Comment on System Admins R.I.P.?Comments−tastybites15yThe whole SaaS model just shifts the sysadmins around to where they are more efficiently utilized. They're not disappearing.−mediaman15yBut part of being more "efficiently utilized" is improving labor productivity, which all else being equal reduces the demand for sysadmin labor.Although it might make for a more interesting sysadmin job for those that remain.−ciaogiorno15yIt's not a zero sum game. There's no point in keeping around jobs are unnecessary.−tastybites15y> which all else being equalAll else is not equal. The economy, and especially the tech sector, will grow.
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The whole SaaS model just shifts the sysadmins around to where they are more efficiently utilized. They're not disappearing.
But part of being more "efficiently utilized" is improving labor productivity, which all else being equal reduces the demand for sysadmin labor.
Although it might make for a more interesting sysadmin job for those that remain.
It's not a zero sum game. There's no point in keeping around jobs are unnecessary.
> which all else being equal
All else is not equal. The economy, and especially the tech sector, will grow.