Synology DiskStation DS1819+ vs Qnap TS-873-8G
Primarily for backup of VMs (on Windows environment) and User files.Disks in 10 RAID configuration; 12TB storage in final setup.Any quick thoughts, pros?
View ArticleSimple role securty matrix tool (user side)
HiLooking to change one company from simple user and group permissions applied to users, to more of a "role" security model. e.g. user X performs roles A, B and C. So once authorisation comes in, IT...
View ArticleDELL account My Products and Services devices all GONE
Hi GuysI am wondering if any of you are experiencing a similar issue that i have had since at least yesterday.]When i login to with my account and go to MY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, and then to MY...
View ArticleSpark! Semi Pro Series - March 28
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View ArticleTPLink EAP110 WiFi VLANS
Hello,We are rolling out the EAP110s with the Omada Controller across the school to provide a new Wireless Network upgrade from the current 10 Year Old system.We have a dedicated VLAN for the WiFi...
View ArticleHow do you clean your machines of dust
HiJust started a new role at a UPVC window manufacturer with 40+ endpoints. We have a few desktops in the production areas that get very dusty. This also affect most of the other desktops as well.I...
View ArticleEmail on failed login to domain server (event id 4625)
I want to set up an email alert when there is a failed log in on a domain server (event id 4625).I have been...
View ArticleRelating Devices to Tickets
I'm wondering how others use the related devices. Do you relate a users device to any ticket created by that user or only where the device in question has an issue?I can potentially see a use for both...
View ArticleWhich Firewall are you using?
I've seen someone post recently asking about Firewalls and interested to see what people are going for currently?
View ArticleApplying SSL certificate spiceworks
Hello all,How do i go about applying a new certificate to Spiceworks i have read the following...
View Articletrigger domain wide password reset - best practice?
I would like to trigger a once off password reset to all users in our domain. What is the best method to do this?I thought about creating a new GPO and adding it to groups or maybe a new fine grained...
View ArticleI can't open documents files (PDF, Docx etc). - File size 256, 512 KB
HI - as in the topic I can not open any documents - docx, pdf, etc - It always gets an error that the data is damaged. It is strange that almost all files have the size 256KB or 512KB.
View ArticleRecovery Point Retention recommendation for Azure Site Recovery
Hi,Our 3 most important servers(vmware vm's) are replicating to Azure Site Recovery which was setup by an external IT company.They had originally setup the Retention policy with a 24 hour Recovery...
View ArticleDell U2417H
Hello,I both 2 monitors Dell U2417H with video card Asus GT 1030 Low Profile 2GB GDDR5 HDMI DP PCI-E. First monitor connected with DP and Second monitor with HDMI.First monitor that connect with DP is...
View ArticleWhere can i find the info about the All Access event in London 27th June ?
Hi Guys,Perhaps I am just not paying attention but can someone point me in the direction of where I can find the info about the All Access event in London 27th June ? The email just has a link to...
View ArticleMoving acquired companies to domain of parent company
So our company has been acquiring distributors to be company owned. We have decided we want the sites all to be on the main domain to make it easier for support, GPO, etc. All the users already have AD...
View ArticleServer and San Storage purchase feedback.
Hi all,My company is currently embarking on a Tech refresh project and hence I would like some feedback on the potential hardware purchases that my company is considering especially if you have used...
View Articleoptions on sharing CSV data on mobile devices.
Hi,I have a CSV file full of contact details that is used by one of our out of hours teams. They currently use a Psion5 to search the contacts when out of hours, but this is old tech and needs...
View ArticleLaptop screen turns green after log in
I have a laptop which displays green after log in. It looks normal once it switched on and during log in the display is still normal, once it as logged in and is left for a few moments it will randomly...
View ArticleOffline Files - Synchronisation issue
Hi,We have a domain that is spread over three sites, for some reason one site keeps having machines activating offline files and then the machine fails to connect to network drives while a full sync is...
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