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Discussion on: Is AWS killing Linux?

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Stampede

I've been recently in the job market as a 5+ Linux Admin/Sys Eng. There are some niche jobs I've interviewed at where you can still manage physical infrastructure with unique startups or small orgs.

The reality is any good high paying job today is going to be DevOps and it's going to be highly automated using python or go + a cavalcade of buzzwordy tools. It's really not great for those of us who love Linux and want to use it to the fullest.

The cloud is really the top choice for most business who rather have it standardized, automated by a 3rd party and easy to use...

The times they are a changin'