The last Friday in July marks not only the beginning of a lovely weekend, but also the day when system administrators across the globe are celebrated. July 31, 2015 is the sixteenth System Administrator Appreciation Day, and we have prepared a BetaNews giveaway to mark this special occasion.
Just like last year, we will be giving away 10 System Mechanic licenses, courtesy of iolo, the software's maker. As always, every BetaNews reader is welcome to enter the giveaway. Here is what you need to know.
First of all, if you are not familiar with System Mechanic, check out our review of the software. It is compatible with the just-released Windows 10, as well as older releases, so you can use its powerful feature set with Microsoft's latest, and arguably greatest, operating system.
If you want to know more about system administrators, here are some interesting stats, from the US Department of Labor, regarding system administrators working in US, that iolo has shared with us:
- 365,430 -- Number of System Administrators employed in the U.S.
- $79,770 -- Mean annual wage for American System Administrators
- Virginia, Vermont, District of Columbia, Maryland & Colorado -- States with the highest concentrations of System Administrator jobs.
- Burlington, VT, Washington DC, Palm Bay, FL, Boulder, CO & Bethesda, MD -- Metro areas with the highest concentration of System Administrator jobs.
- Bethesda, MD, San Jose, CA, Cleveland, TN, San Francisco, CA & Washington DC -- Top paying metropolitan areas for System Administrator jobs.
- Computer Systems Design and Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services -- Industries with the highest concentration of employment for System Administrators.
- Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil, Independent Artists, Writers & Performers and Oil and Gas Extraction -- Top paying industries for System Administrators.
Now, I know that you are all eager to learn how you can win a free System Mechanic license. As with previous giveaways, we only ask you to post a comment in the section below to enter. (We also welcome you to like our Facebook page and follow our Twitter account). There are, however, a couple of ground rules:
- Use a BetaNews account (use this link to register, if you have not done so already) to post the comment. In you are using a Disqus account, we cannot guarantee that it is connected to an email address where we can reach you.
- Only one comment per account/email address is taken into account.
- Comments that are not polite will not be taken into account.
The giveaway ends on August 2, at midnight EST, so you better hurry! The winners will be selected at random, and notified via email in the day that follows. As always, our comments will not qualify us for the giveaway.