Building Better Sysadmins

Project Runspace reaches out to the next generation of server, datacenter, and cloud administrators. Whether you’re new to the workforce or switching careers, we welcome you to a fulfilling lifetime journey. We strive to contribute to your success with a freely available repository of resources for server administrators.

Project Runspace Goals

The vision of Project Runspace:

• Produce server administrators with marketable skills in architecture and troubleshooting
• Model professional, mature behavior suited for the modern workplace
• Provide free, high-quality technical resources
• Encourage interest in the vast world of computing technology outside of coding and user support
• Bring technology learning material to those without access
• Foster evidence- and data-driven problem solving
• Promote an inclusive culture that embraces everyone

Plans for Project Runspace

While we ramp up, we provide the articles on this site. Once we reach our desired operational capacity, we will offer these additional services:

• Full-length technical books
• Instructional videos
• Online workshops
• In-person workshops

How You Can Help

Originally, we envisioned physical presences in communities that have little or no access to the resources needed to succeed in this field. For many people, that might mean that they have no suitable computing device at home to even access online labs or workshops. To us, that meant establishing physical presences and making equipment available. The COVID-19 pandemic set that vision back severely. In-person operations remain a desire, but we currently focus on digital delivery.

What we need now:

• Spread the word! Help us reach people looking to join the field.
• Article ideas! Tell us what you need to know from the Contact Us page.
• Quality technical resources to make free to the public, especially on:
  • Windows system administration
  • Linux system administration
  • Cloud administration
  • Digital security
  • Physical security (datacenter, office, etc.)
• Article authors or videographers to create free content
• Hardware to use in labs, such as:
  • Server systems
  • Desktop systems
  • Network equipment
• Physical spaces for equipment, labs, and classes

What we will need in the future:

• Financial resources
• More teachers! We particularly prize diverse contributors, especially in language and geography, since we intend to grow our in-person offerings.