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Reddit SystemAdmin. Thanks @reddit2telegram and @r_channels.
The Saturday night "OMG! Stuff is going offline!"
6 on PREM servers and a switch have gone down. I'm intoxicated and this is where you know it's grey area time:
It's power, not IT equipment. Someone needs to go and check for a UPS or did a breaker break?
Time for the politics of "is that IT, or building management?"
But also, it's a Saturday night and everyone is paid 9-5, 5 days a week. No one is paid overtime or out of hours, yet everyone seems to work them.
I'm so fed up of this. It needs more human resource, but we don't have the budget, apparently. Everyone suffers. I'm supposed to be on paid vacation.
I'll just wait until tomorrow for the video call of walking someone unqualified through checking power, even though I'm IT, not an electrician or building management. I don't want the 4hr round trip, but it's looking more likely every minute.
Anyone else?
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mapping is tied to my user profile/session on the server
Terminal Services logs show a session reconnection at \~7:56 PM (right before this started)
This was a reconnection, not a fresh login
I was not connected at the time (laptop powered off)
No useful Security logs
No signs of:
Scheduled tasks (that I can tell...)
Automated upgrades (that I can tell...)
Background/system-triggered setup (that I can tell...)
What I'm trying to understand...
1. Is there any scenario where ConfigMgr setup:
Automatically triggers uninstall/repair behavior?
Misinterprets state and begins teardown?
2. Could a failed upgrade / partial install cause this sequence?
3. Does the Invalid Class SMS Provider error indicate:
WMI corruption?
Or just a symptom of a broken SCCM provider?
4. How is SCCM still successfully deploying apps if it’s in this state?
I'm at a lost - I'm unsure where to turn next, or what might be impacted further down the line as a result of this issue. Fortunately, I'm also certain backups of this server are somewhere, but I've not yet quite gone down this path, yet.
I greatly appreciate any insight - Thank you so much in advance.
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Is it just me, or is "stale" documentation actually more dangerous than having none at all?
I just spent two hours debugging an issue because the "Master SOP" in our wiki was written for a version of the software from 2022. The UI has completely changed, and following the guide actually led me to misconfigure a production environment.
What tools are you guys actually using for this? We’re currently using scribe, hudu and markdown format using vs code to track documentation like code, but it clearly isn't keeping up with how fast our vendor UIs change. We constantly have to update the docs and retake screenshots. Are there any tools that actually solve the "decay" problem, or are we all just fighting a losing battle?
When was the last time a "verified" piece of documentation failed you guys? Do you even trust your internal docs anymore, or do you just wing it and check the live UI first?
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Need help with Windows in-Place Upgradation
Hello Everyone,
I help manage my dad's company with tech-related stuff. I need help with the server, which is a Lenovo SR 550 (not a DC) , and is currently running Windows Server 2016. The main purpose of the server is to run an ERP software called Tally, which gives client access to about 15 systems connected to Tally through TSPlus, using TSPlus (I was not responsible for buying or implementing things). We are now shifting into a New ERP Software and going away from Tally and were also planning to upgrade everything in it, including upgrading to Windows Server 2025. Is it possible to upgrade everything in-place without breaking anything? The server only really needs 2 things
1. Tally up and running alongside TSPlus
2. All the Server Shared folders are working as intended
From what I saw, the way to do it would be to first get Windows Server 2025 ISO onto a USB and run the setup.exe, if it has an option to "Keep Files and Settings", I should have no problem, if not, then I can go for psexec -i -s d:\setup.exe
I also had a doubt regarding the License to avail. According to link seems like I need to go for "Windows Server® Standard (16 core)" and a "Windows Server® Standard Additional License APOS (4 core)" as the server has [Xeon Silver 4210 dual processor, 20 cores\]. Is the additional license really necessary?
Can somone please guide me?
Thank you in Advance
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What Linux mistakes did you make in your first 3 months?
Hey everyone, I’ve recently started learning Linux seriously with the goal of getting into system administration / cloud (AWS) and eventually cybersecurity.
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Anyone here with ADHD able to be productive, but cause your management concern about your pacing?
I work in spurts as a database admin, and my colleagues definitely appreciate my skillset, but I also go stretches in the day trying to ramp up my pace, but at the end, do my work in one big spurt over a couple hours that would take others 5 or 6?
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Defender - BlueHammer exploit
https://hackingpassion.com/bluehammer-windows-defender-zero-day/?fbclid=IwZnRzaARGOPxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEei2S4yEALq4r6H8-F9uTLy6kxS6mjF3buDdRNGmwJuRl2N0k3s9CixIsSdbM_aem_R9BSISTdmRIjr85GWlDVEw
Just read about Defender being exploited (with no patch and public exploit).
Any idea how to remediate?
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How do you manage a software evaluation?
Just finished a 4-month eval of 5 platforms. Coordinated demos, tracked quotes across several rounds of negotiation, logged email threads with 8 different reps, and tried to build a coherent deck for leadership at the end.
Ran all of it out of a spreadsheet and Gmail labels.
Curious how others handle this. Is there a tool people are actually using for the buyer side of this? Not G2 for finding software, I mean for managing the eval once you have a shortlist. Contacts, notes, quotes, demo summaries, etc
Or is everyone just using Excel?
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Can you tell me why I should move away from "golden master" imaging?
I work as a desktop systems administrator in higher education. I admit that we are behind the technology curve on some things, and one of those things is that we still use "golden master" imaging. The reason? It just works for us.
We're a school that has used Broadcom's Ghost Solution Suite since it was Altiris Deployment Solution (and before that LabExpert). With it and PXE booting, we can get a machine wiped and imaged up with our "Faculty/Staff" image in about 15 minutes, with all of the productivity and pedagogical applications installed and configured, and ready for use by the end user.
Since we lease all of our machines, 1/3 of our fleet comes up for replacement every year, and we generally have 1 month to turn those laptops around and get the old machines back to the lessor's ITAD company. With golden master imaging, I setup a deployment lab, and can get 30+ laptops imaged in under an hour via multicast. (I'm really only limited by power and physical space.)
I have some experience with the paradigm that Autopilot would offer; I'm using that with my Macs because I don't have a choice (macOS has basically eliminated the ability to "golden master" imaging long ago.) From that, and looking into Autopilot, I'm not seeing literally any advantages that Autopilot would offer me, other than just to do what is common these days.
Can someone educate me on why I should be looking into moving away from GM imaging and likely to Autopilot?
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Existential dread aside, what are you guys doing to throw a lasso around Claude accessing on-prem resources?
Title says it all. We've been subjected to a Claude Enterprise rollout at warp speed over the past month, and only now is our leadership realizing that our warnings about carte-blanche UNC and ODBC access were valid, and we are now in a perilously undergoverned situation with our Claude Desktop clients.
We're looking at leveraging Docker at the client and server levels to start funneling all the MCP stuff through chokepoints where we can apply EDR/DLP policies.
This is super, super easy to achieve when you're dealing with Claude interacting with cloud-hosted services with API keys, as many software engineering firms do, but the documentation + Github offerings for interactions with on-prem systems - MS SQL, SMB servers - are sparse and immature for enterprise use. (Not complaining; all this stuff's brand new.)
We're trying a few things with Docker, MS DAB and other things and making some headway though. What's your angle of attack?
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When do you NOT create a support ticket?
I'm am currently in a "discussion" with a co-worker who insists "little things" don't need tickets. For me the biggest problem is not the concept itself, but rather where you draw the line. This morning, the phone system in one of our branch offices was down. Rather than creating a ticket, the person wrote a message in our chat tool. The issue for my co-worker is not the severity of the problem, but the time it took to resolve it. The SIP switch was rebooted and the problem was gone. Since the time from when the Admin saw the message to the time the phone was working agin was less then 5 minutes, my co-worker insists that there is no need to create a ticket.
This ingores the fact that the chat tool is not something people are required to have running all of the time (why, I cannot say) and it took over an hour for the admin to see it and Telephony has been defined as service and this particular outtages occurs often, so identifying it as a problem (a la Problem Management) is near impossible.
I support the philosophy of a former boss who said he would rather have 10 tickets too many over 1 ticket too few. I am curious as to what criteria others use to define what should be a ticket and what not.
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After 18yrs & multiple bullets dodged..
It happened. "Position Eliminated.." on a team of devops/SREs that was just positively reviewed and had met or exceeded multiple quarterly and yearly goals. While it could have been just typical corpo bottom line shit, almost entire team was using/writing AI apps and modules that essentially were being built to take out own jobs.
"That's all it is: information. Even a simulated experience or a dream; simultaneous reality and fantasy. Any way you look at it, all the information that a person accumulates in a lifetime is just a drop in the bucket." - GITS 1995
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PSA: CPU-Z & HW Monitor from cpuid compromised
Reports coming up that CPU-Z and HW Monitor from cpuid . com has been compromised:
https://xcancel.com/vxunderground/status/2042483067655262461#m
Looks like older versions are not affected.
Edit: Looks like a supply chain attack. Reports have emerged in the last hours so it looks like only the most recent version is compromised. Site is down right now, means we can't confirm or check the older versions.
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Bad IT decisions causing a corporate meltdown
The 1200 person company I work for was bought out by another 60,000 employee company 20 years ago, and had been happily going on with its business, happily and independently raking in 35% of the net profits for the larger company every year.
After a change in the IT leadership, Larger company decides it can reign in the “crazy” amount of spending we’re doing on hardware and licensing by forcing us to embark on a cloud migration. Don’t worry, they’ll support us.
Nearly complete with the migration now, the complaints about slowness, outages, Application failures have been escalated to the highest levels, customers are bailing, director level employees are jumping ship, abandoning their pensions.
I still have that screen shot of the teams meeting saved where I said, “this is a bad idea” with 6 thumbs up under it.
I hate that I need to refresh my resume in this goddamn horrible job market.
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Coming from Enterprise to Start up
I am going to preface this by saying that it is my first week and I have a very big feeling that my coworkers already do not like me. This is not due to me being unkind or even not engaging in the office jokes.
I think it is largely the fact that I may be a bit too corporate for what this place is. I am currently working for a start up with C round funding for the first time. I knew it’s a gamble with job stability but I wanted growth and everyone seemed eager to bring me on.
Naturally, I assume that the people around me were as eager; perhaps a little burned out though. So I am very optimistic when I come on, even though I can feel myself also coming off as a bit corporate. I have, however, been attempting to tone it down. I have been very vocal about security risks I have seen already since starting, I have also been asking questions and attempting to get to know the environment. Yet it seems like every time I ask something, I am treated like a dunce or completely written off. Granted I am not super experienced yet. However I know enough to know that not everyone should have certain permissions in the way they do in this environment in this day and age. It just seems like a build fast and forget the rest environment.
Has anyone experienced this after starting a new role?
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NinjaOne/SentinelOne Replacement for small biz
We are currently running NinjaOne RMM with Sentinel One on 20-25 devices (a mix of servers, PC and Mac laptops and desktops) through an MSP. Our company is only 10-12 people (full timers and the occasional intern or contractor).
The first year they gave us introductory pricing of around $22/device plus some hours each month. They just came back to us with $75/device plus 5 hours each month at a cost of around $2700/mo.
I am looking for other options. We are a web design/development company, so all of our users are fairly knowledgeable and aware of what is and isn't a threat. We are running Unifi Dream Machine Pro with their CyberSecure layer on top of it.
I was thinking of looking at Level.io or Action1 as a replacement for NinjaOne, then maybe getting a bundle of BitDefender licenses for endpoint protection. Thougts?
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SCCM seemingly “uninstalled itself” (?) - trying to understand what actually happened (coming from cloud background)
Hi all- I’m pretty out of my depth here and hoping someone with deeper on-prem / SCCM experience can sanity check me.
I come from a heavily cloud-based background (Intune, M365, etc.), so traditional SCCM / on-prem Config. Manager is still pretty new territory for me. The last time I'd used Configuration Manager was likely \~8 years ago, and I certainly wasn't involved in its setup / related infrastructure at the time.
That being said - I'm now the new, sole, Systems Administrator for a small-medium organization. I’ve really enjoyed getting up to speed with the systems, especially working within a more traditional on-premises environment, but have seemingly caused(?), stumbled upon(?), SOMETHING(?) I'd suspect is quite an issue & I'm totally lost on.
Now, onto the issue at hand...
Earlier this week (4/6 & 4/7), I was exploring Configuration Manager on my local machine - Using it for simple tasks such as remoting to machines, reviewing machine diagnostics, etc. That's about the extent of it. I should note: I likely DID NOT close Configuration Manager on my local machine on 4/7, rather, left it running (and further, did not restart my machine).
Fast forward to yesterday, 4/10, I attempted to launch Configuration Manager on my local machine and was met with the below:
"The Configuration Manager console cannot connect to the Configuration Manager site database. Verify the following:
• This computer has network connectivity to the SMS Provider computer.
• Your user account has Remote Activation permission on the Configuration Manager site server and the SMS Provider computer.
• The Configuration Manager console version is supported by the site server.
• You are assigned to at least one role-based administration security role.
• You have the following WMI permissions to the Root\\SMS and Root\\SMS\\site_<site code> namespaces: Execute Methods, Provider Write, Enable Account, and Remote Enable."
Locally, I proceeded with some basic troubleshooting (confirming network, restarting, checking permissions, etc. etc.), but all in vain.
I then opted to access the SCCM site server and launch Configuration Manager there - No dice, same error and same result.
I restarted the SCCM server after-hours and tested again - No luck.
What kicked off from here was hours and hours of attempting to identify what or who caused this, and I think I'm even more confused than before...
At a high level, it looks like Configuration Manager "setup" was somehow triggered interactively from within an existing server session tied to my user profile, which kicked off what appears to be a full uninstall/cleanup sequence of SCCM components.
What I can’t explain is:
This occurred around 8PM EST best I can tell - A time I wouldn't be working
I was not actively connected at the time (my laptop was powered off OR asleep)
There’s no evidence of an automated trigger (best I can tell...)
And this doesn’t resemble intentional human action (internally or maliciously)
This is a bit of an assumption. If malicious, I've no idea what the 'end goal' would be.
So, I’m stuck trying to understand if there’s some edge-case behavior here I’m missing.
From ConfigMgrSetupWizard.log, on 4/8, around 8PM EST:
“Cleaning up replication”
“Uninstalling Distribution Point role”
“Uninstalling clients”
“Uninstalling services”
“Uninstalling SQL Server database”
“Cleaning Active Directory”
“Uninstalling SMS provider”
Then later (like, a few minutes):
Setup runs again
Detects existing installation
Throws:
Invalid Class: SMS Provider connection)
“CD\_LATEST is detected. Upgrade is blocked”
Some more relevant findings...
The uninstall activity came from ConfigMgr setup (SetupWPF.exe)
The setup was launched from a mapped network drive, pointing to SCCM install media - This drive is totally locked down to best of my knowledge. It primarily houses I.T. tools.
That drive
How did you move from basic commands to real sysadmin skills?
Hey everyone, I’ve been learning Linux for a short time and I’m comfortable with basic commands like navigation, file handling, permissions, and simple user management.
I’m now trying to understand how to move beyond just “knowing commands” and actually build real sysadmin skills.
My goal is to get into system administration / cloud (AWS) and eventually cybersecurity, so I want to focus on what actually matters in real jobs.
For those already working as sysadmins or in DevOps:
1.How did you transition from basic Linux usage to handling real systems?
2.What skills or concepts made the biggest difference for you?
3.At what point did you feel “job-ready”?
4.What kind of projects or hands-on practice helped the most?
Right now I’m using Ubuntu on a VM and trying to practice daily, but I feel like I’m stuck at the “command level” and not sure what to do next.
Would really appreciate any practical advice or roadmap based on your experience 🙏
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Vendors that skip the discovery call and just answer questions close faster
Straight up. The deals that drag are the ones where the vendor wants five calls before they'll tell you what the thing costs or how it actually works.
The ones that move fast are where the rep just answers the question. No deck. No "let me loop in a solutions engineer." Just a straight answer.
Been on both sides of this. The discovery call is usually for the vendor's benefit, not yours. They're qualifying you. You already know if you have the problem.
Anyone else just started ignoring vendors that won't give you a straight answer upfront?
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What’s your first command when a Linux box feels off?
Had a couple of times where nothing was alerting, but something just felt off.
I ended up checking processes and wasn’t sure if I was missing something obvious.
Before digging in, what’s the first thing you usually run?
top, ps, htop… or something else?
Curious what people actually reach for first.
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What is the best knowbe4 alternative for a 2,000+ person org?
Has anyone dealt with this recently? We are looking at switching from our current security awareness platform due to high pricing and poor reporting capabilities. We are around 2,000 employees with a significant portion being frontline and deskless workers, which makes tracking engagement and behavior across the entire workforce challenging.
The biggest pain point is the enterprise tax we keep paying for legacy tools that provide minimal visibility into actual risk reduction. Current reporting basically tells us who clicked what, but nothing about whether our security posture is actually improving.
Looking for the best knowbe4 alternative that can handle enterprise scale without the massive markup. Need solid phishing simulations, analytics that track actual behavior, and something that works for our entire workforce including those without regular desk access. Would appreciate real user experiences from anyone who has made a similar switch recently.
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Are we understaffed?
We’ve got around 1,600 users and an IT team of 8. Here’s how we’re set up:
* IT Manager: 1
* IT Leads: 2 (Helpdesk + Systems)
* Helpdesk: 2
* Systems/Projects: 2 (I’m here)
* Hybrid (Helpdesk/Systems): 1
On average, helpdesk handles about 75–100 tickets a week, everything from simple password resets to really complex issues.
I’m on the systems side, but honestly, I’m starting to worry about burnout on the helpdesk team. A big challenge is that we’re dealing with BYOD devices, so nothing is standardized. That makes troubleshooting unpredictable and sometimes really complex. On top of that, there’s always the risk of causing damage to personal devices, which could turn into a liability issue for the company.
We also use a tool that goes pretty deep into the local device. When it breaks, it’s rarely a quick fix. You’re digging into root causes, doing trial and error, and hoping experience kicks in. There is vendor support, but as usual, that can take days, with log collection, RCA, calls, and so on. Meanwhile, users who are client-facing can’t afford downtime. Since this tool is part of our security controls, not using it isn’t really an option either.
I’ve got a bunch of ideas that could help improve things, but I’m not really in a position to implement them. I’ve shared some with my manager, but it feels like they’re stretched thin, and the ideas don’t really gain traction. I also feel like some of these process improvements should be driven more from the helpdesk side.
I really do think that adding more helpdesk IT is the more immediate solution here.
Most of our users are VAs supporting different clients, so the demand is pretty constant.
Curious to hear from others, what’s a healthy helpdesk to user ratio in setups like this?
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Can’t install office. Cdn down?
Getting error 30015-2056 (32) on multiple computers. Tried odt tool and can’t download. I think cdn issue but can’t find any outage online
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France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins
https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/
original cross post: https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1shj7c3/france_launches_government_linux_desktop_plan_as/
* Part article: *The government’s statement is notably direct. The section on workstation evolution confirms that DINUM will replace Windows with Linux systems. The press release also requires each ministry, including public operators, to develop a plan by autumn 2026 addressing desktop systems, collaboration tools, antivirus software, AI, databases, virtualization, and network equipment.*
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Custom domain email hosting: Google Workspace vs Exchange Online vs Alternatives
I’m setting up email for a personal custom domain (firstname@lastname.tld).
Current setup:
• DNS: Cloudflare
• Using Cloudflare Email Routing → forwarding to Gmail
Works fine, but no actual mailbox, so I’m looking to move to a proper host.
Options I’m considering:
• Google Workspace (Starter)
• Microsoft Exchange Online Plan 1
• MXroute (seen it recommended here quite a bit)
Requirements:
• Personal use (low volume)
• No need for productivity suite (Docs/Office/etc.)
• Care mainly about:
• Deliverability (SPF/DKIM/DMARC alignment, avoiding spam folders)
• Spam filtering quality
• Reliability/uptime
• Basic webmail or IMAP access is fine
• Cost efficiency over time matters
Concerns / thoughts so far:
• Google Workspace: best-in-class spam filtering, but pricing keeps creeping up
• Exchange Online P1: Cheaper, seems solid on paper, but mixed opinions on UX + spam filtering vs Gmail
• MXroute: very affordable, but more “bare metal” (DirectAdmin/cPanel style), and unclear how it holds up long-term for primary inbox use
Questions:
1. Any real-world deliverability issues with MXroute (especially outbound reputation)?
2. How does Exchange Online P1 spam filtering compare to Google in 2026?
3. For low-volume personal mail, is MXroute “set and forget” or does it need babysitting?
4. If you had to run your personal domain on one of these today, what would you pick and why?
Not looking to self-host (yet), just something stable without constant tuning.
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Powershell scripts you created for your day to days use and duties
Hi everyone,
Hope all is well.
There maybe other similar posts but things keep on changing every day so help me out. I’m looking for ideas.
I can do powershell one liners and being doing some to day to do use ps functions scripts as a way to learn scripting. So far build vm disk space, memory usage, test connection bunch of servers.
What are some of scripts you have build for your day to day system admin use, or any reporting or monitoring scripts that has saved your life or be on top of things.
I’m primary working in windows environments(scvmmm,hyperv, azure ad and microsoft 365 stuff)
Let me know
Thanks
What are some of the pwd
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Weekly 'I made a useful thing' Thread - April 10, 2026
There is a great deal of user-generated content out there, from scripts and software to tutorials and videos, but we've generally tried to keep that off of the front page due to the volume and as a result of community feedback. There's also a great deal of content out there that violates our advertising/promotion rule, from scripts and software to tutorials and videos.
We have received a number of requests for exemptions to the rule, and rather than allowing the front page to get consumed, we thought we'd try a weekly thread that allows for that kind of content. We don't have a catchy name for it yet, so please let us know if you have any ideas!
In this thread, feel free to show us your pet project, YouTube videos, blog posts, or whatever else you may have and share it with the community. Commercial advertisements, affiliate links, or links that appear to be monetization-grabs will still be removed.
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Finance team signed up for expense tool with personal Gmail accounts and we had no idea for 8 months
Finance asked us to add SSO to Expensify. They've been using it for 8 months apparently. Looked at the account and all 12 users signed up with personal Gmail not corporate email. Submitting expenses and approving reimbursements through accounts we don't manage or know about.
Can't migrate to corporate SSO without losing everything. Expensify won't transfer data between email addresses so Finance has to export, recreate accounts with work email, reimport history, rebuild workflows. They're refusing because it might break month-end close and current setup works fine for them. Now we've got financial system running on personal Gmail accounts that aren't in IAM, won't get disabled when people leave, and IT has zero visibility. Already happened, already embedded in their process. How are you supposed to catch this before it gets to the point where fixing it breaks business operations?
https://redd.it/1she69o
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The "India Dependency" is a ticking time bomb for global IT infra (and also other major sectors)
I just woke up in the morning and saw this news https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/09/delhi-india-gas-energy-crisis-migrant-workers-leave
and some thoughts came into my mind.
"if India got attacked or being in energy crisis, we may have huge problem"
It’s odd to think but... we might be one major regional conflict/disaster away from a total global IT collapse.
If India gets dragged into a prolonged energy or proxy crisis due to the escalating Iran situation, the "offshoring resource" becomes a global catastrophe. Most people don’t realize how many Fortune 500 companies have completely gutted their domestic teams. We aren’t just talking about "customer support" anymore =>>it’s core DBAs, cybersecurity monitoring (MSSPs), and the actual backbone of the global banking system
(nowdays, marketing, sales are even offshored. basically almost everything)
If the power grid in Bengaluru or Hyderabad goes dark because of an energy crisis (like we’re starting to see in Delhi), there is no "home team" to pass the baton back to (due to so many companies cut off whole entire team in their country and offshored). The documentation and institutional knowledge are gone. We’ve traded resilience for cost-savings, and we’re one "Strait of Hormuz" blockade away from finding out there’s no Disaster Recovery plan for an entire subcontinent going offline.
I know its very odd thoughts but I wanted to share..............
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For my Google Workspaces Admins, a new policy force fed from Google to allow users to make purchases.
Naturally it will allow users to buy more AI by default. From the Google Email:
"Dear administrator,
We’re writing to inform you that starting April 15, 2026, users will be able to purchase certain Workspace add-on products for their work account. These purchases will use the user’s own payment method and billing account. This capability will initially be available for the AI Expanded Access add-on, which provides users with higher usage limits for specific AI features in Workspace.
This feature is designed to simplify how users can get more access to the tools they need, while maintaining administrative visibility and control.
What this means for your organization
Key changes:
Admin visibility and control: Starting April 2, 2026, the setting to manage user subscriptions is available and turned on by default.
You can turn off this capability at any time in the Admin console.
Admins will be notified when a user purchases an add-on.
You can view and cancel user-purchased subscriptions in the Admin console at any time.
"
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