Definitely sounds like a not fun area.

@scottalanmiller said:

at ten users AD is normally overkill

That's why we have Samba. And, with Samba 4, you should be able to integrate the box into O365's AD structure. SSO anyone?

@Dashrender said:

I left the OP vague because discussing my actual problem wasn't what I was trying to discuss - instead I was basically lamenting about how people often try to use the wrong solution for their problem.

For example, of the two different departments trying to solve a problem, the first problem is actually an HR problem - or at bare minimum a department to department issue where someone is simply not using the tools they already have to do the job they way the process and procedures dictate.

The second problem is looking to innovate the current solution (actual problem: a call comes in for an onsite visit at a hospital - now we have to decide which doc to give it to and track it) what I don't know yet is why a patient isn't created ASAP for that, and simply tracked there. Probably because the person answering the phone can't assign it to doc, a medical staffer has to do that, and there's no way to put the patient into the system without assigning a doc.. I'm not really sure..

The current method is to print off the consult, hand deliver it to a medical personal who drops everything else they are doing and finds a doc, delivers the information, logs the call into a call log, then moves on.... apparently there is a problem with this setup right now.

So the first one is, like you said, an HR problem. Not your concern, even if they try to make it appear to be.

Second one is also an HR issue. It's a flow issue, and management needs to address their procedures to see how they can optimize the process.

@crustachio said in Of course you've heard of WinDirStat, how about Wiztree?:

Thanks for the tip. I'm a WinDirStat junkie but I'll give this a spin. Although I would really miss just being able to type <Win+R> iexplore ninite.com/windirstat and 20 seconds later having it installed and ready to go 😉

I feel the same for chocolatey

@Dashrender said:

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I like this one the best.. and it's techie.

ROFL!

All linking must be approved by an admin or myself. Sorry but with issues we have seen as of late we are being extra cautious.

I can't speak for the Apple side of things - but on Android There are two options (that I know of) ISIS/SoftCard and Google Wallet. Both offer different options but function the same. It's also possible that currently different banks have signed up with each app/company, I would suspect that most banks will do all the popular apps by summer next year when a large percentage of the new Card Stations have been deployed.

atleast their switches are reasonably priced 🙂

@Dashrender said:

Aww.. I guess I'm to used to working on Firewalls, not routers.

A firewall is a set of extensions on top of a router, typically. You can have a layer 2 firewall (a bridging firewall) but those are very rare in the SMB. I've seen them, but almost never. Those that I do see are normally Untangle devices set to bridging rather than routing mode because they make crappy routers. In the enterprise space, bridged firewalls are pretty common because they want the firewall functionality separate from the routing appliance.

What you are used to is an "all in one" device that puts a router, switch, firewall and access point (wireless hub) all into one device. So what you are seeing with the VLANs is the switch functionality, not the router nor the firewall components.

@scottalanmiller They have been pretty solid so far, at least in my service area. I get notifications for service outages but I never notice them.

@scottalanmiller said:

You can use Meraki MDM for free to do the basic stuff.

Let's hope for Ubiquiti's sake they do come out with an MDM solution for this - it would be so ironic to use Meraki's (Cisco's) solution to support Ubiquiti's stuff.

@thecreativeone91 said:

Yes, Because redirection break sometimes.. also Some users like old habits
I actually never redirect the desktop. and just usually just make the root and the documents redirect 1 in the same. .

@thecreativeone91 I can't say that I've noticed an issue with redirection failing, at least not enough that I worry about giving them a drive letter to access the files directly. But I'll definitely agree with the old habits - but sometimes those habits just need to change - for example, my use of Home Folders. 🙂

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@Dominica said:

I have more than one follower who only follows girls, lol.

Creepyy. They know you're married right? haha

Pretty sure her tag on SW is Wife of SAM...kind of a giveaway...lol

I follow @Dominica because she is Wife of SAM as expected she is geek like SAM

She might be a little more sane than SAM too 😉 hahaha

@Jaguar said:

I wholly agree with the SSDs for databases, and really, anything that has a high amount of 'touches' (otherwise known as IOPS!). Databases constantly have little tiny touches to make changes, which results in a higher amount of requests going on to the storage. This is where higher IOPS makes the difference. For systems like your average desktop, moving a large file takes relatively few IOPS, but more throughput.

These large number of small touches is why huge RAM both in the system and in cache make such a big different to databases. With a good RAID cache you can offload a ton of write hits and speed the system while also preserving the SSDs. And a large system memory will do even more often keeping transactions from hitting the storage subsystem completely.

Not sure if it will qualify since the 'tool' is a website generated installer.

http://www.ninite.com

Click to create an installer/updater that skips all the <next> and toolbar and extra stuff on programs.

@StrongBad What's so hard about telling them that this is the kind of stupidity that happens when you drop out of school.?

Either way, until I use it:
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@Dashrender said:

I opened a case with Dell, once they called me back - they walked me through the procedure I mentioned above.

Logon to server in question

disk management > assign the SRP a drive letter, make sure you can see system files, take ownership of system volume information > grant full control of system volume information

delete the AAlog_* files

Give ownership back to system

remove the permissions you gave yourself, starting with the files, then the folder itself

remove the drive letter you gave the SRP

Done - you should now have over 50 megs of free space in the SRP - now try to do your backup.

good job dude

@Dashrender said:

@scottalanmiller agreed. Though I don't know how they could call it an IMAP connector if it's not syncing. They should just get rid of IMAP, though I suppose these days some mail services might not offer POP3 anymore.

Because IMAP is a protocol and does not imply syncing. Calling it anything but IMAP would be false. IMAP is just as correct when syncing as when not.

You can call their management and talk to them about how they are making sure, with every call, that not just you but everyone that you know will never consider them.