Editing System administrator (section)

==Related fields==
Many organizations staff offer jobs related to system administration. In a larger company, these may all be separate positions within a computer support or Information Services (IS) department. In a smaller group they may be shared by a few sysadmins, or even a single person.

* A [[database administrator]] (DBA) maintains a [[database]] system, and is responsible for the integrity of the data and the efficiency and performance of the system.
* A [[network administrator]] maintains network infrastructure such as [[network switch|switches]] and [[network router|router]]s, and diagnoses problems with these or with the behavior of network-attached computers.
* A [[computer security|security administrator]] is a specialist in computer and network security, including the administration of security devices such as firewalls, as well as consulting on general security measures.
* A [[web administrator]] maintains web server services (such as [[Apache HTTP Server|Apache]] or [[Internet Information Services|IIS]]) that allow for internal or external access to web sites. Tasks include managing multiple sites, administering security, and configuring necessary components and software. Responsibilities may also include software change management.
* A [[computer operator]] performs routine maintenance and upkeep, such as changing backup tapes or replacing failed drives in a [[RAID|redundant array of independent disks]] (RAID). Such tasks usually require physical presence in the room with the computer, and while less skilled than sysadmin tasks, may require a similar level of trust, since the operator has access to possibly sensitive data.
* An [[Site Reliability Engineering|SRE]] Site Reliability Engineer - takes a software engineering or programmatic approach to managing systems.