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    ObsolesceO

    @scottalanmiller update links?

  • A place to talk about whatever you want in IT
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    IThomeboy80I

    Thank you for that information.

  • All the random.....goes here.
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    travisdh1T

    I wonder what happened to Cloudflare this morning?

  • News from around the world of IT
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    @scottalanmiller What is the best backup strategy?
    Snapshot of VMs and workstations + backups of both, and comply with the 3-2-1 rule?
    Or is there a better alternative?

  • Talk about your career here.
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    @Obsolesce, thank you for your suggestion. I'm checking it out now.

  • Programmers, Developers...
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    GreyG

    A little script I wrote to reboot a bunch of servers at a specific, calculated time. You can adjust the filename or time in the header. Default time is 730 pm. You need winrm enabled on all the target systems, and I don't know what the limit would be on server count. If you run a NOC, warn them before all the servers reboot at exactly the same time. lol!

    ###########
    #Boot systems in a file at 730 pm

    $file = "$($ENV:USERPROFILE)\desktop\systems.txt"
    $target = Get-Date -Hour 19 -Minute 30 -Second 0

    #don't change anything below here
    $systems = get-content $file
    $utz = Get-Date -Hour 19 -Minute 30 -Second 0 -UFormat "%Z"
    $now = $(Get-Date)
    $serverTZ = (get-timezone).id
    $seconds = ($target - $now).TotalSeconds
    $final = [math]::Round($seconds)
    $final = $final - 15
    Write-Host -ForegroundColor cyan -NoNewline "nSeconds until $target $serverTZ ($utz UTC):"
    write-host -ForegroundColor Yellow " $final"
    $final |clip
    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan "15 second delay to cancel a scheduled reboot for $($($systems).count) systems:`n$systems"
    #Write-Progress -SecondsRemaining 15 -Activity "Reboot schedule countdown."
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 15
    Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Systems -ScriptBlock {shutdown -r -t $using:final}
    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan "End of Line"

  • Want to talk about the business of IT? MSPs, VARs, Consultants...
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    Our company manages IT for many small businesses, and, understandably, we have a lot of clients that use Microsoft 365. We keep up with ongoing education and online certifications for various Partner levels. That said, what options do most smaller IT shops use when it comes to deciding how to make money from selling and managing Microsoft 365?

    We have no desire to resell Microsoft 365, if that means that we are the middle man between collecting payments from clients and then paying Microsoft. What happens if a client is late making payments in that scenario? We would still be responsible for paying Microsoft when the payments are due.

    What advice do other IT shops have to receive commision/income/incentives from Microsoft? Which Partner Program is best suited for smaller shops with several hundreds of users under management? The Microsoft Partner Portal presents many options, but it does not present a simple matrix of how they compare. Our firm has been a Microsoft Partner for several years, and has certifications necessary to meet most any plan available.

    What do others do to collect income from their ongoing Microsoft 365 customers?

  • Need to hire someone? Post here.
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    DashrenderD

    Interesting - I was just going through a permission setup with Sharepoint today. Man - not easy, and in some ways way less flexible than traditional file shares.

  • xByte Support Forum
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    DashrenderD

    Loosing good account reps seems to be the norm in the SBM... a sales person often seems to start out on the SMB desk, if they excel, they are promoted to other desks. This has happened to me at least three times across different vendors.

  • Scale Computing Discussion and Support Community

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    stacksofplatesS

    Can you reassign disks between VMs yet?

    The hot add disks was a huge pain before. I couldn't believe I wasn't able to do that.

  • Starwind Software

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    scottalanmillerS

    @Oksana but... why would anyone do this? lol

  • Official Home of the SodiumSuite RMM Forums

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    scottalanmillerS

    @DustinB3403 said in What is the Latest With SodiumSuite?:

    Any update on this, just thought about it and wanted to see where this project is at.

    Sadly, nothing for the foreseeable future.

  • The world of enterprise open storage systems.
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    scottalanmillerS

    @Pete-S said in To vSAN or not to vSAN?:

    The problem the way I see it with old stuff like the OP has is while there is nothing wrong with the technology itself, everything is relatively slow with today's standard and much more complex than needed.

    It's very true. And the risk today is that we are so accustomed to that complexity, that we often avoid the simple answers today.

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    Minion QueenM

    I am waiting on Confirmation from @shannon, @Rob and @aboyd They haven't answered my emails this week at all 😞

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    DashrenderD

    @scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2020 and COVID-19:

    @adamf said in MangoCon 2020 and COVID-19:

    So.... about MangoCon 2022 ?

    About time to start discussing that. We fully own the hotel here now, so we are in a much better position to do planning.

    I have a few leftover days of vacation - depending on timing - I might come out there!

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    ObsolesceO

    Security within a VM (AV, MDM, OS/App updates, MFA, ZT, etc.), that accesses company data, doesn't matter if the host is secured.

    No joke, I've seen countless times people wanting exceptions due to being a VM.

  • Place for tracking issues with MangoLassi and NodeBB

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    JaredBuschJ

    just updated my instance to current and they still work.
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    DashrenderD

    @JaredBusch said in Lenovo Bypass BIOS Options:

    @Dashrender said in Lenovo Bypass BIOS Options:

    in the 2010's many laptops came with a boot to BIOS/setup button, a Tiny button typically on side of the laptop meant to help you bypass this rapid boot feature and ensure you get into the BIOS

    Never seen that, ever.

    My old Lenovo had it.

  • Have a product or service to review? Love it? Hate it? Tell us.
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  • Want to blatantly promote yourself? Here is the place. Go crazy!
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  • IT Training Resources and Certifications

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    @popester said in VIM refresher:

    Stumbled across this, https://www.openvim.com/

    Advice from a wise man. Know how to use the tools you have. 🙂

    That’s a great find! OpenVim is a solid way to get the basics down without feeling overwhelmed. Knowing your tools definitely makes a huge difference.