@Carnival-Boy said:

I hoped this would be an interesting thread on Google Apps, but it turns out to be another Spiceworks slag-fest 😞

For me, there's an open source feel about Google Apps, with all the third-party scripts available as well as a pretty powerful API that let's you write your own applications. I've spent some time on this trying to get our ERP application to update jobs on Google Maps Coordinate, with limited success. There's a good site here https://developers.google.com/oauthplayground/ where you can see what API features are available with all of Google's products. I find it all a bit of a mess and the documentation is pretty limited. There's an assumption that you have a high degree of competency already when developing Google apps, which I don't have as I'm not a web developer and have no prior experience of OAuth. I think I'm in far too deep trying to develop Google Maps Coordinate, but if you're a professional developer I imagine Google app development is a lot of fun.

Does O365 have similar?

Office 365 uses ADFS, which has an SDK available for it, if you want applications with true SSO. Otherwise, the clients are your typical Outlook, Lync, Excel, etc, so most of the addons would be targeted towards them. SharePoint Designer's available for SharePoint. Since Office 365 includes PowerShell, it can be used as a tie-in for third-party administrative solutions.

@scottalanmiller said:

NTG started using network UPS in 2000. APC SmartUPS supported that even way back then.

I've asked for an OK for funds to purchase a model that can support up to 1800 watts, something like a desktop model that can attach to the network, and allow for Solaris systems to detect they are on battery and shutdown without my interaction. Tripplite is getting back with me, hopefully it's not overly expensive.

@Joyfano said:

Sad but this is really happening in our Government. I hope they will realize one day. 😞

Very sad.

@Mike-Ralston said:

What would you recommend for an employee that's doing Level 1 and Level 2 tech work?

Really depends, if everything is old style apps an Atom would actually work fine. If all web apps, you need slightly more power as JavaScript in the browser is not the fastest, most responsive thing. RDP uses extremely few resources on the client end. Some VPNs need a little more oomph.

Yes. KeePass is super handy. And blind copy to clipboard too. I love that.

Now that standing desks are common, I've noticed stand up meetings not being so short anymore.

Sure we do. NTG has 2 datacenter locations, with DCs in each. IT-ADMIN only has 1 datacenter location, so putting a DC at the remote site would be a good idea. If he/she had another datacenter location, it would be less of a concern.

he not she, hhhh
thanks for your suggestion, i know that the best idea is to have an additional DC in the remote location, i will try another machine and promote it in the branch office, i will not give up, because i doubt the previous ADC has something wrong in its system, if it doesn't work i will try RODC

I'll definitely post an update once we had a chance to do some reports so I can comment what their table and record structure is like. We'll be doing them with Microsoft SSRS, but concept would be the same as Jasper.

Once they add a way to view unread messages that will be close enough for me to use OWA.

anyway, buy it or not, it's a good deal. and there are other sizes for now great prices. ya'll have a good weekend. see ya monday.

I lean away from Mac specifically because of the support issues. HP, Dell.... Way better support than Apple. Apple doesn't have business class support.

@RAM. said:

So you shouldn't use your penis on the fingerprint scanner anymore?

Remind me to never borrow your phone.

From the completely obvious department 🙂

50k is a lot of money when you are starting off.

You'll have to work with a VAR as stated above, some are lovely and extremely helpful.

Best of luck 🙂

@technobabble said:

@scottalanmiller correct. And I think GFI is less than 1/2 that price.

Yeah, you can put together your own setup for a fraction of the price. LMI from NTG, Webroot or Vipre, RMM from any number of options. Should be way under $50/year if you ant it to be. That adds up quickly as that cost is per desktop.

And the one that I first used in 1984...

Mac Mouse 1984

@Joyfano said:

@scottalanmiller said:

That sucks. How is the A/C?

After 40 mins of finally were able to up the generator then about 1 hour no AC 😞
Finally we have AC today 🙂

That's good. Too warm there without it!

@RAM. said:

@scottalanmiller said:

@RAM. said:

You can still PM though I know that much 😄 Danielle PM'd me the other day and doesn't know it.

What did she say to you?

To calm down lol

Haha Thanks for this laugh.