I went from an iPhone X to an iPhone 15 Max and an Intel Core i7-3970 Extreme with SATA SSD RAID array to AMD ThreadRipper 3960x with bifurcated NVMe. Both were substantial improvements and cost but the joy? Priceless! ;-) I aim for 5 years so build/buy for that.

SECURITY: PHYSICAL ACCESS? DONE! PROTECTING ACTIVE DIRECTORY? NOT SO FAST! TL;DR This is by no means an exhaustive list but thoughts on where to start protecting AD. And, yes, I've mentioned it many times before! ;0) *** Most of us have seen the fob relay attacks and know how

The way we are set up here with our entire service lot on-premises if there is a RemoteApp friendly app in the Linux OS then the point is moot. Business runs on and works in Windows. So, RemoteApp and/or Session Host Desktop for those needs the rest can be off CorpNet. That

Client had fire in building. Client has new location. Client needed reference for old location while we were at new location scoping. Pull out phone then Photos. Client: Wow, that's a lot of pics! The majority? My Lap Kitty and memes. LoL

Follow the money. Always. On-Premises security will require awareness of "AI Applets" and lock them down and out. AI = Crypto-Miners? Seems like it. And exfiltration. It's sad that personal dignity gets sold to the highest bidder. Hmmm ... There's a name for that isn't there?

System Builders: Memory and NAND Markets are NUTS! Me thinks Europe is buying too much tin! ;-) The AI hardware consumption bubble settled out a while back.. The EU's mad scramble out of US public cloud providers, IMNSHO, is driving stock scarcity and thus costs skyrocketing.

Make you a bet: There are more vulnerable AD setups as a result of Tiering than a standard AD structure created in 2000 & tightened using Group Policy. You call the terms. ;-) Oh, and betcha more shadow IT too!

Let's try this again. I tangented on my previous. One has to assume 1: A proper AD setup that utilizes the built-in security structures that both AD and Group Policy provide for. 2: LAPS is in use to limit domain admin creds to DCs only 3: GP FIREWALL management is key 4:

Flashback: Windows 7 Search + Windows Server Search Service + Microsoft Exchange Server Search Service = Full Search Results! Click Start and type: Fred Jones _Everything_ that has Fred Jones in it came up. - Documents - Spreadsheets - SharePoint content - Outlook Contact

CLOUD ADMIN: We need 25x New Users + 2.5TB Provisioned for their Profiles. Public Cloud: Nope. Capacity Limit Hit. One of the arguments _for_ the public cloud was the ability to self-manage one's needs with the ability for those needs to expand automagically but be there when

.RBC Seriously, what gives. That looks to me like a Man-In-the-Middle situation. I log on to Online Banking and get this page _after_ 2FA via app on the mobile? Something showed its face that should not have. :-(

EUROPE NEEDS TIN!! SERVERS!!! LOTS OF THEM!!!! We have an incoming shipments across several suppliers because product are hard come by. Here's my theory: EUROPE NEEDS TIN AI needs 128GB & 256GB ECC sticks. 188TB SSDs. The BIG stuff. The product we're seeing spiking, and

Public Cloud: Token Theft On-Premises: ? I rest my case.

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We spent a lot of money on learning the new "Trustworthy Computing" model. We bought courses by .@MMinasi and many others. We had a dedicated box for testing Windows Vista performance between 32-bit and 64-bit versions because the 64-bit drivers were bad ... real bad at GA. It

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Beauty. Right now. As far south as Florida and Texas. Go outside. Take some pics. Then put the device away and watch the sky dance! Aurora Borealis.

This is well said and within the context of our government's efforts to peer into our stuff is very relevant.