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I think the question and answers to question 3 are perhaps too vague. I noticed that the question asks about "provisioning", and the answers were "joining", "moving", and "leaving". I was immediately left wondering, "what is the manner in which they are using the word 'provisioning'?" So, I read and re-read the paper…

robertcbrowning said, "Sorry, but - - - "ma'am" is reserved for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II" I think you may be applying the restrictions to the wrong article. "Ma'am is the only word that should be used to address a Queen" is not equivalent to "Ma'am is a word that should be used to address a Queen only." The…

Ooooo! An ending with a twist -- I like it!

I love nitty gritty like that. I'll keep my mind open to that if I ever see it here.

asheppard970​. I'm curious about your statement, "Our policy is that all changes MUST be documented. Good thing we have SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager running, which captures every update to every config at every location in the company" Many companies differ in their manner of implementing CAB/CCB -- and I grant…

I don't have mine yet... The next Triple Points Day at West Marine, I will be ordering mine. I intend to use it to help navigate in the dark or fog. It could also help with locating floating objects lost overboard. LOL rschroeder​… "I don't boat after dark" seems a strange comment to say after you posted, "Jabsco…

I'm glad the questions aren't like this: "Oh, on the contrary. I'm possibly more or less not definitely rejecting the idea that in no way with any amount of uncertainty that I undeniably do or do not know where he shouldn’t probably be, if that indeed wasn’t where he isn’t. Even if he wasn’t at where I knew he was, that’d…

Agreed! +1

I was thinking the PetSafe Sutomatic Feeder (this week's prize) would be great for m&m's or Skittles.

Congrats renek on the prize win. If you do set it up with m&m's or Skittles or peanuts or such for automatically feeding IT Admins... please set up a motion-activated camera to see if you can catch the herd during their feeding frenzy. Maybe you could post a video...

LOL! Good point.

I looked for the "there's no such thing as a free lunch" answer, but couldn't find one. LOL. Thanks Solarwinds for providing so many excellent free tools!

My favorite episode was the Unfortune Cookie. Or wait. Was that the Twilight zone? Someone once told me they were the same show -- that the Twilight Zone became the Outer Limits. I'm sure there's a OL/TZ fan here who can set the record straight.

Funny how this blog was published on Nov. 1, but no one commented on it until Dec. 17, when it is an answer to a question for the monthly mission!

yumdarling, were you aware that in question 17, there are only 2 incorrect answers; 2 answers in questions 17 are correct. I know, I know, someone is going to dispute this. Question 17 asks which set of languages does APM support. The question does not ask which set of languages are the exact sent of languages in the hint…

Okay. I am impressed. When using Identity Monitor, I noted that the three passwords associated with one of my personal e-mail accounts were actual valid old passwords, which I thought I retired. [No data breaches have been recorded for my work email account thankfully.] I went to a referenced site. I was able to use my old…

"What new templates have been added to..." I guess new is relative. Since I already knew about them and made my server team aware of them, they didn't seem new to me. Of course, since we haven't installed them yet, I guess they are still new to our SAM deployment. There was quite a bit of "hooray" here when I told people…

Maybe an all Dragon bracket. Personally, I think that the little dragon on a finger that someone posted a pic of could kill the other dragons with cuteness!

Was talking to my manager today about how our IT Security department can use Solarwinds to their advantage. "Timely," I thought. I then brought up the links to Risk Intelligence and User Device Manager from this very October Mission!

As it happens, we are auditing our security and compliance with NIST requirements. Just last week, I read FIPS Publication 200, NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-171. Being aware of those compliance standards, I read the hint to todays question. It does seem to me that the hint does have enough information in it to answer the…

When the store gets ported over, will it have more "Break My Day" mugs?

Great analysis!

Ooo! yeah -- unfunded mandates. Mgt: "Here, we bought a truckload of new server chassis. Please connect them to the coreswitch by end of day." Admin: "Oh, we only have 6 ports available. Did the project budget for new blades for the coreswitches?" Mgt: "We don't use the word 'budget' here. See what devices can be turned…

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Congrats on the headphones win. rodgarlington​

Next year, I would be most appreciative, Mr. Claus, if you could please bring a year without: 1. Hardware and software maintenance issues -- support will be free for everyone! 2. Budgeting processes -- we can just spend money when needed, and all money spent will be substantively needed. 3. Vague instructions -- Boss: "I…

asheppard970, your words have the ring of truth. The thing I don't get is that it seems like an easy task to edit that page to include "2019". This "debate" is over a week old. I would have thought the page would be updated by now. But mlcc2000​ just recently got it wrong. I don't get why a company lets in accurate…

By the way, SWUGs are great! if you can attend one (or more), I highly recommend that you do.

Bump for effect.

Seems kind of quite in here today.