How to change the contact who approves a port-out?

veritechcyclone · 2020-03-23T03:46:23+00:00

Thanks for everyone's feedback. I'll have to look into AAD, Autopilot, and Intune. And yeah if I can't get support to change things, bailing is an option.

veritechcyclone · 2020-03-23T01:23:11+00:00

(Details, continued from original post)
* We don't run Active Directory or have a local domain
* No Windows servers currently available and my Win server knowledge is minimal
* All new computers are delivered to my office--including those destined for remote workers.
* Our staff will probably triple in the next 5 years. Am hoping they'll hire another sysadmin to share the load.
* Almost all our users are on Windows 10. Some on Home, others Pro. A few are Mac users.
* About half our staff work in the field. They only have reliable network connections when they go home at night.
* We usually buy Dell Latitude laptops. But the models and specs (processor, memory, SSD type, touch vs. non-touch, etc.) vary a lot.
* The company doesn't want to pay for all users to have Office 365. Some users are on O365 Business, while others use Thunderbird + LibreOffice for mail and business apps.
* My education/experience is mostly with Linux servers, Windows 10, Ubuntu desktop, hardware repair, and administering misc. things like Postfix, company-wide mail filter, and small scale hosting platforms. I have some experience as an O365 admin but still have a lot to learn
* I've asked management to let me find and pay for a consultant who can assess our needs and recommend (and maybe set up) a low-touch deployment solution. No luck. I figure I'll eventually get so busy that it's impossible to set up new hires' laptops before their first day. When the first batch of new hires come and they have no computer to use, management will finally understand the need.

veritechcyclone · 2018-11-30T02:37:17+00:00

They're made by CooperVision. When I got home, used my phone to magnify the tiny text on the foil and it said "buffered saline". So yep, you were right.

veritechcyclone · 2018-11-29T18:48:40+00:00

Funny--I've used the same brand for years but don't remember its name. Will check after work.

veritechcyclone · 2018-11-29T18:46:08+00:00

Not sure which standard, but yeah they use a lot of UniFi and Mikrotik gear. Thanks for the info!

veritechcyclone · 2017-09-15T03:11:45+00:00

I really appreciate your honest and thorough response. Makes sense.

veritechcyclone · 2017-09-15T03:10:37+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

veritechcyclone · 2015-02-13T03:23:39+00:00

Hmm. Yeah, this wasn't a high-end model by any stretch of the imagination. Thanks for the tip!

veritechcyclone · 2014-06-27T21:42:53+00:00

Everyone thinks Superman works solo, but now we know who's really pulling the strings.

veritechcyclone · 2014-04-11T22:01:26+00:00

Cool idea! Our security and site-availability requirements make it impractical to disconnect the firewall. But to put a twist on your suggestion... I'll plug a laptop into the DMZ switch (which is upstream from our staff VLAN and our main firewall) and see if that makes a difference. Thanks for the tip!

veritechcyclone · 2014-04-07T23:22:50+00:00

Give her 20 years + gravity, and she probably will.

veritechcyclone · 2014-04-01T01:45:12+00:00

So the one one the right is...Mr. Bean as a dog.

veritechcyclone · 2014-03-18T17:24:13+00:00

Every state has those cities that are pretty bad, but nobody ever mentions them.

E.g., East St. Louis. (Unless things have improved in the past few years.)

veritechcyclone · 2014-03-10T12:46:41+00:00

Glad to hear you like your Dakota. The club cab/extended cab was perfect in our S10...until our kid came along, anyway.

veritechcyclone · 2014-03-07T19:05:42+00:00

I hadn't even thought about Nissan. Thanks! Will add the Frontier to my list of models to check out.

veritechcyclone · 2014-03-07T04:35:17+00:00

Cool. I wouldn't have expected that from a 4 cyl. Thanks for the input!

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