system administrator
system administrator
manages computer systems
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system administrator with Russian translation
system administrator usage examples
Позвоните системному администратору, если сервер не работает.
Call the system administrator if the server is down.
Системный администратор обновил настройки сети.
The system administrator updated the network settings.
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system administrator synonyms
What's the difference between system administrator / network administrator / systems engineer / IT specialist / database administrator (DBA) / DevOps engineer
Primary term for the role that installs, configures and maintains servers, services and user accounts.
The system administrator upgraded the servers over the weekend to apply security patches.
Системный администратор обновил серверы в выходные, чтобы установить исправления безопасности.
Specialized in network infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalling); less emphasis on server OS and applications.
The network administrator reconfigured the VLANs to improve performance.
Network administrator переконфигурировал VLAN'ы для повышения производительности.
More engineering-focused: designs, automates and scales systems; often involved in architecture and development of tools.
The systems engineer built an automated deployment pipeline for the application.
Systems engineer построил автоматизированный пайплайн для деплоя приложения.
Broad, generic term covering many IT roles (support, admin, specialist systems tasks); less specific than 'system administrator'.
We're hiring an IT specialist to handle a variety of technical tasks.
Мы нанимаем IT specialist'а для выполнения различных технических задач.
Specialist focused on database systems (installation, tuning, backups, query optimization); narrower than system administrator.
The DBA restored the production database from the nightly backup.
DBA восстановил продакшен-базу данных из ночного бэкапа.
Focuses on bridging development and operations: CI/CD pipelines, automation, infrastructure-as-code; broader/process-oriented than classic sysadmin.
The DevOps engineer automated the release process to reduce downtime.
DevOps engineer автоматизировал процесс релиза, чтобы сократить время простоя.
Emphasises reliability, monitoring and incident response; overlaps with sysadmin but with SRE-specific practices and metrics.
The SRE improved the alerting to reduce noisy incidents.
SRE улучшил систему оповещений, чтобы сократить количество шумных инцидентов.
Focuses on requirements analysis and system design rather than day-to-day infrastructure administration.
The systems analyst documented user requirements for the new inventory system.
Systems analyst задокументировал требования пользователей для новой системы учёта.
Specialises in cloud platforms, migrations and cloud-native tooling; focuses on cloud services rather than purely on on-prem systems.
The cloud engineer migrated the database to a managed cloud service.
Cloud engineer мигрировал базу данных в управляемый облачный сервис.
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How to pronounce system administrator and what this word means
system administrator translation: системный администратор. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce system administrator
/ə ˈsɪstəm ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtə/
system administrator translation
системный администратор
system administrator examples
Call the system administrator if the server is down.
system administrator transcription
/ə ˈsɪstəm ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtə/, /ə ˈsɪstəm ədˈmɪnəstreɪtər/
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Questions about this word
system administrator meaning: what does it mean?
manages computer systems
system administrator pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
system administrator is pronounced as /ə ˈsɪstəm ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
system administrator definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Call the system administrator if the server is down. Translation: Позвоните системному администратору, если сервер не работает.
Is system administrator part of Professions vocabulary?
Yes, system administrator (системный администратор) can be learned in the Professions topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is system administrator part of Study and Work vocabulary?
Yes, system administrator (системный администратор) can be learned in the Study and Work topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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