Re: Platinum accounts for the Internet (was Re: who offers cheap (personal) 1U colo?)

["Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr." <LarrySheldon () cox net>]

Pete Templin wrote:

> Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. wrote:
>
> > Pete Templin wrote:
> >
> > > There's a reason I've gotten out of small ISP consulting - I don't do 
> > > Windows, and I'm getting overrun by Linux corrosion slowly.  I route, 
> > > I switch, I help with securing networks.  And I do wear a lot of hats 
> > > at my day job, but I remind them that they hired a specialist, and 
> > > promised lots of server support all along the way.  Granted, the 
> > > Windows guy is overloaded and the UNIX/Linux guy would snore in front 
> > > of his PHB...
> >
> >
> > If you are in Nebraska I can help you with the Unemploy^WWorkforce
> > Development paperwork.
>
>
> I didn't suggest saying "I'm not gonna do it".  I just suggested "You 
> hired me to deploy dynamic routing on your statically-routed network. 
> What prompted you to think that I could configure site-wide anti-virus 
> services such that no one ever reports a virus leak from our enterprise, 
> without training, time to test and develop such a critical solution, or 
> both?"

It turns out that they can hire people with all kinds of certifications
that say thye can do all of that for a lot less than what they are
paying a "specialist".

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