SysAdminDay Twitter Contest

Cyber-Ark's 3rd Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day and Twitter Contest

For the third year in a row, to help show our appreciation and support for system administrators located across the globe, Cyber-Ark will host a Twitter contest to coincide with the 13th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day - which takes place on Friday, July 27th, 2012. Like last year, we will extend the SysAdmin festivities a bit, and provide participants with extra time to participate and spread the positive vibes related to their achievements..

Here's how it will work: Last year, we asked participants the question, "What is your greatest enterprise IT accomplishment in the past year?" Not surprisingly, we received some fantastic responses, and Thomas Deliduka was ultimately declared the winner for his Tweet related to a massive Exchange 2003-2010 migration that he handled for his organization.

This year, however, in keeping with the spirit of SysAdminDay, we’re asking participants to not only reflect on their greatest IT achievement from the past year, but to also anticipate the IT trends that will continue to drive and shape the SysAdmin position for years to come.

So without further ado, this year’s System Administrator Appreciation Day Twitter Contest question is:

"What skills and experience have you gained in the past year that will most help you in the coming one, and why?"

While it is not a requirement, we encourage respondents to relate their garnered skills and experience to a specific achievement-even better, an achievement that your fellow SysAdmins can relate to and may soon encounter on their own.

This year’s judges include:

Matt Simmons - a prolific SysAdmin blogger and community evangelist
Wesley David - influential SysAdmin blogger and operations manager
Cole Lavallee -SysAdmin at NetApp

This esteemed panel of SysAdmin judges will review all entries and select one (1) winner and two (2) runner-ups based on the quality of the Tweet (the skills mastered/achievement detailed, and the perspective provided in relation to how these skills will be beneficial in the year ahead).

What can you win?

The contest winner will receive an Amazon Kindle Fire!
The two runner ups will each receive $50 Amazon gift cards!  

Contest details:

The contest will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 24th and will conclude at 4:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 26th. Responses will be monitored throughout the week. The winner will be announced by 1:00 p.m. ET on Friday, July 27th by @cyberark through a series of Tweets and a post on Cyber-Ark’s blog.

To be eligible to win, users need to Tweet a response alongside the #SysAdminDay hashtag and @Cyberark. This is important as it allows other Twitter users and contest participants to follow along. Proper format is as follows: “#SysAdminDay @cyberark RESPONSE”

Since Twitter has a 140 character limit (of course!), brevity is important. However, participants are also encouraged to elaborate on their Tweet by continuing their response by posting a comment on Cyber-Ark’s blog. This way, participants can provide a more detailed and/or creative response. However, this is not a requirement for eligibility and is only a suggestion.

Additional details:

Limit one Tweet (entry) per participant—any user that creates and/or uses multiple accounts to participate will be deemed ineligible. Re-Tweets from other users are encouraged, however.

To be eligible to win and receive the kindle, participants must be followers of @Cyberark on Twitter. Prize information will be sent via Direct Message.

Cyber-Ark employees are allowed to participate but are ineligible to win the prize.

Thank you for your participation and good luck! Any questions can be sent to susan.alves@cyberark.com