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IT peeps...how much "stuff" are you responsible for?

vi edit

vi edit

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Just curious how many devices/users/servers/applications/ect ect you are responsible for.

I was thinking things over and I kind of amazed myself at the amount of "stuff" I'm responsible for at my job.

Here's my list of stuff -

- 60 desktops. 25 at a corporate office, 25 spread out at remote locations, and another 10 at a branch office.
- 10 laptops spread out over 1/3 of the country.
- 1 AS/400
- 1 Exchange server
- 1 Win2k file server
- 1 Application server
- 2 accounting systems
- 4 mega huge copy machines
- over 50 desktop printers
- 2 pbx systems
- networking equipment at corporate office
- Internet connectivity at all locations - including 7 different ISP's
- crystal report designer
- general break/fix bitch

In the very near future I'm going to be 1st tier support for an additional 20 Win2k server machines running SQL server and 100+ windows CE based point of sales systems and the networks required to tie them all together.

Uhg!
 
Altiris management of 2000+ computers.
SQL DBA for the three Altiris databases, HelpDesk database, inventory database
Technical trainer for 5000+


Haven't touched training since I began here in July. Too much work on the other garbage.
 

1-Lab Data Server (NT)
1- Printserver/Network BU server (NT)
1- NT LIMS Server
1- NT Database Server
14- HPLC Systems (NT & 2k)
1- Dissolution HPLC system (NT)
2- LCMS sytems (NT & 2K)
2- GCMS systems (NT)
2- UV-Vis Systems (NT)
1- FTIR System (Win 98)
2- Particle Size Analysis system (NT & 2k)
1- Texture analyzer system (Win98)
1- Tensile strength testing system (Win95)
1- TOC System (Win95)
13- Clients for the NT LIMS server
1- NT server with a Calibration tracking program and a Maintenance tracking program on it.
2- clients for the Calibration program
2- clients for the Maintenance tracking program
6- laser printers
2- heat transfer label printers

I think that's it...

This includes Validation for all the systems since we're under FDA scrutinization, and report writing (Crystal Reports) and validation for those systems that use it.

amish
 
I'm a developer, so I'm primarily responsible for the software and its supporting platform. The larger of the systems I've written that I support are:

- wireless Pocket PC receivings/inventory software that integrates with a backoffice system that runs on SCO OpenServer.

- call center software that allows automated outbound dialing (read: telemarketing 🙂) on over 4 T1 lines. It dials about 60 phone numbers a second and automatically discerns what type of call was received: answer, busy, answering machine, whether it was a business or residential phone, the tone of the voice (i.e. if they're "stressed", etc.), ad nauseum.

- EDI XML translation software for Lowe's, Wal-Mart, AAFES, etc..

There are countless others, including our e-commerce platform, etc., but the above have been taking up the bulk of my time recently. I also support our data center which consists of about 12 NT/2k servers, 3 SQL Server 2k boxes, about 6 linux boxes, various firewalls, etc..

We used to have a team to support everything, but now it's primarily me. *shrug*
 
Lemme see....
4 PC's.
Pretty easy huh? 🙂

Oh yeah, also some...I dunno, probably some 20,000 PVC's. God knows how many T1's..(5, 6000?) DS3's, some OC3's.
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Is that 2000 devices all by yourself, or do you have a staff of IT guys?
Click to expand...

A staff. I manage the software that manages the 2000 computers. We have a staff of five that actually does tech support.
 
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
1-Lab Data Server (NT)
1- Printserver/Network BU server (NT)
1- NT LIMS Server
1- NT Database Server
14- HPLC Systems (NT & 2k)
1- Dissolution HPLC system (NT)
2- LCMS sytems (NT & 2K)
2- GCMS systems (NT)
2- UV-Vis Systems (NT)
1- FTIR System (Win 98)
2- Particle Size Analysis system (NT & 2k)
1- Texture analyzer system (Win98)
1- Tensile strength testing system (Win95)
1- TOC System (Win95)
13- Clients for the NT LIMS server
1- NT server with a Calibration tracking program and a Maintenance tracking program on it.
2- clients for the Calibration program
2- clients for the Maintenance tracking program
6- laser printers
2- heat transfer label printers

I think that's it...

This includes Validation for all the systems since we're under FDA scrutinization, and report writing (Crystal Reports) and validation for those systems that use it.

amish
Click to expand...

how do you manage all that without electricity???? :Q

btw i used to be in charge most of the southern states computer systems at my job... i think ~50-60 field offices with numerous systems in each office. now i have a software development job and its a little bit less stressful 🙂
 
I am the System's Administrator
I have one Sr. Level Technician on staff.

My responsibilities include ALL aspects of IT, Company Phone system, Company Security System.

Network:

5 Novell Netware 6.0 Servers
3 Windows 2000 Servers
64 Desktops between 3 WAN Locations (2 U.S./1 France)
30+ Laptops US & International
10+ PDA's (growing quickly)
7 Network Printers/ 4 Local
2 Fax- networked/ 1 standalone
1 Copier Networked/ 1 standalone

Remote Network Access
Wireless e-mail to PDA
Citrix Metaframe XP

16 Mainline Apps (ie: MAX, Dynamics, Crystal, Cardiff, Alchemy, GroupWise, e-Policy, Office Suite, etc...)
 
- 40 desktop computers (win 2k)
- 50 or more laptops
- 1 mac server
- 4 network printers
- Manage database
- IT problem bitch
 
5 different locations - 4 in the immediate area and 1 in another state
6 Windows 2000 servers running Exchange, SQL, Terminal Services, ADP, ISA, Antivirus, Backup software, and so on
110 Windows 2000 PCs
6 Cisco Routers
6 Switches

That is just generalized, but I hope you all get a good idea of what I support and maintain. There is no one underneath me at the moment, but there was at one point in time. I am pretty much the manager of the network and systems. There is another manager in charge of the AS400, but that doesn't matter in my realm really. 🙂
 
Some interesting job responsibilities here 🙂

I'm trying to get a grasp of what is considered "Reasonable" responsibilities for one person to take care of. Currently, I've got stuff that I have to take care of in Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Trying to manage all this stuff with one person over such a long distance is getting increasinly difficult.
 
100 - Desktops - WinXP, Win2K, Win98
55 - notebooks - Win 2K, WinME, Win98; they all dial in. Spread over TX
1 - Win2K PDC server with AD; also used for file storage, gateway and FTP
1 - Win2K File server
3 - Linux smtp/pop3 + http servers
1 - Linux file server
2 - Linux firewalls
3 - Nortel Norstar PBX
4 - T1s. 1 is a frac with 6 voice channels. Two are data, the last is DID.
1 - DSL line
6 - "other" systems (don't really wanna talk about those)
1 - wireless network in trials stage
5 - wired networks
55 - notebook printers
9 - laser printers
1 - color laser

bunch of other things waiting to bite me in the butt. 😉

 
120 desktops (NT4 & win2k)
18 laptops win2k
1 exchange server
1 win2k advanced directory server
hell, lots of servers that do differnt sh!t, Intrution detection, Spam filtering, surf control, etc...about 20 servers in all.
ROLM phone switch + Voicemail server,
Lots of HP switches
10 HP printers (mostly 8100, and 5si)
3 cannon copiers
Probably more stuff, but that's off the top of my head....
 
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