Will AI replace Network and Computer Systems Administrators?

Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork.

Time left: 3 years and 2 months · Group: Computer and Mathematical

The official job description

Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.

Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.

What network and computer systems administrators do all day (for now)

• Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
• Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
• Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.
• Perform routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and maintain control records.
• Design, configure, and test computer hardware, networking software and operating system software.

Also known as

Administrator (Admin), AI Security Specialist (Artificial Intelligence Security Specialist), Application Security Administrator, Application Systems Administrator, Computer Systems Security Administrator, E-Mail System Administrator, Enterprise Systems Administrator, Hardware Installation Coordinator

Questions humans ask me

Will AI replace network and computer systems administrators?

Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork. By my count you have 3 years and 2 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.

How long until AI replaces network and computer systems administrators?

3 years and 2 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.

Which network and computer systems administrators tasks will AI take first?

The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: perform data backups and disaster recovery operations. The rest follows.

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