ecklerwr1 · Sr. Network / Systems Architect · ✭✭✭✭✭

The first rule with this an VM's is treat each VM as though it was a physical asset. YES this also means asset tags for your VM's. We call them Vtags to make it obvious it's a VM and not a physical asset but track them and monitor them the exact same way. Also since sometime in 10.x.x NPM began speaking the VMware API…

I used to use dice.com a lot back in the late 90's after the tech bubble burst and everyone was getting laid off. The division of GE Capital Technology Solutions I was working for was shuttered and sold. I did a lot of shorter jobs off dice and it was a good way to get exposed to a lot of different environments. I learned…

The flashlight takes two 18650 batteries like a couple of my e-cig mods lol...

I like that spinner tomiannelli​!!!

I would really like to see Palo Alto f/w support once the ASA update comes in next NPM update... Many of us are using Palo Alto f/w now and not just ASA's.

Schools have it rough... they can't pay enough and also often have cruddy infrastructure.

I'm guessing a domain or something got added to a block list... I see this in the store now:

Gotta love SaaS and the "cloud"

When I was getting my CIS undergrad the big thing with databases was about normalization, keys, foreign keys and designing them correctly from the start to be effective vs. just creating tables willy nilly and seeing how it goes. Also choosing the correct database type in the first place ie. SQL, noSQL, relational, object…

You left out all of the Change Control and approvals that adds at least another three steps lololol!

Netflow and the later enhancements made by Cisco like Medianet has been big for us lately. Especially with all the QOS issues that arise when doing QOS across the entire network.

The new system and profile stuff is awesome... my guess is mrs.alterego​ had something to do with it... looks great!

I'll be there for this! This is exactly the kind of thing I'm always dealing with.

This is part of what scares me about devops... that changes are done in production.

Thanks Leon. You really take some time to write these up.

So it's basically a proxy for you then?

Awe go ahead! I don't think Robert B. minds and I sure don't.

Looking forward to San Diego next year!!!

I think you may be right about that... not usable for emails.

Dang Radioteacher​ that's a LOT of parts you are collecting there!

It's nice to see people you recognize even if not by face but by name after years of working together to solve problems and share knowledge! We've got a good community here on Thwack!

Whew thanks Wendy... I was pulling my hair out I knew it was one of the two but originally got sucked in by the hint saying look at the top of the screen!

These apply to me we use Nexus and Palo alto and I just did M-T questions without any issue.

The CISSP certification has been the most beneficial to me recently. I actually had already done the CISSP and passed without any bootcamp or formal training but then found out that to work on many Government networks in the US now you have to have either the CISSP (the best) or the Security + certification. I'm currently…

woohoo bring on the airpods!

Lol not related but that hat just reminded me of this link I just found on druge today: You know Area 51, but just what in the world is Area 6? | Las Vegas Review-Journal

Yeah the thwackpack really is the best thing on there if you ask me... glad you saved up for it zennifer. Funny thing I put on that headband and those 70's style wristbands from the prize kit last month and took a picture... I looked at it and was like no way am I posting that lololol! We'll have to see if anyone is doing…

For years we had used the Logon to... part of users account in AD Users and Computers to restrict what machines a user could log in to. There was a script out there called AD Cleanup which we thought would clean up old machines no longer on the network from clogging up the logon to field in AD for a users account. Well I…

It is hard to do this... for us it's not just a good configuration but also one that will survive the SCAP scanner and score a high percentage.

I'm not sure why this wasn't done in the first place really...