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The only problem with that is a burglar could open the outside door using the "key". Close it behind them and then be well hidden whilst they break in through the inner door. No one would see them.

To be fair the question has a mistake in it. One of the node names is wrong (missing an 'M'). Still got it right though.

I'm guessing Thwacksters v Thwacksters. Contenders READY.

Surely not Wabbott.

That's where Hyper Converged Infrastructure comes into its own. You could just add more CPU without having to add any other hardware.

The internet is no different than any major city. There are nice bits and nasty bits. It's better when you know your way around and know which bits to avoid. A bit of common sense will tell you that if the area looks run down then it may not be the best location in town but that is hard to spot on the internet. That's…

This is very true. We get to Beta test before release and some of us complete UX sessions where the feedback is actually listened to.

Data breaches. Retailers wont do anything until the fines cost more than the cost of fixing the problem in the first place. They only care about the bottom line. If the shareholders start voting with their feet they might do something and that will only happen if the share price and dividends fall.

Agreed. One answer is definitely mentioned (and is the obvious one). One is hinted at and, given Solarwinds previous attempts at deviousness (and the fact that multiple answers are permissible), I too will be waiting.

Done. but also disappointed that I found out two days after it started.

Yes you are confused. When you highlight the cluster on the map and look at the list that appears on the right of the screen there are NO entries containing the word WEST. There are however 4 entries listed as VMWare ESX Servers. If you look into this a bit more you will see that there are only two different IP addresses.…

I wish they would make a bigger deal out of IT Pro's. I've just found out that the business has just bought pizzas for "everyone" that has worked on a major application install and roll out. That was application support, project managers and management. Pity they forgot about the people who built the servers, set up all…

It does seem to be a little ill-advised. 

There's still major debate going on here in the UK about University fees. When I went to Uni I didn't pay anything and got my degree in Computer Science. 30 years later after a long career in IT I now work at a Uni managing it's IT. Each student is paying £9,250 a year. I'm not sure I would like to saddle myself with…

It doesn't matter where the security incident is. YOU are responsible for your data and systems. If you choose to store them on someone else's tin that is your problem. You are still responsible to your users and customers. 

Yep, worked for me too.

Oh just you wait for the next controversy. There's been some very good debates (and some very bad ones) on here about what some questions actually mean. Enjoy

Is Q4 a bit confused or is it a 'trick' question. Just clarifying that they have asked the question about the correct product.

Still not sure about running my monitoring solution in the cloud. I prefer to host it on prem and have full control over it. It will be interesting to see the story unfold though.

Really hate cigarettes but these vaping things are getting close. Clouds of sickly sweet smelling stuff coming from people walking down the street in front of you and you just can't avoid it. Yesterday morning whilst waiting for my bus to work there were two school children (13 or 14 years of age) puffing away on these…

Travel is going to be tough for me. Walk to end of road, get bus number 90, get off after two miles and walk 100m to venue. I had better start training.

Computer Science curriculums. Maybe they should focus on teaching something useful. In the past few years I've had to deal with so many graduates who can barely turn on a computer and who have absolutely no idea of how to diagnose a problem. They still believe they can teach me how to do things correctly though. I soon…

AI used for cancer screening. Interesting article showing how it could be hacked (done by the good guys to prove a point). Israeli research shows medical scans vulnerable to hacking

We should be Ok with the WhatsApp flaw. Personal phones can't connect to the corporate network and corporate phones can only run a prescribed set of apps. WhatsApp isn't one of them.

I don't want to grow up. If only some people would admit they don't know something instead of saying they do then completely messing things up and leaving me to pick up the pieces. I am all too aware of my limitations but I am also aware that I can learn new stuff and I don't let my limitations hold me back. I do let them…

@"captain_hook" What do you think I did. @"Jfrazier" Cheers for that. Still finding my way around the new site.

I've always shredded old drives. Maybe it's my paranoia. I did work at one site where, when we replaced a drive the client took it away, shredded it, exposed it to high strength radiation and then encased the remains in concrete. To be fair, the data was extremely sensitive.

Certain individuals hoarding information to "protect" their jobs. No teamwork and people in roles they are entirely unsuited and unqualified to be in. Oh what fun.

Really generous of Yahoo. Pity they didn't spend some of that up front to actually secure the data in the first place.

That's a well known philosophy in IT support. It is known as "The Scotty Principle". Set the expectations then exceed them.