sbashkyrtsev wrote:
Anyway, I'm not saying that they are doing good job (they certainly suck in big companies), but I also appreciate the complexity they have to deal with.
I get that they have to cover their own behinds, and that they're the ones that are going to be in trouble if malware makes its way onto the network from a system running an OS that doesn't get security updates. And I have to admit over the last few years [after a previous acquisition] our IT dept has gotten way better (they used to be unreachable).
It's just frustrating to be in a "corner case" that gets overlooked. Particularly when we take care of our own IT needs 90% of the time (thank goodness for petty cash...). If you're going to take something away from an internal customer, you should give them some decent options for what that thing can be replaced with.
I think they're going to let us keep Win 10 for now, too, but I got quotes from Agilent explaining the $20k in upgrades we need if they ever decide to force us to get 11. I've learned that 5973 compatibility with MassHunter acquisition depends on which kind of smart card (3+ and 3.2 are good, I believe) and sideboard (need fast electronics) you have. 6890Ns are more likely to be upgradeable than 6890+ (I'm not sure if that's an absolute). The firmware version also matters.