syldra · System Integrator

you are becoming an expert in this "area" !

@brian_lee Here : I didn't label the graphs because it's pretty complex and it's Friday. Besides, as they are completely unrelated to the current contest, it would be a waste of time (like it isn't already...) Chances of winning are also very complex but I can positively state this : For a candidate who won one drawing,…

adecisco1 wrote: [...]I really begin to feel Solarwind is not too serious with the competition if not all this will not be coming up. [...] If you feel you have been robbed, ask for a refund... That being said, given your location, I'm wondering why you question the seriousness of a contest of which you can't claim the…

ROI is the key here to unlocking purses, and I am blessed with a CFO that takes ballpark estimates and figures written on a napkin as valid ROI projections. I have yet to see a project of mine refused because of the cost. But I am not greedy. Some IT department sketch up 1000 projects in the hope that 2 of them will get…

brian lee wrote: I think Danielle is secretly removing our names from the list because I am not winning either Don't say that, I'm convinced DanielleH is the epitome of honesty and the quintessence of integrity and would never do such a thing !

thwacksters ?

Support was the ugly duckling here but not based on a higher management decision, more because the previous IT manager was kind of doing it wrong. Lots of unneeded complexity due to him not wanting to buy/hire the needed resources. You can sometimes do with less, but you usually can't do with nothing. When I arrived here…

The clue for yesterday was a good read, but so unnecessary Edit : double negatives are a no-no

I am !

Well, that one was easy. Got it on first try !

original : "almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea" From, of course... The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy !

You might not believe it but it's my birthday too ! Tomorrow to be exact. We now know how DanielleH selects the winners !

BYOD denied here. Currently only on policy but we'll soon implement some form of control to prevent it. We are small enough for me to know every device that connects to our network (well, almost), so when something new is hooked, I know it. Standardization of hardware helps a lot there too. We are 100% Lenovo/BlackBerry so…

Just solved it too... I really want that prize now !

How do you see SDN and Network automation changing our day-to-day roles? Unless software developers start behaving themselves, SDN terrorizes me. Network Automation needs extremely good planning to work correctly (I mean, not create more problems) and we all know that planning is always done correctly in every shop... Mass…

It's on purpose, to see if you are being honest in your answer. I took no chance and checked everything. It's a shame we are not paid points by boxes we check... Missing from the list : "Printers, phones, PBX, cell phones, alarm system, security cameras..." Worked a place once where office furnitures (desks, chairs...)…

Day 3 done ! Monty Python quotes... always a classic !

The problem with not leaving DPI (or WireShark) on all the time is that you have no historical data (trend) and you can fire them up while you have a problem but it's useless after the problem is gone. Always on "surveillance" or "data gathering" is good for situations where someone tells you "Yeah, it does it now, but it…

30 to 60 days... depending on the content... but I may archive a bunch of logs if I feel like I might need to check them back later... doesn't happen very often though.

I wish people would stop giving away the answers... I know it's for fun and all, but it's still a contest in a way... Next month I will just come on the last day of the mission and get all the answers from the comments... where's the fun in this ?

Even if correct, it's still a little embarrassing, isn't it...

5/5, that thing is mine !!!

You'll have to explain to me one day how you could guess the answer with no clue at all... I have 7 letters now and I feel no closer...

Argh... arrived late and missed the announcement... until you came and ruined my day, cahunt‌, I thought it could still be me... nantwiched‌, congratulations ! Use this wisely... In fact, I'm almost relieved I did not win... I don't have much time for gaming anyways and this would make it harder to resist.

marcospm@trasmediterranea.es wrote: Great job Danielle!!! calm down syldra... you look stressed... You are right marcospm@trasmediterranea.es, sorry. Comment edited to make it a little friendlier. But I stand by all I wrote. If people read the rules (T&C), it would save DanielleH and other staff members a lot of time.

I may steal that as well, but I won't ask you, as per michael's answer...

Aw... alright...

I'm sure you know of the Pareto principle, maybe just not by that name. It states that for any given system, about 80% of the output come from 20% of the input. For example, 80% of bad credit in a company comes from 20% of the customers. 80% of the problems in a class comes from 20% of the students. Interesting principle,…

5. 250 points will be awarded for each correctly answered question. * Points will be awarded at the end of the mission. DanielleH, mark that in bold and capital letters, maybe some people will actually read it. Good luck to you all !

Like I said in a previous thread, I am blessed with a CFO who takes ball park estimation and project written on the back of a napkin as valid business project and seldom refuses anything. On the other hand, I am not greedy and usually don't ask for something we don't really need.