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MVDBA (Mike Vessey) SSC-Insane Points: 21797 More actions · Answer 1

Brandie Tarvin wrote:

Was there an update to SSC recently?
The "last page" bug is back. When posts are under a certain number, the email link sends me to the page before and when I reply, the page refreshes to the page before.

I also noticed this

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MVDBA (Mike Vessey) SSC-Insane Points: 21797 More actions · Answer 2

Just to put a new topic of conversation in here - have you ever had server envy?

My brother always used to have the best kit...… I've just finished testing on a 64 core physical server with a similar failover node and 1.2 terrabytes of ram in each node - attached to a greenlake and nimble SAN (ok only 1.4 million IOPS)

finally I have the upper hand 🙂

who's got anything cooler? I want to see what's out there

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Thom A SSC Guru Points: 99143 More actions · Answer 3

MVDBA (Mike Vessey) wrote:

Just to put a new topic of conversation in here - have you ever had server envy?

I've been watching Linus' Tech Tips on YouTube recently, some of their Server builds are silly; I've definitely had some server envy there. As i work for a small business though, most other people I know working in the industry are working for larger companies, and so have a much larger budget than we do. I'm just happy that our SQL Server (2012) instance has 256GB of RAM.

Thom~

Excuse my typos and sometimes awful grammar. My fingers work faster than my brain does.
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MVDBA (Mike Vessey) SSC-Insane Points: 21797 More actions · Answer 4

Thom A wrote:

MVDBA (Mike Vessey) wrote:
Just to put a new topic of conversation in here - have you ever had server envy?
I've been watching Linus' Tech Tips on YouTube recently, some of their Server builds are silly; I've definitely had some server envy there. As i work for a small business though, most other people I know working in the industry are working for larger companies, and so have a much larger budget than we do. I'm just happy that our SQL Server (2012) instance has 256GB of RAM.

if you like that kind of stuff, there is a youtube video of Samsung wiring up something like 32 SSD drives in a Raid 0 array and launching every application on the platform (including solitaire, exell, powerpoint etc) - the beast they build took about 4 seconds to boot up and run the macro to launch every possible app available

I've not seen it for a while, so i'm sketchy on the details, but I do remember they had a fire extinguisher at the ready

I think this is the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96dWOEa4Djs

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173108 More actions · Answer 5

I've never been able to get my hands on a physical server. Remote into one, sure. But actually touch and play with one?

@Sob. Never!

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MVDBA (Mike Vessey) SSC-Insane Points: 21797 More actions · Answer 6

Brandie Tarvin wrote:

I've never been able to get my hands on a physical server. Remote into one, sure. But actually touch and play with one?
@Sob. Never!

I was allowed to (under controlled circumstances) stroke the server as it was being unpacked. 🙂

MVDBA

Thom A SSC Guru Points: 99143 More actions · Answer 7

MVDBA (Mike Vessey) wrote:

Brandie Tarvin wrote:
I've never been able to get my hands on a physical server. Remote into one, sure. But actually touch and play with one?
@Sob. Never!
I was allowed to (under controlled circumstances) stroke the server as it was being unpacked. 🙂

Haha, this is where working for a small company at least is a winner. I have got to touch most of our servers, and even install new RAM (and a CPU) in one. I've also watched as someone dropped a brand new one (still in box) on the floor. >_<

Thom~

Excuse my typos and sometimes awful grammar. My fingers work faster than my brain does.
Larnu.uk

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173108 More actions · Answer 8

Knock, knock. Anyone home?

Or are we avoiding congregating on The Thread so we don't infect each other through the interwebs?

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BrainDonor SSCoach Points: 19269 More actions · Answer 9

Now you've gone and done it - I need to boil my laptop now.

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 10

BrainDonor wrote:

Now you've gone and done it - I need to boil my laptop now.

No no! Nurse! I said "Prick his boil"!

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 399278 More actions · Answer 11

BrainDonor wrote:

Now you've gone and done it - I need to boil my laptop now.

In keeping with the tenor of the times, I'm just throwing mine away rather than take any chances.

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173108 More actions · Answer 12

Just to be sure, Kendrick threw away all his Tom Hanks movies.

@=)

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Jo Pattyn SSC-Dedicated Points: 32470 More actions · Answer 13

Working from home is plenty distracting. Beautiful weather, beer in the fridge, free choice of radio

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173108 More actions · Answer 14

Here's a question for you.

If everyone in every business is teleworking right now, or shut down for other reasons, how do you onboard new employees that you hired previous to this crisis but had to give their 2 week notice at their previous jobs so they aren't starting for another week or two?

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Neil Burton SSC-Insane Points: 23102 More actions · Answer 15

Brandie Tarvin wrote:

Just to be sure, Kendrick threw away all his Tom Hanks movies.
@=)

I threw out all my Dan Brown books too so I was doubly sure.

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