system administrator

Without one, Environment Admin and Environment Maker are the only two roles that matter.

With one, the System Administrator role takes the top spot.

The list of predefined roles grows to include names like Basic User and System Customizer, along with app-specific roles that arrive when you add a product like Dynamics 365.

There are also bigger roles that live above any single environment.

Tenant-level admins like the Power Platform Administrator or the Global Administrator manage the whole tenant.

They don't automatically get access to the data inside a given environment.

In an environment with a database, full admin access comes from the system administrator role, not from being a tenant admin.

That gap surprises a lot of people, and it's there on purpose.

Hey folks, welcome to SysAdmin Weekly.

This is the podcast by SysAdmins, for SysAdmins, and dedicated to all the tireless tech folks working out there in the trenches day in and day out to keep the digital world spinning.

As always, I'm your host, Andy Surwich, and this is episode 63, recorded on October 15th, 2026.

And as always, I've got a man who requires no introduction.

Hey, everyone.

Welcome to SysAdmin Weekly, the podcast by SysAdmins, for SysAdmins, and dedicated to all the tireless tech folks working out there in the trenches day in and day out to keep the digital world spinning.

As always, I'm your host, Andy Surwich, and I've got my regular co-host with me today.

I've got Eric Siron.

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Yeah, I realize SysAdmin is – they should really change the name to Jack of All Trades because that's what a SysAdmin is doing.

They're going to touch every facet for the most part.

Yep.

Sometimes they're built on four wheels and a chassis.

If you happen to be tuning in from the Homelab or SysAdmin crowd, there's another announcement you'll definitely want on your calendar.

Homelab Fest is officially on for September 2027.

Jeff Gillings' announcement highlighted not just a date, 12th through 14th of September, but a vision for what the Homelab community can achieve.