What is a System Operator (SysOp)?

Systems Operator

System Operator (sysop) is the person who runs a computer server. Generally, a sysop or system operator is the person who runs the day-to-day operation of a server and it suggests a person who is available when the system is. One of the related term is administrator. In larger computer systems, the administrator manages security and user access while a system operator monitors and performs routine operations at the computer. Where on the other hand in smaller computer systems (like UNIX systems), the administrator and the system operator are usually the same person.

As a systems operator, it becomes their task to the keep application environments running at maximum performance at all times.

Process of Optimizing Systems

As a systems operator, we are required to use analytics that helps to choose the correct infrastructure configuration, that happened to be the company’s best agent for maximizing performance, the optimal storage methods and the best possible customer outcome. Now while using elastic environments, the environment not only automatically scales out during peak demand to minimize latency, and it also automatically scales in later to minimize spend. In which case an environment highly utilized every hour of every day has to be managed by the system operator.

Fortifying Systems – There are time when things break and systems go offline, but we do not let that keep us up at night. It is required to maintain highly available architectures: systems that detect failed components and automatically switch over, replacing and restoring as required without interruption of service to the consumers. But the availability methods cover more than single regions and multiple Availability Zones.

Securing Systems – Combination of security groups, access control lists, and private networks in concert with native tools like Amazon CloudFront and AWS Shield, helps the environment stand up to the most sinister of attacks.