This document compares and contrasts the roles of system administrators (sysadmins) and DevOps engineers. It discusses that sysadmins are primarily focused on installing, configuring, and maintaining operating systems, software, and company products on local servers and PCs. DevOps engineers, on the other hand, work with cloud platforms, APIs, infrastructure as code, automation tools, and focus on monitoring through tools like Elasticsearch and Prometheus. It also provides examples of how sysadmins and DevOps engineers differ in their approaches to configuration management, monitoring, and debugging infrastructure issues.