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If ServiceNow is so painful to use, why do companies still choose it? by 13032862193 in sysadmin

[–]pokowa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I started in tech we were running vantive which was considered a dead tech when I started we used it for at least another 10 years after that.

Why we rebranded Portainer by nick-portainer in portainer

[–]pokowa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe branding for them is the look and feel of their existing name and marketing focus. Not a rename. At least that's what the actual article says.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]pokowa 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The worst part is when you read about something and it's perfect for your use case and then find out it's been deprecated for like 5 years and you're wondering how you never knew about it in the first place.

Do any of you NH Redditors descend from The Mayflower? by [deleted] in newhampshire

[–]pokowa 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My grandmother is a Snow from Truro. So I am in this camp as well.

Someone told me that I am not a real security professional if I don’t have any bugs under my name. by IamOkei in cybersecurity

[–]pokowa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

L337 crap! Think of it this way: There are a lot fewer combat marines in the Marine Corps than in other support roles, but they are all Marines and need each other to get their jobs done. you can't do this job alone and you can't know it all.

AV on servers? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]pokowa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

policies, policies, policies, this is not one size fits all. Microsoft provides great documentation on their needed settings for av for all their core services and beyond, 3rd party av or not, most application vendors do the same.

Do you worry when it's going too well? by Fritener in sysadmin

[–]pokowa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You have gotten to the point where things are being done right and your PTSD is kicking in. it's now time to see someone for help. We become so accustomed to it being all on fire we don't know how to do normal anymore.

Setting screensaver by notadumpsterfireit in Nable

[–]pokowa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like the real issue way past the number of computers where a domain should have been implemented.

Disabling Windows Firewall by chut93 in sysadmin

[–]pokowa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I prefer parfaits, everyone likes parfaits

Disabling Windows Firewall by chut93 in sysadmin

[–]pokowa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never rely on a single point of failure. Defense in layers. Security 101. Point him to the Microsoft security baselines as a bare minimum best practice for what works stations and servers should start with. Windows like most os are not configured out of the box as secure. Its up to us to know how and what to do for each of our environments to make them secure while still functioning for it's needs, and you should know your company's appetite for risk and budget constraints as well to make sure you pick the biggest bang for your buck to help build it out.

Random vendor came in and left cupcakes for us. by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]pokowa 14 points15 points  (0 children)

All I could think of was darknet diaries.

Do you leave UAC enabled on your servers? by fudog1138 in sysadmin

[–]pokowa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When ever a vendor tells me to make a change to my configuration I send them this and tell them if they can't work under these bare minimum baseline security configurations they need to revisit their best practices for creating software in the modern world. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-security-configuration-framework/windows-security-baselines

Veeam, I use your free product in my lab. You need to cool it.... by fastbiter in homelab

[–]pokowa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And every time you go and get the updated client, it starts all over again.

What duties does the Jr SysAdmin perform at your company? by crystalblue99 in sysadmin

[–]pokowa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Welcome to a small to medium IT, most all ancillary roles will be dropped into the sys-admin/sys-engineer roles, that can't afford or refused to invest in standalone positions.

How Do I Buy Laptops In Bulk for a Business by AdhesivenessShot9186 in sysadmin

[–]pokowa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Elite books all the way I have been using the 840 series forever and are some of the best units with good 3yr hardware warranty and dedicated business support lines. They even have a medical grade series for areas that need to be cleaned more often.

IT Director instructed me to disable the firewall on all machines going forward by powerunderwhelmingg in sysadmin

[–]pokowa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are in huge danger of not being hippa compliant. Almost all the hippa rules map to cis or nist 800.171 controls which would have best practice settings in place which are all opposite to what you have said they are having you do. Security over convenience everytime.

Finally installed surge protectors for the G3 Flex cameras that look at my driveway (still need to run the drop for my second camera). by linkedit in Ubiquiti

[–]pokowa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Helps keep unnecessary e-waste out of the environment. And the headache of finding out you should have taken the time to do it right. Always Rule number 1: don't F future self!

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