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  • rz6bm7
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    Originally posted by nomadd View Post
    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!!!)
    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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  • nomadd
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    Originally posted by rz6bm7 View Post
    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

    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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  • stek
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    Originally posted by doodab View Post
    Sun VDI is now called Oracle VDI I think. Oracle VM is their server virtualization product.
    Yep - different animals, tho related.

    As I work in the Sun world I'm gonna have to get used to this Oracle thing....

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  • doodab
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    Sun VDI is now called Oracle VDI I think. Oracle VM is their server virtualization product.

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  • TheFaQQer
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    Originally posted by stek View Post
    Desktop virtualisation - VMware, Oracle VM etc.
    FTFY

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  • rz6bm7
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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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  • gingerjedi
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    Originally posted by stek View Post
    Desktop virtualisation - VMware, Sun VDI, etc.
    WHS^ and/or Linux, Forget Microsoft unless you enjoy competing with a few hundred thousand people willing to work for NMW.

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  • stek
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    Desktop virtualisation - VMware, Sun VDI, etc.

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  • TheFaQQer
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    Originally posted by BobShawadiwadi View Post
    I being many years Software Engineer with very good PM DA code doings.

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  • BobShawadiwadi
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    I being many years Software Engineer with very good PM DA code doings.

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  • rz6bm7
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    Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
    Send a personal message to DodgyAgent.

    HTH.
    And attach your Cv and personal contact numbers of your previous 5-10 line managers...

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  • TheFaQQer
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    Originally posted by zemoxyl View Post
    What does PM DA stand for ?
    Send a personal message to DodgyAgent.

    HTH.

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  • northernladuk
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    Is an AndyW option to make it a valid poll only for General or board wise?

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  • zemoxyl
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    Originally posted by rz6bm7 View Post
    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
    What does PM DA stand for ?

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  • rz6bm7
    started a poll New skill, again..

    New skill, again..

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    Microsoft
    7.14%
    1
    Linux
    35.71%
    5
    Don't bother PM DA for an interesting offshore coding role..
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    8

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    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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