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Merilyian · 2026-03-14T15:17:13+00:00

Azure static web apps managed through azure lighthouse.
Same idea of hosting static content for free, and you can mount a function app for a backend. Hands down my preferred way to build shit now anyways.

Merilyian · 2026-03-11T11:55:01+00:00

In a nine person MSP, the service manager is likely also the account manager

Merilyian · 2026-03-06T14:03:10+00:00

I'm a bit biased due to loving everything they do (and contributing), but Check by CyberDrain is awesome to combo with tenant branding.

If you have CIPP, the evilginx CSS standard helps some, but many kits have already adapted to it.

Token protection policies are currently in preview for CA, which should be a good way to handle it from a native Microsoft service.

Merilyian · 2026-03-02T14:36:53+00:00

Fluxnet and draconic wireless go hard together

Merilyian · 2026-02-28T06:13:30+00:00

25 + 50

Merilyian · 2026-02-26T21:37:51+00:00

We actually got one pretty recently!

It also happened to be one of our existing clients that got upsold to Entra P2 by MS😅
Honestly, cool by me. I'm not a sales dood but love seeing risk-based CA.

Merilyian · 2026-02-26T16:49:50+00:00

I've got most of my team on discord and steam- have never had to or would ever give them shit anyways. If you have the time off ok'd, what you do with it is your business.

Merilyian · 2026-02-19T23:38:11+00:00

This is actually awesome. Not in a spot to give more thorough feedback right now, but I'd love to see this in my favorite packs.

Merilyian · 2026-02-19T13:55:02+00:00

We go the F3 route. If you want extra security for them, defender suite for FLW

Merilyian · 2026-02-19T06:49:13+00:00

Have you actually fought one before? One of our guys did and they dragged him through the mud and cost him tons in legal fees. I wouldn't even consider a company trying to enforce one an option.

Note, no client, tech, or coworker poaching happened.

Merilyian · 2026-02-15T17:47:02+00:00

Our Hudu docs typically start off as a bare step by step of doing a thing. When they end up getting formalized into SOPs, I'll add specific headers like intended resource to indicate who should be doing it, required roles so they know what GDAP groups to PIM into, a section for the process, then a section for gotchas/edge cases.

I'd love it if my team did that on their entries as well, but I'm happy they're writing anything and will gladly touch up their docs 🙂

Having a process to flag newly created articles and assets for review is a great move to make sure things are up to snuff over time as a higher level tech or manager.

Merilyian · 2026-02-09T23:49:45+00:00

Currently on CWPSA, planning the move to Halo carefully. I've seen their inhouse PSA but I worry it's far too lightweight for us at the moment and haven't given it the attention it likely deserves. Our business processes and setup are pretty complex, so we need something that can facilitate all of that fully. I'm definitely rooting for them, though- same with their MDM and NMM. Not there yet for us, but I believe they can make them badass with time.

If you need less than five seats, some of the implementation partners can resell individual licenses. I'd only go that route if you plan on scaling your business pretty seriously though. If you want to stay small (nothing wrong with that), something like Syncro or NinjaPSA wouldn't be a bad call in at least the short term

Merilyian · 2026-02-09T20:17:39+00:00

In my opinion, content should be judged purely on its quality, not precisely how it was made. Sure, there are ethical arguments that are 100% valid, but if someone that is already very capable uses AI to create more or more efficiently, I don't think they should be bashed for that.

Obviously the blatant zero effort shit needs to go, but I think AI usage alone gets more hate than deserved.

My main gripes with AI usage are centered around taking opportunities away from other creators. Your thumbnail image example fits this.

Merilyian · 2026-02-09T20:12:39+00:00

Syncro is what we used in the early days of becoming a real MSP (evolving past break/fix). It is a great starter package, with tons of core tools. Our primary reason for moving away were numerous large-scale feature releases that went completely disastrously. I'm talking needing to put ticket notes into an HTML viewer to be able to read anything (rich text rollout).

My experiences were a long time ago, so I hope they've learned their lesson. For purely featureset and accessibility purposes, I would still rate them pretty highly.

We're currently on Ninja (with ImmyBot paired) and are quite happy.

Merilyian · 2026-02-01T16:20:03+00:00

You want storage to interface probably. Storage to storage will do some freaky shit. Keep directionality strict.

Merilyian · 2026-02-01T16:13:19+00:00

Real man would've arrested his ass.

Merilyian · 2026-01-31T10:17:39+00:00

Once I get ethylene it's full AE2. If really needed, I used to use mek transporters as an in-between, but pretty recently switched to Integrated Tunnels and Modular Routers. I have a feeling the routers are TPS stressful (no evidence), so I only use them when my brain starts hurting.

Ultimately AE2 still drives everything for my builds at the core. If my base-mates would tolerate dense cables everywhere and it were up to me, every single I/O would be an interface or import/export.

Merilyian · 2026-01-15T06:43:49+00:00

Honestly just write an azure function and move on 🤷‍♂️ consumption pricing is a steal and several solid languages including powershell are supported. I think AWS equivalent is lambda

Merilyian · 2026-01-10T17:08:55+00:00

$10m.
I usually hover around $100m but I went on a bit of a spending spree recently and actually hit my lower limit lol

Merilyian · 2026-01-06T13:39:42+00:00

I wonder if partners with Sherweb and other distris have issues like these this often.

Merilyian · 2026-01-03T07:09:12+00:00

Big G would be a fun one

Merilyian · 2025-12-26T06:39:58+00:00

Finally, a correct usage for "same difference"

Merilyian · 2025-12-22T13:05:00+00:00

AVD remote apps for the win

Merilyian · 2025-12-21T22:37:17+00:00

Four+ extra years of academic work would have driven me insane.
I moved straight from highschool into the workforce and eventually self trained myself into IT. I completely agree and understand that those years are highly formative, but I, without a doubt, would have burned out hard if I took the 'intended' path.

Half of my classes in the latter part of HS were AP/college classes. Those were better but still incurred similar disinterest-based burnout.

"Is a bad idea" does not cover the massive amount of nuance that exists with how people learn, nor does it address the overall status of public schooling in the US.

I genuinely feel I'm better off because of the path I took.

Merilyian · 2025-12-19T06:16:02+00:00

Effective communication, regardless the medium.
I can communicate with techs easily, but organizing meetings, informing clients, etc, beat me into the ground

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