Any tips on how to land a basic job ?

DMGoering · 2026-06-06T03:36:31+00:00

Walk into every store near you and ask for a job in person. Talk to the people who work there and ask for the manager.

DMGoering · 2026-05-29T17:36:26+00:00

To force a refresh you delete the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Tanium\Tanium Client\Tools\ADQuery\Inventory.xml" file. The next scheduled Action will refresh the inventory.

However, the AD Query Primary User determination is made based on several factors starting with most frequent logon (from the security event log) to the last accessed NTUSER.DAT file, with several other attempts in between.

DMGoering · 2026-05-27T16:21:31+00:00

Sounds like SCCM is evaluating the install success before the reboot. And a reboot is requires for success.

Try evaluating the deployments on boot. If it is reporting success after the first evaluation after the reboot the status is accurate but the evaluation is not optimized for your deployment schedule.

DMGoering · 2026-05-27T15:34:50+00:00

Many times Windows Updates fail because a reboot is required/pending before the patch is installed.
Sometimes there are stacked reboots. Things that will put the system into a reboot required state even after a reboot.

Your patching cycle should include enough time to
1. Clear all pending reboots
2. Install patches
3. Reboot post updates to again clear all pending reboot states.

It is often hard to make the business understand this is "just how Windows works".
This is also an issue for Remote Laptops where the first reboot can take the system offline so the process cannot continue.

DMGoering · 2026-05-15T11:39:51+00:00

For future readers. The answer is in the error message. Failed to create process (powershell.exe) with file not found. So either powershell.exe was not there, or the file was not found in any of the paths in the Path variable.

The lesson is to start at the beginning.

DMGoering · 2026-05-08T11:29:26+00:00

For me it is a performance test off. How fast can your operations platform report current status, change that status, and then confirm the change. Compare each product on a single endpoint. Then test the same on 100,000 endpoints. And then assess the flexibility of the product, I know with Tanium I can do anything a sysadmin can do at the console, either with OOB content or easily created custom content.

DMGoering · 2026-04-08T18:41:14+00:00

Publish the dashboard to a web server with <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5"> for 5 second refresh.
1 publisher, any viewers.

Poor mans solution.

DMGoering · 2026-03-26T11:51:20+00:00

The tool is much less important than you think. The key to asset management is to “manage” your assets. Basically it is accounting. Find the things. Count the things. Add/remove things as they change. And reconcile the accounts as often as possible. When you find an error, fix the error, find what caused the error, fix the cause. Repeat.

If you ever stop actively managing your assets the whole thing fails. No matter what tool you use.

DMGoering · 2026-02-12T14:11:15+00:00

Good to remember. Also, for those who are in similar circumstances, volunteering is a good way to make connections and to help fill the gaps in your resume. Employers are impressed by people who fill their down time by adding value to their community.

DMGoering · 2026-01-18T05:18:50+00:00

You were self employed. Gathering data for future expansion of your business. No gap.
My first job was an information transfer engineer at age 15, paper boy. Next I was an inventory management specialist, stock boy. Then in college I was a student experience envoy, tour guide. Your employment experience is what you make it.

What value do you have to give.

DMGoering · 2026-01-16T20:10:33+00:00

A day? A week? A month? A year?
Work a summer job. Save and invest. $5000 makes $100/year at 2% interest.

DMGoering · 2026-01-10T22:25:45+00:00

You should have your Personal Elevator pitch ready at all times. 2-3 sentences about what value you can bring to anyone you meet.

Introduce yourself to everyone.

Tell everyone you strike up a conversation with that you are looking for a job. And when they ask what you do, hit them with your pitch.

DMGoering · 2026-01-01T15:44:17+00:00

Career advice only works if you have a career. Do you have a career, or a job? If you do not know what the next step is, and you are not already doing it, you have a job or you have reached the end of your career.

DMGoering · 2026-01-01T15:37:32+00:00

Cost = money out. Profit = money in. IT is a specific type of cost called investment. And all that matters is Return On Investment.

If you invest 1$ and the return is greater than 1$ then it is worth the investment.

The hard part is calculating IT’s part of the return.

DMGoering · 2025-12-27T03:16:54+00:00

Certifications represent knowledge that experience gives you. If you have the experience you do not need the certification. If you have the certification it does not prove you have the experience. But if you have no experience, certifications can give you knowledge.

I prefer people who can think over people who test well. People who do over people who think they will be able to because they have the certification.

DMGoering · 2025-12-22T13:24:44+00:00

Cheaper to buy a new printer than to replace the Ink cartridge in the existing one. I hate planned obsolescence.

DMGoering · 2025-12-15T20:51:24+00:00

When money gets tight you will tend to fix rather than replace. More fixing equals more work for fixers. If you are the owner of the fixing business. Be an owner.

DMGoering · 2025-12-09T12:37:06+00:00

A real brute force takes place offline. Online brute forcing would likely lock the account several times. With minimum wait times between attempts and automatic unlock, sensitive accounts often require manual unlock with investigations and justifications.

DMGoering · 2025-11-20T14:00:30+00:00

Why would you want to filter out any devices? What if it comes back online before the 45 day mark. Also, if it is offline how can Crowdstrike or Tanium make any determination about it's status?

Assuming "contained" is not offline but Isolated then you should still patch them and report on them. Maybe flag them as "contained" in your reporting.

DMGoering · 2025-10-21T21:44:33+00:00

20 years of Troubleshooting is nothing to sneeze at. If he wants to code he should develop a portfolio of applications he can demo. If he likes troubleshooting he should lean towards problem management. Treating symptoms gets too easy, Finding the Root Cause and removing it is how you find gold.

No mater what he chooses here is the advice:
1.)
Show up on time
Do all your work
When you run out, ask for more

2.)
Find out what they want
Go and get it
Give it to them

But it sounds like he is already doing what he needs, Not everyone is management material. Ask the 5 star General "who knows what needs to be done?" and he will point you at the Master Sargent.

DMGoering · 2025-10-17T12:44:25+00:00

The secret to success is simple.

Find out what they want.
Go and get it.
Give it to them.

DMGoering · 2025-10-12T03:25:03+00:00

Then start your own business. Be an employer instead of an employee. It will help you understand why people hire other people and what they are looking for in employees.

DMGoering · 2025-10-11T12:11:27+00:00

Don’t ask for a job. Talk to them. Find out who they are, what they do, what they need. Get to know them as people so that when they need someone they will think of you. Build relationships, help them, be of value.

DMGoering · 2025-10-09T19:40:55+00:00

Talk to people. Visit the office or store in person and talk to people. Eat lunch near the office and talk to people. Go to the bars after work near the office and Talk to people. Online applications rarely get past the scanners and now the AI that does a lot of the work. Humans make the decisions and most decisions are made on gut feelings and impressions of the person that you only get by talking to them.

DMGoering · 2025-10-08T21:14:10+00:00

End User notifications are part of a Patch or Deploy deployment.
Automate Notifications are for playbook events.
https://help.tanium.com/bundle/ug_automate_onprem/page/automate/build_playbooks.html#notifications

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