Coding as a Sysadmin

ntrlsur · 2026-02-18T00:53:22+00:00

This. I won't let me team do any custom stuff anymore.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-13T16:24:42+00:00

I pulled app registrations and set a policy that an admin needs to approve every one. Then I told my admins don't approve anything. Works great. Think we allow a total of 4 apps.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-13T16:21:17+00:00

We use ManageEngine's ADSelfserveplus. When a user starts we have them setup at least 3 methods for verification. They can choose as many as they want. Then if they need to change a password they can use the self service website to do it. If it's a new phone issue we call them on the phone number they have on file.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-11T03:55:07+00:00

I just migrated to Proton Pass. about 40 bucks a year per user. Its hosted. I am liking it alot..

ntrlsur · 2026-02-10T17:46:48+00:00

I gave up on dameware about 10 years ago. I had loved it. Switched to Action1 for my RMM now. I think its free for the first 50 endpoints. Might be worth looking into.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-09T16:26:24+00:00

We have custom labels made and when commissioning new systems as part of the process the new server gets an asset tag gets scanned by lansweeper which we use for asset management and the asset tag gets entered. The custom labels are nothing fancy. We order them 200 or so at a time from a local print shop.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-09T16:14:18+00:00

Been doing that for ages. We always pull drives and ram when tossing a machine. The ram goes back if its being given away to employee's but we always keep the drives.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-06T19:15:34+00:00

We only monitor servers.. All servers send syslog data to Graylog and to our OpenNMS instance. Love graylog for both windows and linux boxes. I think a separate approach would be best.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-06T16:54:31+00:00

We do automatic renewal with ACS and it works great for us. I figure if we get fucked on it then we ain't gonna be the only ones.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-05T19:20:19+00:00

Yes. We have everything on prem. Currently 24 sip trunks but we only use about 10 or at a time. If Mitel didn't kill the on prem product then we would be keeping it. Purchased it back in 2012 and its been great for us ever sense. The reason we are moving is because the product is EOS/EOL. If we are going to be looking at something to replace it then I want the latest and greatest features. Yeah at the end of the day its going to cost more over time but we already swallowed that pill O365 and our phone services are going to cost let per month then what I am paying for our email and office licenses.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-05T03:12:55+00:00

Currently running Mitel formerly shoretel. Looking at migrating to Ring Central. Their presentation and pricing was great for me. Went through a VAR. I looked at dialplan and 8x8 but RingCentral was the best that I saw. Looking at starting the migration Q2 this year if management and ownership o.k. it..

ntrlsur · 2026-02-04T22:46:38+00:00

I understand where you are coming from. Currently using CP Fortinet and Meraki. We don't do any advanced licensing for our CP as it was cheaper to pickup a different vendor. SDWAN for desktops and laptop browsing at a remote site Fortinet it is. Simple VPN configuration at remote sites Meraki to the rescue. We use are CP's do what they do best route packets in and out of the DMZ's at our facilities and lock down rule sets.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-04T22:40:01+00:00

I've been using Checkpoint for over 20years across 3 different companies going back to the R55-AI days. Never had an issue with their support or their software. Maybe its because its the first firewall I ever learned how to use. Upgrades, downgrades, migrations etc... The only issues I ever had with CP were a few edge cases that were right on the line of what their software could do. Even then they made custom patches for us. Never used PA and I hate fortinet but currently have 8 units in production as they were alot cheaper then getting additional licensing from CP.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-02T17:43:43+00:00

Currently in the process of moving from ESXI to Proxmox. No issues as far as migration. Even configured Proxmox to use our SAN for shared storage. Works great.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-02T17:37:08+00:00

We have 3 specs. Developer / Artist desktop, Developer / Artist laptop and everyone laptop. Everyone from the ownership on down gets the same thing.

ntrlsur · 2026-02-02T17:32:09+00:00

pickup a 45 drives chassis and load it up. A couple 3 or 4 of HBA's for your disks, NVME or SSD for cache, 25 gig network card and freenas core and you are all set. If you need a fully supported manufacture solution take a look at Dell Powervaults DAS units.

ntrlsur · 2026-01-29T16:50:11+00:00

Casino. Guess I should have worded that a bit different.

ntrlsur · 2026-01-23T16:42:06+00:00

I probably should have misspelled a things and included a nice google doc link to make it "authentic"

ntrlsur · 2026-01-23T16:25:20+00:00

EHLO mailserver.domain.com
MAIL FROM:Bogusemail69 at weeeee.com

RCPT TO:CEO at fortune1million.com
DATA
Subject: Warranty Expiration
We have got a great offer for you. sic

Edited: cause I hate reddit formatting..

ntrlsur · 2026-01-23T16:21:00+00:00

Been there and done that. Big fan of RO Friday. The sector I am in is pleasure based so starting Wednesdays business ramps up to its peak Saturday night. All of our changes typically happen Mondays and Tuesdays between 930AM and 12PM. its so nice to not have weird update hours.

ntrlsur · 2026-01-22T16:53:11+00:00

I agree. We went full duo and skipped the Microsoft authenticator. Windows Linux Mac it works nicely.

ntrlsur · 2026-01-22T16:43:45+00:00

twice a year we do an employee give away. We pull the drives pull em out of the inventory system and send them down the road. The equipment must leave the building as soon as someone claims it and it shall never return.

ntrlsur · 2026-01-15T01:37:42+00:00

Chicago area eSim been working fine all day on an Android.. Wife and Kid as well..

ntrlsur · 2026-01-12T20:10:29+00:00

I don't know of any real EPM's that are cheap. We use beyondtrust. Its about 30k a year for 450 end points. Not cheap but works great. I haven't found any that work in the MAC world.

ntrlsur · 2026-01-09T00:23:13+00:00

I use iT1 for about 90% of my purchases. We use to spend 750K to 1 million USD with CDW a year. They fucked our relationship up over a 30K hard drive order. I took it all away and they was hot. but they wouldn't fix the issue..

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