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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @BRRABill
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      @BRRABill said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

      My point is the if @Mike-Davis took that USB key out, what issues would it really cause? In reality, very few.

      Other than if the server reboots, which it should at least once a week, it would not come back up and that would be that. Outages aren't minor.

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      • BRRABillB
        BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

        @BRRABill said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

        My point is the if @Mike-Davis took that USB key out, what issues would it really cause? In reality, very few.

        Other than if the server reboots, which it should at least once a week, it would not come back up and that would be that. Outages aren't minor.

        Once a week?

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @BRRABill
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          @BRRABill said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

          @scottalanmiller said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

          @BRRABill said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

          My point is the if @Mike-Davis took that USB key out, what issues would it really cause? In reality, very few.

          Other than if the server reboots, which it should at least once a week, it would not come back up and that would be that. Outages aren't minor.

          Once a week?

          Or more, yes of course. There are exceptions, but very rare.

          http://www.smbitjournal.com/2011/02/why-we-reboot-servers/
          http://www.datamation.com/datbus/article.php/3909071/Should-Servers-Be-Rebooted.htm

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          • BRRABillB
            BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said

            Or more, yes of course. There are exceptions, but very rare.

            I never patch so it's not a concern.

            (KIDDDDING!!! FLAME THROWERS DOWN PEOPLE!)

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            • DustinB3403D
              DustinB3403 @BRRABill
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              @BRRABill said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

              @scottalanmiller said

              Or more, yes of course. There are exceptions, but very rare.

              I never patch so it's not a concern.

              OMG. . .

              0_1498764390838_you.jfif

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              • Mike DavisM
                Mike Davis @BRRABill
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                @BRRABill said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

                My point is the if @Mike-Davis took that USB key out, what issues would it really cause? In reality, very few.

                I'm a MSP, so I'm not onsite. 3:00 AM automatic update server reboot would cause problems in the morning.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Mike Davis
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                  @Mike-Davis said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

                  I'm a MSP, so I'm not onsite.

                  "And" not onsite. Being MSP doesn't imply remote and being on staff doesn't imply on site.

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                  • BRRABillB
                    BRRABill @Mike Davis
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                    @Mike-Davis said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

                    @BRRABill said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

                    My point is the if @Mike-Davis took that USB key out, what issues would it really cause? In reality, very few.

                    I'm a MSP, so I'm not onsite. 3:00 AM automatic update server reboot would cause problems in the morning.

                    What? You can't set an alarm?

                    [winking emoji]

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                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch
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                      Also who the hell updates shit at 3am?

                      All my clients have backups running at 6-7pm and updates around 9 or 10.

                      Why the hell wait to find out shit is broke in the morning. No one is left in the office after 7.

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                      • DustinB3403D
                        DustinB3403 @JaredBusch
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                        @JaredBusch said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

                        Also who the hell updates shit at 3am?

                        All my clients have backups running at 6-7pm and updates around 9 or 10.

                        Why the hell wait to find out shit is broke in the morning. No one is left in the office after 7.

                        My thought process as well every time someone asks if we can wait until 11PM to do updates. . . um no. . .

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                          @JaredBusch said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

                          Also who the hell updates shit at 3am?

                          All my clients have backups running at 6-7pm and updates around 9 or 10.

                          Why the hell wait to find out shit is broke in the morning. No one is left in the office after 7.

                          Always best to update the first moment people don't need the system. On Wall St., update process was everyone at their desks five minutes before market close, get your coffee ready and when 5PM strikes we just wait for the call from the trading floor that the last transactions have closed (this can take one minute or about an hour, depends) and the moment we get the call, it's mad patching like crazy. Tens of thousands of systems in about three hours with all weekend to make sure things are good.

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                          • momurdaM
                            momurda @JaredBusch
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                            @JaredBusch said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

                            Also who the hell updates shit at 3am?

                            All my clients have backups running at 6-7pm and updates around 9 or 10.

                            Why the hell wait to find out shit is broke in the morning. No one is left in the office after 7.

                            Microsoft by default, in the middle of the week as well.

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                            • JaredBuschJ
                              JaredBusch @momurda
                              last edited by JaredBusch

                              @momurda said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

                              @JaredBusch said in Why BitLocker with USB key on a server?:

                              Also who the hell updates shit at 3am?

                              All my clients have backups running at 6-7pm and updates around 9 or 10.

                              Why the hell wait to find out shit is broke in the morning. No one is left in the office after 7.

                              Microsoft by default, in the middle of the week as well.

                              So you let a random MS default setting dictate your business schedule? WTF?

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