Great, but what are these CD things you talk about? :)
Ok, forget about the internet radio... what about educational streaming webcasts that pertains to a user's professional enrichment (Job related). Not all multimedia bandwidth is bad bandwidth. So, we can tell our users - "Don't stream radio" OK. Does that mean we no longer have the need to implement blocks/throttles on streaming media? No, you still do. I told my users not to get viruses, I'm not ripping out my A/V anytime soon though. Sam From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: INTERNET SLOWNESS I agree ... and actually did perfmon tests to verify that playing a music CD in the computer's CD/DVD drive had minimal impact on the local performance. So users only need to bring in their music CDs to play on their PC .. either through external speakers or the headset jack on the front of most CD drives. Cost = minimal Impact = minimal Satisfaction = : D Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ________________________________ From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: INTERNET SLOWNESS Where my cubicle is, I get fluctuating cell phone signal, no satellite radio signal, and very poor radio reception because of the metal beams & columns in the building infrastructure. I don't stream radio on the internet, or any other kind of media though because of the bandwidth that it takes. If I want to listen to music, I bring in my SanDisk or iPod Touch with my music on it, which between the two of them, has well over 8 hours of music with no repeats....several days worth actually ;) Commercial radio just annoys me anyway, which is why I have a satellite radio in my car. My point is, if an employee wants music at work, there are multiple ways to get it without using the internet On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 8:54 AM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: What amazes me is that everyone chooses to piggyback on an expensive enterprise data network infrastructure and risk the flow of critical business data to *simulate* an inexpensive radio . It becomes much more an issue on T1 and similar connections when the critical data is flowing at a high rate. Even moreso now for those using VOIP on common bandwidth. If bandwidth is already precious, then streaming can have a negative effect for the business. If bandwidth is abundant, then it is much, much less an issue. Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security -----Original Message----- From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: INTERNET SLOWNESS Steve, it isn't the percentage of users that counts. It's the BANDWIDTH! A T1 line is more impacted than a T3. We have around 40 users, and if I had a T3, they could all probably stream without impacting the bandwidth, but if just 10% stream on a T1, it's noticible. We're a not-for-profit, so we can't afford a T3 line. Yet, if the entire office choose to make a phone call on our AT&T lines, it goes unnoticed. Likewise, if everyone plugs in a radio or some other electric device, that too will go unnoticed. Finally, in my house, if my wife turns on the washing machine while I'm taking a shower, I notice a drop in pressure along with a lower temperature. It's all about the BANDWIDTH! LOL! Murray ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke Sent from Newark, TX, United States ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
