Posts made by alexntg

I'm often brought in to counter-consult against SANs. I get brought into situations where a 15-20 person company is fed a 2-host with SAN config by another consultant. I make some money, the client saves $20k, and often times the vendor selling the SAN gets the server orders, so it's a win-win-win. With technologies like VMware vSAN and VM replication, there's much less of a need for SANs except for in vastly larger environments or situations with highly unusual storage requirements. I do like SANs, but I'm not going to recommend one just because.

@JaredBusch said:

The problem with all the MMORPG games on the market today is that they dropped the second M. They are no longer multiplayer games. They are a bunch of single players running around in the same world.

That's one of the reasons that I dropped ESO. However, for many games in endgame content, it's nearly exclusively multiplayer. The leveling process may or may not be, depending on the game.

@Dashrender said:

I suppose something like Pertino along with a Azure based AD server could work.

Or AWS. I'm running a multi-site domain in AWS for my test lab, and it works quite well.

Something to be aware of with Pertino, if you're looking to use it with a Domain Controller - It works by adding another network interface, effectively multi-homing the DC. If it's just a DC out there, it shouldn't be much of an issue. However, if you grow into other machines in Azure/AWS and they need both local and Pertino access, it can lead to unexpected performance issues, like hairpinning local traffic through Pertino. Before going down this path, make sure to choose a VPN methodology that will effectively meet your needs.

And it's fugly! I think I'll still go with an ELR after my current car's paid off.

@ambarishrh said:

@scottalanmiller Zimbra seems to be a nice option, even though we are moving out of zimbra emails, would be great to see that product on a different way! Let me check this.

Which messaging platform are you moving to?

@Hubtech said:

less purple?

I was just thinking the same thing.

The spam users are here, just not posts yet. Take a peek at the latest users, and you'll see some trends.

iTunes typically has episodes up within a day or 2 of airing.

Brain bleach, please!

@IRJ said:

On a side note, my girlfriend is given me all this crap for playing WOW. I couldnt figure out why she hated it so much and was making a huge deal about it. Come to find out, she used to play all the time lol.

In that case, the two of you should come and make characters in Final Fantasy XIV: A Real Reborn! You could be an MMO couple.

Great use of Fett's Vette by MC Chris!

They've made it fairly easy for new players, so I think you'll have fun.

Darn it, DanaR! I'm just starting to really get into FFXIV. If I were to go with Archage, at least I know I'd have good guildies! Has your cat figured out how to play MMOs yet?

CryEngine2? That's the same engine Aion's running on. It's a bit dated, but the graphics are still decent. Please do keep us posted.

@Bill-Kindle said:

@alexntg said:

@scottalanmiller said:

NTG uses Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk+ OnDemand for our internal IT.

We do? Last I knew, we were on Asana.

I have an account with Asana, pretty neat platform.

I love it. It's a very flexible platform that lets you mold it into what you need it to be. It could perhaps be the most effective for collaborative teams working on large projects. With a little twist, it can also be an issue tracking system, job candidate tracking platform for HR departments (minus personal info), purchasing system, and so much more. It's what makes handling many projects and not losing details possible.

@scottalanmiller said:

No, Asana is a project tool that you use. It's not a corporate tool that NTG uses.

The VOIP team's using it as well for all their projects. All our FTEs and our primary VOIP contractor are on it. Apparently I'm missing a memo somewhere about Zoho.

If the content company pays for [Big Fat Internet Pipe] and the consumer pays for [Big Fat Residential Pipe], why would the content company need to pay more? Their [Big Fat Internet Pipe] costs a fortune and covers their costs. If it's a bandwidth cost factor, the pricing on the pipes should be re-evaluated.

@PSX_Defector said:

@Carnival-Boy said:

I'm not alone. If you look at the job listings for VisualDNA (http://www.visualdna.com/careers/vacancy/?p_id=829), a hip London startup, you'll see that they actually request that applicants give details of where they can read more about you (forums, blogs etc etc).

Nope!

Once again, my internet life and my real life are separate, and never shall the twain meet.

Besides, do they really want to read my AdultFriendFinder posts?

Given your writing style, that could be rather entertaining.

@Hubtech said:

I've got to meet with a Board of Directors, Partners, and Money for one of my clients. I dont mind those sorts of meetings. Proposing/Explaining/Closing sweet deals.

That's an external meeting. Those are often difficult to do without.

@DenisKelley said:

. It is going to be interesting this coming Spiceworld. Might be my last, but we'll have to see.

Unless someone drags me kicking and screaming, I don't plan on going this year. The previous two years I went because the ticket was free, but I didn't get anything out of the content.

Have you tried participating in their groups? The questions and responses are only marginally more intelligent than Facebook.