc.com
eWeek
www.eweek.com
Information Security
www.infosecuritymag.com
SC Magazine
www.scmagazine.com
Network Computing
www.networkcomputing.com
InfoStor
www.infostor.com
Continuity Insights
www.continuityinsights.com
Most of the free magazines can be found at TradePub.com http://www.tradepub.com/ . They link to the subscription page for quick application.
Cost Magazines
Wired
www.wired.com
Windows IT Pro
www.windowsitpro.com/