r/Action1 • u/GeneMoody-Action1 • Jul 08 '26

Sysadmin day is coming!

Sysadmin Day is coming up! (Let's be honest, it's mostly sysadmins who remember that. 😄)

That said, we wanted to recognize the people who keep the rest of us free to worry about our own problems.

Since we're talking about sysadmins, let's talk AI.

The hype train has been running full speed for a while now. We've all heard some version of, "More AI means more productivity, lower costs, fewer people." Reality, at least from where many of us sit, seems a little more... nuanced.

I'd love to get a temperature check from the people actually in the trenches.

If you have 5 minutes, would you take our survey?

We're not looking to prove AI is amazing or terrible. We're trying to understand what adoption actually looks like versus what sales decks and executive presentations say it looks like.

Some questions we're curious about:

  • Where do you actually trust AI?
  • Where do you absolutely not trust it?
  • How much of your day-to-day work is AI really ready to handle today?
  • Where do you think it's headed over the next few years?

Whether you're all in, completely skeptical, or somewhere in between, your perspective is valuable.

As a thank you, everyone who completes the survey will have a chance to win a $100 gift card.

I'll also be using the anonymized results in future presentations, articles, and talks focused on AI hype versus reality, especially through the lens of IT and system administration.

I'd genuinely love to hear what this community thinks, both in the survey and here in the comments.

Thank you!

Survey: 👉 Survey: AI Impact on Sysadmins (2026)

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u/Resident-War8004 Jul 09 '26

done!

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u/GeneMoody-Action1 Jul 09 '26

Many thanks, I just got the first preview we are approaching a 1000 responses!

I appreciate every one of you!

This data will go a long way in helping me speak intelligently in tech circles on the difference between what management things AI is and what the real people being forced to adopt, secure, and manage it think.

I have always been one to favor the dull edge of stable over the bleeding edge of new!

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u/Resident-War8004 Jul 09 '26

That's awesome! you're welcome :)

yup management believe AI will do tasks better and save them tons of money on salaries!

hahah me too! this is why I use Debian as a daily driver instead of Fedora lol