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Ahh yes JEEP = Just Empty Every Pocket

Ahhh.....finally a blog that applies to IT whether in the private, public, or federal sector ! I do see it as the wave of the future...slowly building and testing is certainly the key for a new(ish) technology... It will be interesting to see how this goes...

I have my suspicions on the correct answer, but I am holding off to stew on it a bit more as I have seen evidence that the offered comparison screen may have some no longer correct data which then makes the entire hint page suspect.

Well said sqlrockstar​ ! As rschroeder​ said and it is a phrase I use often about those that don't study history, it is so important on many levels to study history. When you we in school, history pretty much was no fun. These days you see too much repeated....

Hump day bump ! #bumpsquad​

Funny thing is I still look for some of the older laptops for a reason. It is that silly 9-pin RS-232 port. I do a lot of radio programming via software and some of the commercial radios require a real rs-232 with the proper timing signals. In some cases they also require a slower processor (100MHz Pentium). Thus I have an…

Happy New Year to you as well !!

Interesting. I like they way you put it together and like cahunt‌ says, I see a centipede or millipede construct in the end as you grow and add the different segments of your career.

It provides the consistency for faster and more scalable deployments...that are in turn more supportable.

Great work Kellie and everyone who has been working on this ! I just signed up myself...

While I do not use the NCM product itself, I have worked at shops where it was used to back up configs on a nightly basis. I am not aware of tools used to automate configurations in use at either of those shops. I do know that the config backups were utilized from time to time to fix or resolve issues...

What you can also do is set up a number of different ticketing options for end-user self service to include facilities related items. It reduces the time the help desk has to respond on some of the more mundane items and gets quicker service to the customer...

Scary Clowns running around on backhoes digging all around IT shops and street corners looking for that missed fiber or twisted pair. Actually my last 2 jobs have had me in the flight path of an airport. Previous was DFW international so we always had large and heavies flying overhead either on approach or takeoff.…

I wish...needs to be a mount to go onto my fire department helmet...

Very good kong.yang​ ! For some this is a new concept and for others it is the way of life. Automated Operations began back in the late 80's/early 90's as a way to reduce as much human error from the data center operations arena. It helped to reduce staff size, cost, and allow fewer operators manage a larger number of…

That is kind of why I call it the fog...

Actually I have seen critical care patients in ICU whose medication logs are in a dedicated spreadsheet for that patient on a dedicated workstation.. But for tracking IP's...no.

We always send probies (new firefighters) to another station looking for things like Hose Stretchers, left handed axes, etc. Usually the other station picks up on it and runs with it. Then it gets better when you tell them it has to be returned to the chief the next morning and the chief takes it a step or three further. 

agreed, in a nested if-then scenario a case statement is usually more efficient.

I'd keep it in-house...but that is my perspective. Those decisions are made at a higher pay grade than mine.

Ah...that is why one team should do all the monitoring and alerting otherwise each team (DBA's, windows server team, unix team, network team, etc.) ends up with their own tools and monitors with a hodge podge ofthings running. Some overlapped and other gaps where no one is watching. There is no way to qualify what is being…

There is a term for this..bleeding edge where there is the opportunity to bleed a lot. But on the other hand, if done well and no huge bugs or issues are introduced, it could amke life easier. The next question comes into scalability and supportability especially if you are having to roll out new branch offices or remote…

Making progress ! Monday Bump !

Wow...data sanitization, that was one of the things they harped on in my pascal programming class back in '84. You had to be sure you had valid input, you know the old axiom, "Garbage in, Garbage out"...still holds true today. The idea of white-hat hackers on different teams seems like a good idea...each team will have…

and software sales people and their marketing literature have never "glossed" over the details or embellished facts. Having seen Arcsight installed and set up by one person in a small-midsized shop and configuring for a number of data sources took one person over a month. Getting meaningful data back out down the road took…

easier to keep rolling than to stop and then start again.

I can attest to the volume of work to change passwords on 5000+ devices...and none can be the same. Perl is your friend.

only if everything else is accounted (port connections have properly tagged cables in place) for and you inventoried your new cables to only have enough for the specific task at hand....

Regarding the Amazon Echo...don't they do all of that already in Hollywood ? Therefore it must be so...

Interesting.... I have seen oracle on clustered virtual aix servers so the concept isn't new regarding virtualized databases. SAN based storage for such was challenging. The new SSD based storage option I will agree has improved that quite a bit. I will go and refer to the links you posted to see the presentations. Thanks…