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submitted 1 month ago by ComradeMiao to c/sysadmin

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Doing a PhD in humanities and enjoy it. I’ve recently really started to enjoy Linux, self hosting, and messing around with various lab stuff.

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[–] Brkdncr 5 points 1 month ago

Find a VAR. listen to the needs of your partner, talk to the VAR and set up sales calls.

Get pricing. Find out if they offer multiple year discounts.

Set up a ticketing system.

Fix the VARs quotes and forward them to your partner, wait for approval.

Follow up in a week.

Follow up in 2 weeks, explain that the quotes expire.

Work late Friday night patching for a 0-day, missing out on date night.

Find out Broadcom bought your homes plumbing and pay 3x what it cost to install to use it for another year.

Your kid got a call from Microsoft and now you can’t access email, fix that ASAP.