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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender
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      @ryan_do said:

      I'm not surprised by this at all. If you're greenfield setup in the last 5 years, it's extremely likely that you don't need anything Microsoft, with the possible exception of MS Office - but even that's low these days as the alternatives can frequently convert them well enough to get along without purchasing MS Office.

      What is any kind of centralized authentication/account creation mechanism do you use? You mentioned Google Apps - does it authenticate more than just your email?

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        ryan_do
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        I don't work much with our backend systems. We also have an LDAP server integrated with a couple of our services like Jira, our Internal GitHub Enterprise server, and our VPN.

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          Alex Sage @ryan_do
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          @ryan_do What is the culture of the company like?

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          • PSX_DefectorP
            PSX_Defector @ryan_do
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            @ryan_do said:

            A few other perks include reimbursement of the cost of your Internet connection

            How about paying for my OC3?

            Of course, I'm a Windows guy in a Vmware world, so probably couldn't get a job over there anyways.

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            • travisdh1T
              travisdh1 @PSX_Defector
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              @PSX_Defector said:

              @ryan_do said:

              A few other perks include reimbursement of the cost of your Internet connection

              How about paying for my OC3?

              A personal OC3? Want to run their backup data center do you? 😉

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                dafyre @travisdh1
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                @travisdh1 said:

                @PSX_Defector said:

                @ryan_do said:

                A few other perks include reimbursement of the cost of your Internet connection

                How about paying for my OC3?

                A personal OC3? Want to run their backup data center do you? 😉

                If that would help me get a job... yes, ha ha ha!

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                • PSX_DefectorP
                  PSX_Defector @travisdh1
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                  @travisdh1 said:

                  @PSX_Defector said:

                  @ryan_do said:

                  A few other perks include reimbursement of the cost of your Internet connection

                  How about paying for my OC3?

                  A personal OC3? Want to run their backup data center do you? 😉

                  Be surprised how cheap it can get on contract from some CLECs and even some ILECs.

                  Last time I spec'd out a pipe from AT&T, with an OC3 to the office and some colo space in a DC near my house, a 100Mbps ethernet loop into the cage would only cost me about $900 a month. Of course, that doesn't include internet access, just a dumb pipe straight to the DC. I would mooch off whatever I could get from there. Even then, if I had to buy access, would probably run me ~$600 to $800 for AT&T.

                  In certain parts of the country, you can get some serious bandwidth for reasonable prices. With cheap access, I was thinking of running a fax service from the house. Some CLEC was offering $1200 DS3 pipes (45Mbps) with a full PRI a while back. Combine that with some cheap equipment, I would have a reasonable revenue stream for pretty much nothing.

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                    ryan_do
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                    @aaronstuder - The culture is great. While there are always growing pains as we become a larger company (there were 15 people when I joined) overall it's an amazing place to work. I like to talk a lot about the perks but the people are what makes DO awesome. Before joining DO (and coming from a background that included a lot of freelance work) my personal rule was that I would not work somewhere if I did not report to a VP or higher and had the ability to tell that person when they are wrong. DO has grown a lot but I could sit down with all three co-founders over the course of this week (as could any employee) to talk about whatever I wanted. Generally these discussions are about issues or career development but not always. For most of the history of the company the execs did not have offices, for several months I sat right next to a couple of the co-founders every day. With our growth a couple executives now have offices (glass walled) though one co-founder gave his up to be a dedicated interview room since he wasn't using it much anyway. I'm not sure how clear a picture this gives you but hopefully it helps.

                    @PSX_Defector - Haha.. technically the internet connection re-imbursement is the remotee equivalent of the transportation benefit given to locals. Those of us in NYC have our monthly subway pass paid for by the company ($117/month) and this same amount is available for remotes to put towards their Internet access.

                    Since people seem interested I'll add just a bit more about what it's like to work at DO. When I explain it to others I almost always use the phrase "we are spoiled", and we are. Here is a list of some of the company events I've done since moving to NYC:

                    • Weekend Ski Trip in Vermont
                    • Tailgated and attended the Giants/Jets game
                    • Attended a Yankees/Mets game
                    • Star Wars VII opening night
                    • Got to attend a screening at the Tribecca film festival
                    • An octoberfest river cruise up the hudson
                    • Numerous company parties, dinners, etc (we have a company Thanksgiving dinner every year, an anniversary party, and a holiday party)
                    • Attended OSCON, the Community Leadership Summit and Scale14x last year

                    I am sure I am forgetting a few things. Other in-office perks include

                    • Catered Lunches every day
                    • Breakfast and Dinner (if you're in early/late enough) via Corporate Seamless account
                    • Free beverages (including beer & wine for after 5pm)
                    • A ton of free snacks in the office

                    And with all that I should also mention that I average 45 hours per week, work/home balance is a big factor here. Technically I could get away with 40 but I like to come in an hour early to have my breakfast and get caught up before the rest of my team gets in at 10am.

                    Despite DO being a great resume builder, I am so happy here that the only way I plan to leave is to start my own business, I just don't think any other employer could compare.

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                    • travisdh1T
                      travisdh1 @ryan_do
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                      @ryan_do Sounds like a great place to work. Might have to toss you guys a resume once I get my full package put together.

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                        ryan_do
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                        There is more info and some pictures on themuse.

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                          StorageNinja Vendor @PSX_Defector
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                          @PSX_Defector If you want a list of VMware cloud air network companies to apply at I know a few 🙂

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                            PSX_Defector @StorageNinja
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                            @John-Nicholson said:

                            @PSX_Defector If you want a list of VMware cloud air network companies to apply at I know a few 🙂

                            I'm happy where I'm at, I'm sure I'll be talking with you sometime anyways. I am the guy in Systems now.

                            And Orrie says hi. 🙂

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                            • DashrenderD
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                              that place sounds exactly like Drop Box, only a little smaller. I visited Drop Box last year.. glass conference rooms, open floor plan, almost no cubicals, everyone wearing headphones.

                              free lunch/drinks/snacks everyday... etc.

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                                  Jason Banned @bbigford
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                                  @BBigford said:

                                  I've saw a lot of this debate on various forums. "Will on-premise IT support be replaced by MSPs and/or the cloud?" MSPs displacing (not replacing)

                                  I would says that's sensationalized. Sure it will happen at many SMBs but it's not something that is going to happen everywhere. especially not in the Enterprise sector.

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                                    bbigford @Dashrender
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                                    @Dashrender said:

                                    that place sounds exactly like Drop Box, only a little smaller. I visited Drop Box last year.. glass conference rooms, open floor plan, almost no cubicals, everyone wearing headphones.

                                    free lunch/drinks/snacks everyday... etc.

                                    Headphones are the new cubicles.

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                                    • DashrenderD
                                      Dashrender @bbigford
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                                      @BBigford said:

                                      @Dashrender said:

                                      that place sounds exactly like Drop Box, only a little smaller. I visited Drop Box last year.. glass conference rooms, open floor plan, almost no cubicals, everyone wearing headphones.

                                      free lunch/drinks/snacks everyday... etc.

                                      Headphones are the new cubicles.

                                      Man, yeah - I'm wondering is this dog is just to old for that.

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                                      • IRJI
                                        IRJ
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                                        I am a very happy DO customer 🙂

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                                        • crustachioC
                                          crustachio
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                                          You guys. The Cloud to Butt plugin makes this thread hysterical.

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                                          • dafyreD
                                            dafyre @crustachio
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                                            @crustachio said:

                                            You guys. The Cloud to Butt plugin makes this thread hysterical.

                                            @MattSpeller is also a fan of this one.

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