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See I am more inclined to believe that organisations are only to happy to farm out their coding, but once you have your shiny new/ported app (for £5) that in these security aware times companies might be more willing to pay a premium to host your own infrastructure in line of site? -and failing that have the nessacery skills for the potential grid wave coming??...
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Originally posted by rz6bm7 View PostWhich is best choice for updating training - for infrastructure roles
1 Microsoft
2 Linux
3 Don't bother, PM DA for a interesting offshore coding role
All gone overseas for plenty cheapness. Gave up on Infrastructure work two years ago, after it gave up on me. Gone back to "code jockey" in an IB; pays twice as much money and involves zero out-of-hours support or nagging PM's (help!!!!! my system's gone down!!!)
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Sun VDI is now called Oracle VDI I think. Oracle VM is their server virtualization product.
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I'm wondering if I concede to a rate cut if DA will through in a used TATA with the 'relocation package'
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WHS^ and/or Linux, Forget Microsoft unless you enjoy competing with a few hundred thousand people willing to work for NMW.Originally posted by stek View PostDesktop virtualisation - VMware, Sun VDI, etc.
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I being many years Software Engineer with very good PM DA code doings.
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Is an AndyW option to make it a valid poll only for General or board wise?
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New skill, again..
14Microsoft7.14%1Linux35.71%5Don't bother PM DA for an interesting offshore coding role..57.14%8The poll is expired.
Which is best choice for updating training - for infrastructure roles
1 Microsoft
2 Linux
3 Don't bother, PM DA for a interesting offshore coding role
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