+ 1,000,000! The one thing I had completely overlooked in my lab was E2K3->E2K10 and Outlook 2003 clients leveraging shared calendars (2 users out of 17, ugh). On the other hand I was then able to explain to said client “this is why it’s important to have everyone running the same version of various applications”.
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 8:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Consulting (was Re: in-depth AD) For one of my largest clients, it refers to any move from a major version to another major version… WinXP -> Win7 Ex2003 -> Ex2010 As well as the examples you mentioned. As making these “skips a version” migrations typically requires upgrades to MOST if not ALL ancillary software (e.g., Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, LOB apps, etc.). From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]]<mailto:[mailto:[email protected]]> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 11:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Consulting (was Re: in-depth AD) I read it as a migration from one platform to another (E2K7 -> E2K10, Server 2003 -> Server 2008, etc), or changing infrastructure like going from in-house to cloud-based, etc. From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:[email protected]]<mailto:[mailto:[email protected]]> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 7:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Consulting (was Re: in-depth AD) Ok, so what's our definition of "platform transformation" in this context ? Already did the google thing ;) ________________________________ From: David Lum <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 9:29 AM Subject: RE: Consulting (was Re: in-depth AD) “If you want to do platform transformation, then you need to know a bit about everything – there’s no way to get away from that.” It helps to have shot yourself in the foot a time or two, hopefully in a test environment. On resumes it reads “Experience”. ☺ From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[email protected]]<mailto:[mailto:[email protected]]> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 3:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Consulting (was Re: in-depth AD) I think you need to consider what you want to do. If you want to be an engineer/delivery, then you can’t be a “jack of all trades” unless you want to do SOHO/SMB consulting. In that space, there is limited complexity, and google is your friend. You want to do medium/enterprise size stuff, then you need to have some kind of speciality. Knowing a bit about everything else is also helpful. If you want to be an architect or strategist, then breadth is very important: technology is just one domain – and even within that domain, knowing a bit about information/data, networks, infrastructure, software etc. can be immensely helpful. If you want to do platform transformation, then you need to know a bit about everything – there’s no way to get away from that. Cheers Ken From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:[email protected]]<mailto:[mailto:[email protected]]> Sent: Friday, 15 June 2012 4:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Consulting (was Re: in-depth AD) Hi folks. First off, thanks to all of you - I truly appreciate your thoughts! This all really helps and I think I see a pattern emerging. I need to stop trying to become some kind of an "expert" at everything and pick something I know and am very confident in doing. After that, spend quality time learning and honing those skills, then get involved in those communities, blog, network and get known, and then see how that works. I tend to spend too much time reading and looking over bits of everything related to IT - virtualization, storage, backup, ad, windows, security, networks, monitoring, vpn, citrix, this year it's been Linux and MAC. It makes for a good vocabulary, but not the best use of our finite amounts of time. I want re-focus and use that limited time getting really good at one or two things. 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