RE: RES: RE: What's wrong with this page?

  • From: "John Tolmachoff \(Lists\)" <johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'[ISAserver.org Discussion List]'" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 09:54:47 -0700

Oh, he finally agreed a while back to having separate users. Lot of good
that does. The user name matches the computer name matches the you know
what, and they are all members of the admin group. By his insistence.

John Tolmachoff
Engineer/Consultant/Owner
eServices For You


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tiago de Aviz [mailto:Tiago@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 9:40 AM
> To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
> Subject: [isalist] RES: RE: What's wrong with this page?
> 
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> It's so good to hear your not the only one with the same problems =)
> 
> Guess that's all the same everywhere =)
> 
> Talking about secure, I used to have a customer who'd let everyone use
> the administrator password to access his ERP server because he didn't
> see the real need of creating individual users.
> 
> One day, one employee was sent away and he deleted all the contents of
> the server at the weekend. Even after this occurred, he didn't create
> the users for everyone because he restored his backup from ARCserve.
> 
> If we all start telling our stories I bet we'll see one better than
> another! ;)
> 
> Tiago de Aviz
> SoftSell
> (41) 340-2363
> www.softsell.com.br
> 
> 
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Enviada em: quarta-feira, 4 de agosto de 2004 13:32
> Para: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
> Assunto: [isalist] RE: What's wrong with this page?
> 
> http://www.ISAserver.org
> 
> > I tend to take a hard line with my clients... I just tell them that
> there
> is
> > a right way and a wrong way to do things, and that if they want to do
> it
> the
> > wrong way, then I tell them to get someone else to do it.   I used to
> try
> > the "I can't be responsible for what happens" line, but if they are my
> > client, I am responsible.  It is easier to walk than to have to deal
> with
> > other people's screw ups.
> 
> I have decided to some what go this approach, as effective Sept 1, I am
> raising my labor rate 10% for "ActiveActive" clients and 35% for all
> others.
> Basically, if you are willing to spend the money needed on IT, you will
> get
> the good rate. If you want to second guess everything and only pay for
> IT
> when absolutely needed, you get the higher rate. I am expecting to loose
> that printing client. But what else can you do?
> 
> <RANT ON>
> 
> You spend x amount of hours with 10 minute phone calls here, looking up
> prices there, having to re-explain why Dell advertises $695 computers
> but
> the new Dell computer you are quoting for the graphics dept costs almost
> 3
> times that, having to justify with figures why running 2 Macs and 2 PCs
> and
> 2 monitors on a single APC SU1000 is not going to work and etc and etc
> and
> etc. Oh, now he wants to spend money getting blackberries for the sales
> people. And oh, he just traded in his 1 year old Lexus for a new one,
> again
> on 12 month lease. And then, it takes 60 days for him to pay the invoice
> for
> labor and hardware, of which you paid the hardware from the vendor
> within 20
> days.
> 
> Now, how am I supposed to pay my house bills with that?
> 
> <RANT OFF>
> 
> John Tolmachoff
> Engineer/Consultant/Owner
> eServices For You
> 
> 
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