How Should a 20-Person Company Build Its IT Foundation?
I'm the CFO of a small industrial manufacturing company with about 20 employees. We use Google Workspace and Google Drive for most of our files, have no internal…
IT strategy
Need Help Choosing a SASE Vendor with a Tight Deadline
I'm the only security person at my company, and I need to recommend a SASE vendor by this Friday. Here's the situation: we have 800 employees spread out…
Should I Upgrade My Servers or Stick with What I Have?
I'm thinking about replacing my old Dell servers that were bought back in 2018. They can only support Windows 2022 LTSC for my Hyper-V setup. To future-proof my…
How Can I Convince My Boss Not to Dump SCCM?
I'm the go-to person for SCCM at my company, managing patching and software for both servers and desktops. While I've worked with SCCM for a long time and…
How to Handle Backup for a Dockerized PostgreSQL DB?
I'm currently working with a Dockerized PostgreSQL database in an on-prem environment. Unfortunately, due to some recent changes by the IT department, our production database no longer has…
Seeking Advice on Handling C-Suite Pushback for Critical Business App
I'm new to my role and facing my first real challenge with the C-suite regarding our recent transition to a new core business application that's lacking a crucial…
How Can I Address My Predecessor's Mistakes in IT Management?
I'm currently facing a challenge where it seems like the management of our network has been mismanaged for years, which has led to a negative reputation for our…
What Should I Do with Computers Only Used Once a Year?
Hey, I've got a bit of a tricky situation with some computers we have. We've got about 30 devices that are only used for one month every year.…