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> Their current goal is usually just to make sure it runs at all. Indeed. I'm the lead of the "IT Staff" at a small non-profit (~70 users) running mostly on
by furyg3 17y ago
> Their current goal is usually just to make sure it runs at all.
Indeed. I'm the lead of the "IT Staff" at a small non-profit (~70 users) running mostly on second-hand desktops. Two-thirds of our staff is unpaid, usually interns who are here a few days a week for 3 months, and then they're gone and someone new takes their place. Training proper computer behavior is hard.
So... we run A/V (not McAffee), because we have to. We also lock down the systems hard, not because I think that's a nice thing to do to your users, but because we have to. Imaging all these different desktop models is difficult, and we have very limited resources for doing re-imaging/re-installs/virus cleaning/whatever.
My goal is to enable you to sit down at your computer and be able to perform your job. A 20% performance hit on all computers is worth it if it means that 20% of the computers aren't down for maintenance. :)
- watmough 17y agoThere are a couple of ways to address the virus problem besides installing anti-virus on Windows. Here's a few things I'd consider if I wanted to run an office with minimal computer support: - run the LTS Ubuntu instead of Windows - maybe run OS X, on Mac Minis if buying new hardware - install one Windows terminal server for critical Windows-only software - lock down firewall to permit only whitelisted web-sites - run locally hosted (I believe this is possible) Google Docs as office software Windows virus problems, people surfing Facebook, porn, you-tube, Twitter etc., will suck away time in an office if you don't get some kind of a handle on it. I hate offices where stuff is super locked-down, but put in charge, I'd want to screw things down pretty tight. Obviously developers, salespeople might be somewhat of an exception... it's a hard call to make.