Posts by thondwe

A Directory is NOT an ID

Key word is "Directory" which is what both AD and Azure AD are. The problem is that MS have done this...

Azure Active Directory (becoming Microsoft Entra ID)

So rebranding a Directory (set of user/device IDs and groups) as a an ID!

Marketing not talking to technical??

Re: VMware is Legacy Tech

Also the case of the size of the deployment and how many of the complex bells and whistles are in use. A lot of apps are heading SaaS now, so suspect required foot prints for local VMware deployments are shrinking. Budgets are tightening, so switching to "inclusive" Windows + HyperV or an open source option (Proxmox/Xen Orchestra + XCP-NG) - especially when it's time for another hardware refresh which gives the option of ditching VXRail et al?

Not just VMware is legacy tech, running anything other than a small local Virtualisation stack is likewise a legacy strategy?

Re: Distancing products from each other

So the bundle is heading towards being the Cloudy version of MIM (Microsoft Identity Manager for those with longish memories) - so could have been Azure Identity Manager or Identity 365, but no we get "Entra(ils)"

Re: Quick Sanity Check

And how many hardware device drivers in the kernel running on a VM Host - I won't expect to see any really, just the Hypervisor specific drivers - so Rocky et al would only be able to run on the same Hypervisors - which may in themselves be custom variants of the standard ones e.g. Azure not quite HyperV, AWS not quite QEMU/Xen?? Only really VMware would be safe?

Anyway, won't then run on physical tin??

Rocky Ground (Sorry probably been done!)

Re: Instagram is terrible

Both Instagram and Facebook have appalling UIs. Fully expect Threads to be similarly convoluted.

BUT, would love to see sufficient migration from twitter to threads to give Elon an almighty financial black eye for ruining Twitter (as was best of bad bunch?)

Targeting often Irrelevant

See also Amazon - I'm forever ordering stuff for family - and no I don't want yet another of the same Taylor Swift Album I just pre-ordered for DD #2!

Re: I am surprised that IBM took this long

IBM quite used to running closed Ecosystems which have trapped corporates in the past - the dreaded Legacy lock in - so cutting off the Red Hat clones closes an escape door?

Yes you can jump to a.n.other Linux provided you can port your Applications, get Enterprise support for your hardware, etc - but the choice has been drastically reduced?

Re: No additional computer required

And since you're unlikely to use these as your ONLY computer?

As ever cool tech with some nice niche use cases - specifically thinking Medical. But for the average bod - even with a lottery win, would you bother?

Re: Why not go all the way?

Except the cost of buying, licensing, supporting and running that "thin client" is as much as running a PC? We've been around this loop so many times now - x-windows, Citrix, etc, etc.

Even Chromebooks - light and cheap - aren't cheap and have enough power to run a Linux/Windows VM now?!

The Frameworks have the resellers compete for the best discounts on a base price and "added value" - so that competition keeps procurement teams happy I guess. Resellers gain as (expensive) foot in the door? Procurement much less happy when things are direct and you can't make a case that there are alternative products when usually there are, but usually the costs to change are bonkers!

That's a big bill - suspect a lot of Azure, Dynamics and added services included in that one!

Re: Somebody else's computer

Might want to re-think the Pigeon - Bird Flu!!

Bitwarden - does do sharing - see "Collections" - assume self hosting also has this feature.

Admin - As soon as you run a service (be it passwords, backups, Plex servers etc, remote access/VPN,...) for more than just yourself - e.g. family - you become the single source of failure. you are also the person they trust with their data. So unless you have a house full of trustworthy geeks, you might well be safer paying for a 3 party service...

24x7 support staff

Skilled 24x7 support staff is another cost - is Basecamp as "Global" as Amazon/Azure - ye oldee follow the sun thing.

Hopefully the published figures will be complete and show what bells and whistles have been sacrificed to make this happen!

Paul

Re: Why (please explain)?

Cheap Notebooks less likely to cope with all day running - cooling problems etc. They are best suited to C-Suit types taking to meetings and barely using them?

Surely better with a PC (NUC) at home and similar at work - Students used to "hot desk" in Labs etc for years before they all switched to BOYD...

Agreed Windows 11 is as OK/Bad as any other version of Windows. It's the hardware limitations to improve virtualisation/security etc that's crocked the upgrades for many.

In my case, Kids have HP x360s with TPM 2.0 etc - but relatively modern CPU not on the list!

Re: solved our lack of space problem

Same issue with car parking - always used to be a fight to get in early to grab a space. (Local buses as ever hit and miss depending on where you lived) etc. WFH fixed that, and likely saved a pile of carbon!

PS: Video cons are great for those who are hearing impaired - modern hearing aids are great, but still struggle in Open Plan when everyone whispers to avoid disturbing everyone else!

Not quite how it needs to work - Train company and you just need accounts on one or more servers - neither need to run a server - though if say, all utilities funded a server that would be helpful. Or a big sports club could do the same. Could easily see the UK Uni's clubbing together to run one for Uni Staff for example.

Mastodon more akin to a Twitter multiverse?

Re: "it's not software-as-a-service, it's software as a hostage"

It's always been the case - e.g. Oracle vs SQL - as soon as you start using each platforms unique functionality, you're hostage to the "cost of change", if you don't use the unique functionality, you're paying for something you don't use, and maybe even buy another product to provide it - which you then add the "pain of integration" to the mix.

[The big hyper-scalers have already bought into the whole eco-power thing, so don't expect their prices to hike as much as the smaller providers running off the "normal" grid?]

Similar with Car Parking for my Employer - pay monthly for discounted amount - covers full week, or pay daily - they don't seem to want to offer a 3 day/week deal.

Added to that my wife is at home - ironically nice early retirement deal just before the WFH rush - reason - offices consolidated but she was then out of reasonable commute range! Double irony, her employer is now happy to employ people on a WFH basis!

Anyway, house is heated for her, so I only add a small delta for a PC.

Think you'll find the engines run when stationary to provide power to lights, heating, cooking, doors etc.

Hybrid works - e.g. GWR from London to Cardiff is overhead and Cardiff to Swansea is Diesel, but mostly to save a bit of cash (or ignoring the Welsh again) on not doing a proper job and electrifying it all.

Mixed 3rd and Overhead also happens in London - Class 710 - don't think switch over happens while moving though.

Long term electric makes more sense - Hydrogen I think is a currently non CO2 friendly fudge to save wiring everything up...

Re: Maybe its just me

Personally I much prefer the eyes on Visual aspect of using a scope (for which Dobs are fine).

I see loads of others spending mega bucks of Astro Photography kit, letting the thing run on it's own for hours (whilst asleep in some cases!), then spending hours on a computer stacking pictures, to produce a picture which is never going to match those produced by Hubble or the JWT.

Each to there own I guess.

Re: Uber

Worse - Thycotic is a Password manager - so creds to that database = access to lots of usernames/passwords.

Assume script some "clever" but misguided attempt to auto-update/periodically change passwords and store them somewhere "safe"?

Re: So what are the causes of these significant delays?

Procurement Teams have processes to select best deals on paper clips or office chairs, but rarely have enough understanding of I.T. to cope with the implications of e.g. changing network switch manufacturer or tenderiung for a Stats package?

Best shortcusts involve frameworks - e.g. "Software - Other Software" - which costs more (middle man), but keeps procurement happy, or G-Cloud which suppliers often "suggest" searches which get the answer you first thought of!

Windows 11/10 VDI

Defn a step in the right direction - VDA was a blocker in any student/education setup - e.g. 20k students only some would want to login in to access specific Apps - but you'd need to cover each student for multiple devices (tablet/laptop/xbox?)...

But RD Gateway licence is still broken - and that's part of the Windows VDI farm platform - still VMware/Citrix might well be happy!