Controversial posts made by DustinB3403

@RandyBlevins said in Difficult co-worker:

Such as making a minor change that has no effect whatsoever,

This can't possibly exist as described. A change means it's effecting something.

@irj said in Where to start...:

@mmicha said in Where to start...:

Hello,

Just looking for some help on where to start first...

My company needs to start upgrading some of our infrastructure. Currently we are running on ESXi, with less than 15 VM's across two hosts. Everything is Windows (2012) and linux.

We still have Exchange (2013) on-premise.

My thought is that first step should be get the email to Exchange Online.

Then move our systems to a cloud somewhere. Build out a site to site to a their datacenter and slowly build / upgrade things.

Total storage of VM's / Exchange is less than 5TB.

Thanks.

I agree with your plan overall, but I'd also consider taking a hard look at those 15 VMs and see how you can deploy those in the cloud while reducing costs. Cloud workloads give the advantage of being elastic which can save you money if you deploy your applications correctly. If you just move VMs over 1:1 you aren't really leveraging the power of the cloud.

Can these applications be deployed so they can scale by using containers or at a minimum leverage autoscaling! Keep your normal operating cost is low, and only spikes when you need the resources.

Cloud is not a solution for everything. Get off of your high horse.

The conversation needs to be understood if cloud performance would even work for the individual environment. Latency delays or large file usage to Azure or wherever don't work for solutions like AutoCAD without crazy high Opex costs to get the performance to match local performance considerations.

@mmicha other than the obvious reason of not wanting to maintain hardware on premise (maintenance, support, acquisition costs) is there another compelling reason to want to move to a cloud environment - from a technical stand point.

Cloud has these negatives

• Long term cost
• Vendor lock in
• Limited support - support package dependent
• Performance (internet) can be a limiting factor

What are your 2012 servers currently doing for your organization, I assume file and print, domain and email. Anything else?

5TB of space isn't a lot but that is likely the total growth of the company over its life, what is your annual delta?

@scottalanmiller I thought it was "giggles and shits".

Opps I just pooped a little

Well who ever downvoted mini-strokes causing memory loss can kiss my ass. I hope my grandmother survives her stroke (and minis) from this saturday.

Dicks.

@stacksofplates said in DNS Filtering Service:

@dustinb3403 said in DNS Filtering Service:

@voip_n00b said in DNS Filtering Service:

Anyone have a recommendation? Been looking at a bunch of them - looking for some first hand experience. Im looking for a hosted service not a pihole, or something like that.

A hosted service that isn't pihole.... then what is PiHole?

A self hosted application. Idk what you are trying to say here.

You can host it anywhere. Just because You host it on-premise or in AWS, Azure or wherever doesn't make it not hosted.

@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

But my new GM (real Boss in the sense of my Manager thinks.. lol) said that it's my install and to do it my way, so .. here we are.
she wants to see what I can do.

Then purchase 2019 and cals for it, if you want to downgrade (for whatever requirement) then you can do that. But setup Hyper-V on the hardware (assuming it has to look like Windows) with a GUI and then create a VM to run the site.

Don't forget Dustin - these are restaurants... IF he sets up Hyper-V, he will likely have to do it from within a base Windows Server install so he has a console to work from.

It's unlikely that there will be an "admin" workstation for him to use to manage this server in the future.

You can opt to choose a GUI when you install server 2019 hyper-v. . .

@IRJ said in Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome - unstable asf:

I have to use LTS as there are some things not supported on 19.10.

Things not being supported, doesn't mean they won't install and 'just work'.

@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

That part is out of my hands- Cause this is what I was told to order..

But your real boss told you to do what was needed. Which would be purchasing 2019 with CALs, even if you install 2016

@scottalanmiller said in URL Redirect at the Windows Workstation?:

@JasGot said in URL Redirect at the Windows Workstation?:

@Dashrender

Ugh, that would be nearly impossible! And worse to keep up with their changes!

Let's back up. What's the goal? What is making you want to do this?

Don't ask crazy questions like that, you'll get downvoted!

@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Talking about a Linux OS serves no benefit at all here.

There are many benefits to using a Linux OS as the base for the Hypervisor. Fedora and KVM for example, or if @WrCombs really wanted XCP-ng on the metal with a Windows Guest and then an XO installation to back it all up.

Would you want to find the driver who hit and ran if your child was hit while walking down the road at night with their father?

Same thing.

I get that there are laws but the driver was breaking more severe laws, speeding and hit and run.

@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

"real Server" = Server OS to my Micro Manager (boss)

So RedHat isn't a real OS, or Fedora, or OpenSuse or FreeBSD or any other OS? lol

This is completely outside the topic of conversation - I'm guessing to his boss - those things simply don't exist.

Sure, but to say something isn't real would be comparable to saying that Trains don't exist because airplanes do exist.

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Razor and Asus Windows 10 security bypass...

https://www.pcgamer.com/razer-windows-10-security-flaw-admin/

Well I suppose it's, as it's always been, important to lock your device if you walk away so someone can't sneak over to your chair and "wreak all kinds of havoc" on your computer if you aren't already a local admin lol.

So you are saying that all companies should keep their computers locked and only allow IT staff to use the computers and the entire idea of non-admin users should be abandoned?

All these employees just sitting at locked computers, not allowed to use them.

A locked computer screen wouldn't prevent this elevation from occurring.

@stacksofplates said in Why do we have a downvote limit?:

@dustinb3403 said in Why do we have a downvote limit?:

@irj because you're a little ****

wow

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@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Omg it's 33 lbs! Hahah

It weighs 23.8 lbs not 33, check your facts.

I had to dig for that in their documentation- direct download as it's not listed anywhere that I could find in the link or the product page.

Have I got a deal of a lifetime for you! For only $500 USD I'll sell you the most pristine dephlogisticated air. The benefits include longer life, improved hearing and sense of smell. Act now before this offer is gone forever!

I as someone who's paid every penny of my student loans haven't received a government benefit from paying my bill.

Why should you get a benefit for working for a government agency receive a benefit that isn't / wasn't available to me?

@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Omg it's 33 lbs! Hahah

It weighs 23.8 lbs not 33, check your facts.

I had to dig for that in their documentation- direct download as it's not listed anywhere that I could find in the link or the product page.

Fuck off @DustinB3403.

I was going by what Amazon said, but who gives a shit.

w/e

@IRJ said in I have $500 spare!:

Why do you have to be an asshole?

Because Monday

and

Because he is "wanting to purchase an entire business" for $500. That's High school level of foolishness waiting to be preyed upon.