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@Dashrender said in Google Cloud as offsite backup. How to check if it's suitable for us or no and pricing ?:

How much actual data do you have? 5 TB?

It seems odd that your backups would grow to 8.5 TB then drop to 5 TB, I assume this means your backups can't do daily pruning of your retention policy?

So you have 4 GB of changes a day - not a small amount, but not huge either.

If you're going to sync just once a week, what's your weekly change rate? that's a number you're going to need to give Google to figure out pricing, unless the QNAP is backing up all the incrementals from the week on that single weekly sync.

@JaredBusch said in Google Cloud as offsite backup. How to check if it's suitable for us or no and pricing ?:

@Dashrender said in Google Cloud as offsite backup. How to check if it's suitable for us or no and pricing ?:

How much actual data do you have? 5 TB?

It seems odd that your backups would grow to 8.5 TB then drop to 5 TB, I assume this means your backups can't do daily pruning of your retention policy?

How is this odd? Full backup = 5TB. Then add incremenatls, bring it up to 8.5TB.

Then a new full backup runs and then purges the old full and incrementals bringing it back to 5TB.

@Dashrender , @JaredBusch is right. The Actual data is around 5TB and incremental backup takes up to 60 days and purge 30 days backup and keeps 30 days anytime.

@Dashrender said in Android app for O365 email with new email count on App Icon ?:

You might not get an icon over the Outlook app, but you can definitely get a notice in the top bar.

Sorry, I didn't get you ? I was talking about new email counts you are seeing from above Picture (which is from Microsoft's Outlook App for iOS), and that feature lacks in Android version.

For notification, yeah that's fine, I believe almost all Apps will notify for any new email.

@Dashrender said in Google Cloud as offsite backup. How to check if it's suitable for us or no and pricing ?:

What is your daily rate of change?
How often will you push to the cloud for backup?

What is Google's pricing?

We are running incremental backups to Onsite (to QNAP NAS), based on that I am seeing on average of 4GB it's showing as data size of incremental backup.

How often, I am thinking of pushing to Cloud from NAS weekly once or twice in a month, whichever is feasible.

Pricing :

We are keeping 30 days data backup. So backup software may keep up to 60 days backup and rotate. So as of today, the backup data size is 8.5TB, so 59th day backup it will come down to around 5TB. So in process of rotation, the data size will increase and decrease. Of course, the growth of actual data is there, and approximately 4GB.

I have no idea of how to use Google Calculator and get pricing, so I can submit the proposal to manager.

@Dashrender said in Google Cloud as offsite backup. How to check if it's suitable for us or no and pricing ?:

Where was the bottleneck on that transfer speed? Was it the QNAP? Google themselves (doubtful)? your ISP?

About bandwidth, we have 40 Mbps down and 20 Mbps Up. I have started pushing the data to Google Cloud from QNAP at working hours, that may have impact, but still 3 days ? (It got around 3 nights if working hours is an issue).

I am not sure what is the cause. One option in my hand is allocating dedicated bandwidth to QNAP NAS on Firewall.

How do you verify at QNAP and Google ?

Hello,

I have a requirement from my manager to have Android App for O365 email, which can show new emails count on App Icon, where it's available in Outlook App for iOS as follows :

There is no email count with Outlook App (Microsoft) for Android. And even with his Samsung mobile built in App, it's showing Count but he already have so many emails accounts there, so I need to have separate App than Outlook (Microsoft) and Samsung in-built one.

Do you know any Android App for my requirement which is good and reliable ?

Hello all,

Unlike for any local or onsite backup with NAS, cloud backup seems to be bit difficult to understand, estimate, propose to management and use in real-time.

Here my concern is about how suitable Google Cloud Storage for us to maintain Offsite Backup in the view Bandwidth or performance. Second issue is about Pricing, in general, finance guys expect how exactly it will cost/per year, and they don't want to understand Pay As you Go ! (even me maybe ?)

Following is the log of Backup I have done from QNAP NAS to Google Cloud Storage as a test :

You can see, it used very less bandwidth, and took around 3 days to copy 120GB.

I am not seeing good options to control bandwidth things in Google Cloud app for QNAP, but I can tune (to allocate good bandwidth) to QNAP with Firewall.

So what are you thoughts, how do you check for your suitability ?

Many Thanks !

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

Good luck on finding a new step up in your career!

Thank You !

But still I don't know why Emojis are not working with me , well I may need to start a topic under community things ?

How about selecting BA or HA, isn't there anything like that here ?

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

So back to the top....

First step: determine the career goal that you are working towards.

@Reid-Cooper said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

That's certainly where you need to start. Don't let the job define you, define your own career.

Ok, I realized determining the career goal should be at top, but still above conversation given me good enough knowledge and understanding about IT posts/career path.

Thanks all for suggestions and sharing knowledge !!

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

I never mean some post is having lower level value and some higher. What I mean here is, in general, IT guys growth is like Support L1 -> L2->L3-> System Admin etc. so in this levels, my position is System Admin and applying for some L2 (which is lower ?)

And what I'm telling you is that that is WRONG. That's not how it happens, those are false titles 99% of the time. System Admin is not "above" support. It's a lateral move to a different discipline.

If you wanted to be an admin, you start there. There is nothing in being in support that prepares you for be an admin.

Oh okay, noted.

Other than just "the more experience you have, the more someone will take a risk on you if you lack other stuff" way.

Well, that may not be true for everyone, let's say in my situation, my company do "Interior Designing", all other colleagues are non-IT including Management and no other IT than me, so no one can understand how many things I learned, implementing for betterment etc.

Maybe it is true in MSPs, companies with IT in-charge or IT Manager, fortune companies etc as they will have someone can understand IT things.

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

...not necessary that you can find again IT Generalist job,

How can you say this after what we have explained? Everyone in here is a generalist, every single one. Every IT person in the SOHO, SMB and SME markets and most in the Medium and many in the Large market are generalists. There is no part of IT more broad, nothing more easy to find, nothing more likely to fall into. It's specialist that is "hard" to find.

No one, in the history of IT, has failed to find other generalists jobs, that's the one thing you know is always there, in every market.

Sorry agreed.

Besides, I don't know why Emojis are not working ?

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

I never mean some post is having lower level value and some higher. What I mean here is, in general, IT guys growth is like Support L1 -> L2->L3-> System Admin etc. so in this levels, my position is System Admin and applying for some L2 (which is lower ?)

And what I'm telling you is that that is WRONG. That's not how it happens, those are false titles 99% of the time. System Admin is not "above" support. It's a lateral move to a different discipline.

If you wanted to be an admin, you start there. There is nothing in being in support that prepares you for be an admin.

Oh okay, noted.

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@dafyre said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@wirestyle22 said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit It's really easy to fall into a generalist role naturally because a lot of SMB's have a single IT staff and you will be responsible for everything. @Dashrender and I are both generalists. It's not great.

What's not great is being the only person responsible for everything. I actually love the generalist role because it lets me keep my hands in all the cookie jars and experience far more than i would otherwise.

A lot of people do, it can be a lot of fun. There are inherent problems with creating proper value in it because doing L4 tasks and L1 at the same pay rate means someone isn't getting a good deal. But it's the one role where you get to do just everything, which is fun.

So true, this one of reason (pay), I am trying to find other one.

@dafyre said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@wirestyle22 said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit It's really easy to fall into a generalist role naturally because a lot of SMB's have a single IT staff and you will be responsible for everything. @Dashrender and I are both generalists. It's not great.

What's not great is being the only person responsible for everything. I actually love the generalist role because it lets me keep my hands in all the cookie jars and experience far more than i would otherwise.

So true about gaining knowledge in on different things, but while changing a job, not necessary that you can find again IT Generalist job, so there specialist matters.

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@Dashrender said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

Your list reads like mine for the most part.

And I just get to parrot Scott and Dustin, what is your goal? Next desired job?

As said above, confused about my Title, my knowledge and available options (system admin, Desktop Support etc.), once I analyse my status and options with you people help, I will set my Goal.

Your available jobs are based on your skills, not your past titles. All SMB workers are in the same pool by past job. The skills you build are what define your options.

I have question here, now my title says "System Admin", and if I choose to go for Desktop Support, do you think new employer will not question about "why you are choosing lower level" and doubts my ability or skill ?

Also, desktop is not lower than system, there are NO levels here. So again, only a very clueless, confused manager would think that.

I never mean some post is having lower level value and some higher. What I mean here is, in general, IT guys growth is like Support L1 -> L2->L3-> System Admin etc. so in this levels, my position is System Admin and applying for some L2 (which is lower ?)

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@Dashrender said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

Your list reads like mine for the most part.

And I just get to parrot Scott and Dustin, what is your goal? Next desired job?

As said above, confused about my Title, my knowledge and available options (system admin, Desktop Support etc.), once I analyse my status and options with you people help, I will set my Goal.

Your available jobs are based on your skills, not your past titles. All SMB workers are in the same pool by past job. The skills you build are what define your options.

I have question here, now my title says "System Admin", and if I choose to go for Desktop Support, do you think new employer will not question about "why you are choosing lower level" and doubts my ability or skill ?
However, your resume should always list your role, NOT false titles.

I cannot change my title while presenting in Resume, because it will be highlited in Work experience certificate, so I have no command on Title, but for sure I will present my roles.

@wirestyle22 said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit It's really easy to fall into a generalist role naturally because a lot of SMB's have a single IT staff and you will be responsible for everything. @Dashrender and I are both generalists. It's not great.

Yeah I can understand that. Why you are not feeling great, is that same reason I am seeing now ? that is "not specialized and may find difficulty when we want to move to other company" ?

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

What's difference b/w Administration and Engineering ? I mean how responsibilities separate them ?

http://www.smbitjournal.com/2011/02/it-roles-productivity-and-availability/

Engineers design and build things. Administrators run things. One is design, one is operations.

Noted.

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@Dashrender said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

Your list reads like mine for the most part.

And I just get to parrot Scott and Dustin, what is your goal? Next desired job?

As said above, confused about my Title, my knowledge and available options (system admin, Desktop Support etc.), once I analyse my status and options with you people help, I will set my Goal.

Your available jobs are based on your skills, not your past titles. All SMB workers are in the same pool by past job. The skills you build are what define your options.

I have question here, now my title says "System Admin", and if I choose to go for Desktop Support, do you think new employer will not question about "why you are choosing lower level" and doubts my ability or skill ?

@scottalanmiller said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

@openit said in Which IT role I am suitable and to which should I apply for ?:

1. If I choose Desktop Support :

a) I feel my current knowledge is enough or more than enough (see above) ?
b) What kind of knowledge than above I mentioned will be helpful ?
c) How about certifications ? what certifications are good ? I already have "ITIL Foundation"

How much desktop automation have you done? What about imaging? Do you mean support or administration? Desktop Admins do not deal with end users, or rarely, but Desktop Support deals with them all of the time. In small companies these are merged, in larger ones they are normally not.

ITIL is for management, not for IT. All knowledge and skills are positives, but ITIL doesn't apply to any IT role, at least not directly.

Microsoft and Red Hat offer desktop certs or desktop related certs.

I have not done any Desktop Automation, as I didn't seen any requirement. But I can learn with Lab or by using in Realtime even its not worthy to improve the skill. What list would you suggest ?

So again I need to understand what is Desktop Administration and Desktop Support ? Well, Desktop Support is clear that they deal directly with end-users at the time of issues, how about Desktop Admin ?

About certification, I understand Desktop Certs, but what do you mean by Desktop related certs ? is that mean like MS Office suite etc. ?