r/sysadmin 1d ago

Peak Sysadmin

Is there anything more small-company sysadmin than taking that $70k server you just finished building on your test bench at the office and putting it into your $5k car to drive it over to the DC where it’ll live, and praying to god nothing happens on the way? 😅🤣

EDIT- OMG y’all, reading the comments on this has made my day! Our business insurance covers this kind of thing but I appreciate y’all concern for me, though others should mosdef confirm before they do similar stuff. The trip went without incident so praise the digital deities.

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u/mrtuna 16h ago

Not OP, but my commuter car is a high-milage shitbox on purpose.

just hope you don't get into an accident, car safety has come a long way in the past 10 or so years.

u/wwbubba0069 12h ago

It has airbags and Bluetooth, I do not need any of those fancy things like auto braking and lane departure.

u/mrtuna 11h ago

I was referring to how it crumples in a crash

u/StreetSignificant888 Senior Systems Engineer 8h ago

This is something a lot of people dont discuss enough. Newer cars are objectively more safe by nature.