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@mary said in Revisiting ZFS and FreeNAS in 2019:

@xrobau I'm an intern and nothing you have listed is a special feature. I honestly thought you were a salesman or vendor on this thread.

Wow! Brutal honesty

Not in anyway related to SkyNet right?

Absolutely - This is an awesome idea! Edit - let me add, that this is an awesome idea for A.J.

@scottalanmiller

Well... I'm on United, so I guess we'll catch up Friday.... maybe Saturday morning.

The proliferation of this metric is driven from the often times misalignment with IT to Finance. Many organizations place the IT roles under the finance umbrella, and decisions are made based on cost vs. based on need.

When I came to my current company, I made it clear that I didn't care who I reported to, but that IT MUST be involved in the business goals and objectives decision making process.

The biggest mistake companies make in the realm of IT is allowing IT costs to drive IT decisions. IT expenditures must be based on the business need, not the overall cost. Certainly being economical is prudent, but not at the cost of critical technology required for the business goals.

IT "Managers" falling into the group of delegated decision making would be better served, and may be able to initiate change, by highlighting the benefits and risks associated with adopting or not adopting critical technologies, and concentrating on the risks more than the benefits.

@JaredBusch said in Camera for travel:

@pchiodo said in Camera for travel:

@scottalanmiller said in Camera for travel:

@Ambarishrh when in Panama I got @pchiodo hooked up with basically the same point and shoot that I do. So he can report on that.

It's *&^%$$()ing awesome. For an all around multi-purpose camera, it does a fantastic job. It's shock proof and water proof. I took some underwater pics and video in Jamaica and they turned out stellar! Highly recommend.

And what camera would this be. Neither of you two told us! @scottalanmiller said Nikon AW, but which specific one? Or are they all the same? Is there only one?

Mine is a Coolpix AW130

I think they used to make an AW100 and 110, but I'm not sure they are available any longer. The AW130 is the current model, and they also have an AW120 - Both are waterproof and shock proof.

Here's a link - http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/compact-digital-cameras/index.page#!/tag:uiQ:Waterproof/Shockproof

Nick Korte aka @NetworkNerd will be speaking at MangoCon 2019. Nick always provides entertaining and informative sessions, and this year is no different. This year he will be talking about "What Working the Help Desk Taught Me about Communication, Negotiation, and Salesmanship"

In this session, you will learn about the dynamic role of working the help desk, the lessons one can learn from interactions with end users, and the relatable experience this gives someone to prepare for other roles. Technically, it’s far more than just being technical.

Join us May 8-10th in Dallas for MangoCon 2019

@scottalanmiller said in Let's all get blindsided together!:

@pchiodo said in Let's all get blindsided together!:

@Carnival-Boy said in Let's all get blindsided together!:

I've never understood discussions on the price of e-mail. All offerings seem so trivially cheap to me. I mean in the US you're paying your employees, on average, over $50,000 per year and you're worried about an extra $50 a year for e-mail? We probably spend more on paper towels in the rest room than e-mail but I rarely see the president starting that discussion.

It certainly is about perspective. One of the things I like to bring up in meetings is how much is the meeting costing. When you have even as little as 5 people in the room, and the average salary is still a meager $50K, it's still costing $120+ an hour to be in the room. Increase this by 4 or 5 more people and add executive management and your talking $1000/hour just to talk about saving less than $5K/year.

I call this the "high cost of decision making". You have to account for the time to research the solutions, too. And the risk of the change. And the cost of making the change.

Exactly. An email migration is going to cost well in excess of $5K when you take into account the tech time, the learning time, not to mention the lost productivity while everyone learns a new system.

@Nic said in Time for me to move on from Webroot:

I'm jumping ship to rejoin the startup world and begin a new endeavor building a community from scratch: http://growersnetwork.org/ (insert your weed jokes here).

I'll still hang out on here, just not officially representing Webroot. I'm still happy to answer any Webroot questions and help you get in touch with the right people at Webroot if you need help. We'll get a replacement for me once they can hire someone, but in the meantime I'll fill in.

I'll be working from home now, so anyone passing through Colorado let me know so I can have an opportunity to get out of the house and socialize with people in person

Well, good luck. I know you will do an awesome job!!! Congrats!

Try this:

Open an elevated command prompt and stop the update service: net stop wuauserv

Navigate to the hidden folder: c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\download and delete the contents.

Restart the update service: net start wuauserv

Then check for updates

And how could you live without one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008CR35JQ/ref=gbps_img_s-3_0082_39ee86d1?smid=AX9B9677DI7OG&pf_rd_p=2644760082&pf_rd_s=slot-3&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=gb_main&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=J4EGZH8FR7SA592NGNS2

@Minion-Queen said in SpiceWorld 2016 Ticket Exchange:

Nope price right now is $499 if you wait till next week to buy its $599

If I wait until the week after, it's $0 - and I still haven't missed much.

SO glad we decided against Surface Pros for desktop replacements. Thanks MS for being too expensive, and not feature rich enough.

OK, after dealing with real work issues, I was able to get back to this. Installed per Scott's instructions and everything is working as expected.

Thanks for the help! I'm sure I'll need more as I delve into the Linux world.

There is a gofundme page for Robert here:

https://www.gofundme.com/memorial-and-grief-fund-for-chrissy

@Minion-Queen

It also sounds like he is going to end up owning the city. Jim, I hope you plan on suing them for more than just what they owe. They harmed you and your business, maybe irreparably.

The gall of the city and the sheriffs department are astounding.

Welcome all - Glad to have you here. I'm Paul Chiodo, and I am the CEO for NTG and MangoLassi.it I know I am not in the community as often as I would like, but I do monitor the threads and check in from time to time.

Should you ever have any problems or just wish to discuss something, please drop me a PM and I will get back to you.

Again, welcome, and it's great to have you here.

Paul

Depends - Generally nothing, but there could be a situation where the primary DHCP is offline, and the client gets a new IP from the rogue DHCP server. If the new DHCP is not configured properly for your network, then clients would lose access to network resources and possibly the internet. This all depends on the config of the rogue DHCP server.

Your TTL on DHCP leases can play a big role in how long this takes to detect. On the other hand, there is DHCP scanning utilities that can identify any DHCP servers on the network.

As a side note; If I caught an end-user doing something like this, they would be relegated to yellow pads and cheap pens.

Just popping into this converstation. In a nutshell, it would be advantageous to hire someone like @NTG to provide advice on options, equipment types and paths, etc. NTG, like what a true MSP should represent, is NOT a reseller. A true MSP is working for you, in the best interest of your company and the bottom line. They don't care who provides the equipment or the product, just that it is the right fit for your company. @NTG is that type of MSP. They have done work in the UK, and in fact, Scott will be in Wales in June.

From a solutions standpoint, if SQL is required with low latency, then things like high speed DRAM cards, and SSD storage become critical in the selection and ultimately deployment.

The true advantage is that a good MSP with the backing of great engineering can not only proivde world class solutions, but also provide transfer of knowledge. A VAR will never provide that level of support and expertise.

EDIT: A VAR may provide a high level of expertise and support, but only for their products.