Posts made by Bob Beatty

Sitting in El Valle, at a table with Paul Chiodo, texting with Scott Alan Miller, wishing I was taking a nap. Scott - good thing you left, Mami made us eat a bunch of food. We begged her to not make us eat dinner. No mas!

@Nic Pied Piper - good one!

I was definitely thinking on the lines of hiring someone to do it, but what technology would I want to preview? @Nic I'll check out Pied Piper - what does SpiceWorks use?

It's going to have to be quality. Forget costs (within reason) - what is the best way to do this?

Scenario: I am going to be at a golf tournament (semi-pro) and want to stream video so that it can be viewed by the masses. How/where do I start? What equipment would you recommend? Should I do this with a cloud based vendor? Am I going to need a dedicated wireless network at the golf course, etc...?

Gracias

Bob Beatty.

@scottalanmiller Wednesday night Skype-- you, Dominica, me and Paul?

@scottalanmiller I know - but I didn't say it would "stick"... lol!
We need to talk about Panama my friend!

I'd put OS/2 WARP on that SUN Server if I had it.

Thanks Joy!

I don't train any longer - I'm not sure if anyone does to be honest.

@Dashrender said:

@coliver said:

@Dashrender said:

Does ownCloud share files that reside on a Windows server, or does it host the files itself?

I have it installed on a Linux box. I believe that they have a Windows server component as well. Although I'm not sure the answer to your question. Although I can share the directory via a CIFS share on my Linux box.

So here is the way I read @Bob-Beatty post - He has several clients with Windows servers (assuming files on those servers). He wants to provide read-write access to those files from a mobile device. Can ownCloud be running in their environment and share those files directly from the Windows boxes, or would the files have to be moved to the linux box that hosts ownCloud?

Now you mentioned that there might be a Windows version of ownCloud - if it's just a service that can be installed on the Windows file server, then I think that would solve his issue. But, if it's only available as a linux install, my question stands.

I recall a month or so ago that AJ was looking for a way to connect to an internet connected linux box, and through that box be somehow allowed to connect and use the resources of servers only accessible inside the network - I think Scott gave him a solution but I don't recall the specifics.

Right on - but from what I understand, and from what I have downloaded, this is a linux machine, and it ties into the Windows Server, somehow... not sure, still studying..

@coliver said:

So you are looking for something more like Sharepoint? Where users can share files/data with their team?

No. Wait... absolutely not. And don't say that out loud - last thing I need is another technology to manage - I barely get to sleep as it is - lol! It's pretty simple what we want, to give access to "some" users with laptops and smart phones to our data. The biggest criteria is that we use AD so that when they sync, we can control access, not matter what platform they are viewing or updating the file with. I don't want to have to send it to the cloud and manage another user id there, I just want users with mobile devices to be able to sync with their network shares and maintain access to their data. As I stated before, this is a piece of cake with Windows laptops, but setting up this access on other mobile devices (iphones, androids, i devices, etc...) is a challenge. Thus I thought about Pertino and utilizing that technology to give access and control access. This involves up to 3 domains with file servers at this point.

@thecreativeone91 The problem, right now with Work Folders is it doesn't support team/shared folders - it is basically for getting access to your folders, not a domain share that everyone or others may access, from my understanding of it - I may be wrong....

@JaredBusch Thanks Jered - I'm a dork - I meant owncloud. lol. I read the rest of the page - I get it - you just pay for a support subscription, but you can use the product for free.

When you say user id - is that AD integrated, or a user id you created in owncloud?

@thecreativeone91 $3,600 for OneCloud Standard subscription? wow.

@scottalanmiller We have several business's with their own Domains. We have users (Lawyers) that need to write to the File Servers on those remote domains. Will OneCloud provide the solution, prompting or requiring the user for credentials when accessing a OneCloud system at a remote office? Or would Pertino be a better solution to access those remote shares on a different domain. It is not a Forest, so the user has to have credentials on that remote domain as well.

Love that portal - I'm also in the same boat - don't use SpiceWorks helpdesk any longer.

@thecreativeone91 Thanks! but how? Step 1>....

@Joyfano Congrats!! Well deserving - you are very bright!

Accessing files remotely. I've had this discussion here before, and have looked at and tested a few programs - SOONR (no AD integration), Syncplicity - (3rd party AD integration). Now that 2012 R2 (well, really since 2008 R2) has come out, and all of my users on Windows 8.1 pro, I can have users right click on a network folder resource and make it available offline on their laptops. Problem freaking solved. Exactly what we need. Then when they connect via vpn or come into the office, shazaam, they sync up, all is well.
Now, to access those same pesky files from my Android, or Iphone, Ipad, etc..., without shoving them up to the "cloud", that is a different scenario. I see Pertino as a viable option for this, and this only - no laptops or other windows devices, just mobile devices that need an "app".

Where am I going wrong, how would you do it different just go have files available on your phone or I device??