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    • DustinB3403D
      DustinB3403
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      That guy though lol.

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      • MattSpellerM
        MattSpeller @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller 17 years in IT......

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          Just now figuring out how to order stuff.

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          • MattSpellerM
            MattSpeller @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

            Just now figuring out how to order stuff.

            Clearly has some work ahead on that score lol

            We've all done dumbass stuff though (I can account for some doozies) but come on, this is basic stuff....

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
              last edited by

              Me: I just ordered that vehicle that you wanted.
              Boss: How did you know which one to order, we didn't discuss what it was used for.
              Me: I just got a standard snowmobile, even if it is wrong, it's kinda close, right?

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              • DustinB3403D
                DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                Me: I just ordered that vehicle that you wanted.
                Boss: How did you know which one to order, we didn't discuss what it was used for.
                Me: I just got a standard snowmobile, even if it is wrong, it's kinda close, right?

                I'm ripping into the guy right now on SW. That's unforgivable to blunder into a purchase like that.

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                • MattSpellerM
                  MattSpeller @DustinB3403
                  last edited by

                  @DustinB3403 Did he actually buy it already or not? I'm totally unclear from what was posted...

                  If he bought it before knowing what he needed to buy.... well... I can't even lol

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                  • DustinB3403D
                    DustinB3403 @MattSpeller
                    last edited by DustinB3403

                    @MattSpeller said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                    @DustinB3403 Did he actually buy it already or not? I'm totally unclear from what was posted...

                    If he bought it before knowing what he needed to buy.... well... I can't even lol

                    From what he said in a previous post it appears that the item is being shipped out. Of course now i have to find it.

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                    ^ this to me seems like it's already been purchased, but it could be that he's trying to design the system.

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                    • MattSpellerM
                      MattSpeller @DustinB3403
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                      @DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller

                      Are these new? What the heck purpose do they fill? Super weird man.... I think you called it spot on: "spec'd by sales dude for max commission"

                      http://www.dell.com/ca/business/p/poweredge-vrtx/pd

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                      • DustinB3403D
                        DustinB3403 @MattSpeller
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                        @MattSpeller In private conversations with the guy now. He is in fact in ownership of this unit, and is trying to set it up to fit his business needs.

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                        • MattSpellerM
                          MattSpeller @DustinB3403
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                          @DustinB3403 said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                          @MattSpeller In private conversations with the guy now. He is in fact in ownership of this unit, and is trying to set it up to fit his business needs.

                          http://www.noswearing.com/logo.gif

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                          • DustinB3403D
                            DustinB3403 @MattSpeller
                            last edited by

                            @MattSpeller said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                            @DustinB3403 said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                            @MattSpeller In private conversations with the guy now. He is in fact in ownership of this unit, and is trying to set it up to fit his business needs.

                            http://www.noswearing.com/logo.gif

                            Pretty much...

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                            • DustinB3403D
                              DustinB3403
                              last edited by

                              Sounds like another case....

                              Removed a drive from a RAID1 mirror to replace a failed drive.

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                              • RojoLocoR
                                RojoLoco @DustinB3403
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                                @DustinB3403 said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                                Me: I just ordered that vehicle that you wanted.
                                Boss: How did you know which one to order, we didn't discuss what it was used for.
                                Me: I just got a standard snowmobile, even if it is wrong, it's kinda close, right?

                                I'm ripping into the guy right now on SW. That's unforgivable to blunder into a purchase like that.

                                How do you manage to rip into people on SW without getting put in David's little moderation time out corner???

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                                • DustinB3403D
                                  DustinB3403 @RojoLoco
                                  last edited by DustinB3403

                                  @RojoLoco said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                                  @DustinB3403 said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                                  Me: I just ordered that vehicle that you wanted.
                                  Boss: How did you know which one to order, we didn't discuss what it was used for.
                                  Me: I just got a standard snowmobile, even if it is wrong, it's kinda close, right?

                                  I'm ripping into the guy right now on SW. That's unforgivable to blunder into a purchase like that.

                                  How do you manage to rip into people on SW without getting put in David's little moderation time out corner???

                                  I'm not ripping into him, asking important questions to help resolve the issue.

                                  Also Dave has tried several times and conceded that "You (I) were right, no longer moderated."

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                                  • RojoLocoR
                                    RojoLoco @DustinB3403
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                                    @DustinB3403

                                    Also Dave has tried several times and conceded that "You (I) were right, no longer moderated."

                                    Words that he wouldn't say to me, even if his very life were at stake.

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                                    • DustinB3403D
                                      DustinB3403
                                      last edited by

                                      But this does sound like a case of FakeRAID, to which this person was brought in to try and repair.

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                                      • DustinB3403D
                                        DustinB3403
                                        last edited by

                                        Windows RAID it is...

                                        Sadly the client doesn't seem to understand the benefit of properly designing a system with hardware RAID. They built the server on a generic Intel board and just connected the drives to the motherboard.

                                        From there windows was installed and the array built..

                                        And this isn't the only time that this system has had these issues.... he's been here before and performed the same process...

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @MattSpeller
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                                          @MattSpeller said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                                          @DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller

                                          Are these new? What the heck purpose do they fill? Super weird man.... I think you called it spot on: "spec'd by sales dude for max commission"

                                          http://www.dell.com/ca/business/p/poweredge-vrtx/pd

                                          Not new, just horrible for the SMB. Good for a ROBO though.

                                          http://www.smbitjournal.com/2015/11/understanding-the-role-of-the-dell-vrtx/

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                                          • travisdh1T
                                            travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                                            @MattSpeller said in Burned by Eschewing Best Practices:

                                            @DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller

                                            Are these new? What the heck purpose do they fill? Super weird man.... I think you called it spot on: "spec'd by sales dude for max commission"

                                            http://www.dell.com/ca/business/p/poweredge-vrtx/pd

                                            Not new, just horrible for the SMB. Good for a ROBO though.

                                            http://www.smbitjournal.com/2015/11/understanding-the-role-of-the-dell-vrtx/

                                            More articles for the massive pastbin bucket!

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