Your 2009 project / budget list? in No, I Will Not Fix Your #@$!! Computer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21634867 en Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:53:33 EDT Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:53:33 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21683517 PToN : not really, but i am just happy i have a job... At least for the moment.. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21683517 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:53:14 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21658576 sporkme : For one place:

-finally, new big router(s) - used, yet good
-new mailserver/filestore
-new webserver+design

For another:

-their work is boring and they never meet goals, mine will be to do menial tasks again

For me:

-work more on this "project management" thing, since it makes everyone happy and broken out hourly, it's an assload of cash
-for the same biz, commoditize one of our projects and sell it]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21658576 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:33:15 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21658402 jester121 : I'm pretty happy that we got approved to install a 10 meg link from the new site to the main office -- much easier than messing with multiple DS1s and we can do some offsite replication for DR as well. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21658402 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:58:55 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21655722 Bigzizzzle : Hope your getting paid the big bucks!!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21655722 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:43:12 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21655180 Matt :
said by jester121 See Profile :

It's nice to be starting from a blank slate.
Amen. I inherited a VoIP system from a non-techie and I can't make heads or tails of why there are certain things set up the way they are. I'm trying to push the powers that be to build our own on Trixbox w/ Level 3 SIP trunking, but the costs are a little higher than what we currently pay, even though we get a hundred additional features people want.

If we didn't have to upgrade the bandwidth in our 2nd data center for the VoIP system, we'd save a boatload of money.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21655180 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:38:01 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21655091 jester121 : Looking forward to 2009 -- we're opening a new site and setting it up right from the start -- no huge data center, but we're doing all the wiring to cover VOIP, IP surveillance, Wifi, etc. Plus the associated server resources and such.

It's nice to be starting from a blank slate.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21655091 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:16:16 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21653975 NetAdmin :
said by Matt See Profile :

Just out of curiosity, why are so many of you moving your servers to virtual environments?
The short answer, we have way too many servers. The previous management liked to order a new server for EVERY application that was coded and deployed, regardless of how often it was used or how complex it was. So it didn't matter if it was a simple website site that ran a quick query on a database and presented a single page of information to one user every couple of days, it got a whole server.

When the new regime came in (I'm one of those folks), it was decided that instead of replacing those servers as they go out of warranty, the machines would be virtualized, eliminating 30 mostly idle servers consuming several kW of power.

It also fits in very nicely with the corporate initiatives to reduce our environmental impact.
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New backup programs and plans.

Branch office replication.

Upgrade the VM server so it can run more VM's!

Clean up the mess.

New PC's (about 50 or so).

Scripting / profile management (already in progress)

WSUS

Possibly WiFi

DHCP hopefully

Some new mission critical application servers.

and much much more.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21653289 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:50:05 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21652839 Mike : Oh here's a protip from RTFM and press stuff and see what happens.

The default schema in 08 is different than 03. Meaning if you have Open Directory in play, Kerberos authentication hoses and it murders the computer if under 08. You can set it to 03s and it doesn't break anything.

However if you do this without testing, the only fix is reinstall OS X. Huge threads on Apple forums about it. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21652839 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:16:32 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21652410 Matt :
said by Mike See Profile :

03 -> 08 domain controllers WITHOUT breaking Open Directory
I thought about that one too, but I'm going to set aside several months for research and testing. Good luck.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21652410 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:33:53 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21651985 Mike : Exchange 2007
03 -> 08 domain controllers WITHOUT breaking Open Directory

Figure out why I can't hit all subnets / VLANs via Apple Remote Desktop.

Finally create a Task Server for unicasting instead of multicasting everything. That's been creating angry users with VoIP.

Update windows software packages.

Write better documentation.

Get rid of Citrix and replace it with pre-set Microsoft Remote Desktop .rdp connections on the mac side.
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We started out with 1 server like most small businesses do. We quickly added a second server for web and email duties. The first server was and still is our terminal server. Then we found we needed a 3rd server for Teleform (we were skimping by with SQL on the 1st server). By now it's becoming clear this isn't going to cut it. So we get a dedicated SQL server and an old desktop to become the dedicated AD server. We've now got 5 servers at this point and except for the 1st server, are all old P3 based servers.

Fast forward to the beginning of this year. We still have 5 physical servers but we also have 5 virtual servers and a couple of desktop virtual machines for remote access to those pesky applications that do not play nice with TS/RDP/Citrix. We still have that first server (a 2600) as our TS server. Next we bought two identical 2950 III's for the virtual servers. And finally we have a 1650 for Trixbox and a 1750 for AD (also have a secondary AD in VM).

This really helped in terms of power and cooling. Instead of several noisy, power hungry servers that sit idle all day long, I can throw them in a VM with the bare minimum config to keep them happy and let the rest of the virtual server get used by SQL or Exchange. Right now whatever resources aren't being used are being given to SQL on one server and Exchange on the other. They don't use all of their resources so I can easily drop them back without recourse if I need room for another server/desktop. Power isn't an issue for us because it's free at our complex (don't know how but I know it's been this way since the beginning and it isn't being added to the rent), but cooling was becoming a problem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21651595 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:03:17 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21651432 Matt : Just out of curiosity, why are so many of you moving your servers to virtual environments?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21651432 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:28:32 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21651410 PToN : I actually got my hands full since 4 months ago and will be that way till at least next December.

P2V all our servers. (1 month)
Replace all old switches with L2 switches and implement VLANs (1-2 months)
Design and develop our new internal portal with custom webapps. That's DB, UI, business rules, testing, etc (3-4 months)
Update the documentation with new diagrams, etc (1 month)
Design and develop new customer portal and integrate it with our ERP. (4-6 months)

Plus whatever else gets on the way.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21651410 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:21:49 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21651027 Matt :
said by Steve See Profile :

You folks are all missing substantial line items for Consulting Services

Steve :-)
Ha ha. Speaking of which, I've had a task to contract out an external security audit for a year or so now. It just keeps getting pushed back ...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21651027 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:01:48 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21650887 Steve : You folks are all missing substantial line items for Consulting Services

Steve :-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21650887 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:26:08 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21650821 Matt :
said by drew See Profile :

We are PCI/DSS compliant now, but are struggling with two-factor authentication for remote access.

I wonder how much a RSA SecurID system would cost to implement. Log into the server remotely but have to input in the generated ID and a code.... hmmm
What are you using for remote access? There are plugins for AD/RRAS and IAS.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21650821 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:11:46 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21650469 drew : We are PCI/DSS compliant now, but are struggling with two-factor authentication for remote access.

I wonder how much a RSA SecurID system would cost to implement. Log into the server remotely but have to input in the generated ID and a code.... hmmm
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We are implementing an RSA SecurID system so we can provide our clients with a hardware password keyfob. That should be a fun one ... RSA SecurID Appliance, RSA Authentication Client, JBoss, OpenLDAP, SASL, and PAM, all which have to be integrated seamlessly ... oh joy.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21650445 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:47:47 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21650358 NetAdmin :
said by Chiyo See Profile :

So what are you big projects that you have lined up for 2009 and are you working with a smaller budget than last year?
-Implement drive replication to an off site location
-P2V about 30 servers to an R900 ESX cluster
-Upgrade/redesign the internal corporate network for this market to support VoIP.
-Replace our aging and flaky tape library

As for the budget, I think we managed to get it submitted before things got really bad, so there weren't any real cuts.
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But this is my list

Replace accounting deparment pc's (4)
Install exchange 2007 in both sites( I was unsure if I should do 1 server in each site for mailboxes and use our office for the edge...)

Upgrade main office connection from 1.5mb SDSL line to 20/20 Fios with static.

Standardize Wireless through enterprise and replace soho type Wireless access points with commercial grade multi radio access points.

Install IP Cameras at main office entrances and exits.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21642991 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:12:10 EDT Re: Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21635273 Jameson :
said by Chiyo See Profile :

Hey everyone,
So what are you big projects that you have lined up for 2009
*Deploying two new AD servers with Windows Server 2008 & migrating to Exchange.
*Replacing some old 3Com switches.
*Replacing old user machines.
said by Chiyo See Profile :

and are you working with a smaller budget than last year?
Surprisingly no, I have a larger budget than last year.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21635273 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:36:10 EDT Your 2009 project / budget list? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21634867 Chiyo : Hey everyone,

With this tight economy we've all had to pull our belts tighter and the same can be said in the world of IT. Luckily CPU speeds have stayed constant and the software to hardware requirements aren't bloated to an extreme like years past.

So what are you big projects that you have lined up for 2009 and are you working with a smaller budget than last year?

personally I can't say because i'm out of work but I'd love to read what everyone else is up too.
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