Javin007

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by Javin007 10mo ago
So to fully close the loop, I convinced the client to go to AWS after this week's debacle. I showed them how simple it was to spin up a new box on AWS, and everything just worked. Then, I showed them how DIRECTLY within the AI help in
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by Javin007 10mo ago
> Basically my point is -- why rebuilding existing GCP/AWS infra into Azure in the first place? More so if it wasn't on any "cloud" at all before. I'm confused. That isn't my scenario at all.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
Didn't they fix that a couple years ago? https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/12/aws-inc-c...
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by Javin007 10mo ago
That's effectively the conclusion I've come to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46124930#46127017 I'm going to go back to the client tomorrow and give them a breakdown of everything it's taken to ge
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by Javin007 10mo ago
Microsoft's AIs hang up on you if you do this. (Ask me how I know.) But their chat is even worse. All you have to do is type a few words in caps and it'll refuse to answer.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
It's not my money, it's the client's. But this entire process has now given me a solid argument to have them switch vendors. As for myself? I'm done with Azure entirely after today.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
It REALLY is starting to feel like the whole, "Scammers purposely add poor spelling and grammar to their phishing attempts to weed out the smart" territory. It's like Microsoft PURPOSELY wants to weed out any customers that m
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by Javin007 10mo ago
Not at all. By going through that entire process, I now have a very compelling argument to go to the client with to recommend we switch vendors entirely. Which will not only ultimately lose Microsoft a significant chunk of money, but will s
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by Javin007 10mo ago
I let them know that if this isn't solved by COB tomorrow, I'll be pushing the client to switch to a new vendor. Then I received the email for the support ticket and see that they set it at the lowest priority. I've already
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by Javin007 10mo ago
At this point, I'm already building boxes on AWS. Fortunately we're building a greenfield app and I still have the opportunity to recommend we pivot our vendor. I'll be posing this argument to my client: "If Microsoft&#
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by Javin007 10mo ago
I attempted to say I needed to speak to a sales representative. The AI ran me through the standard question gauntlet. I closed the browser entirely, reopened it, and then told the AI that I "have a large budget and need to speak to a
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by Javin007 10mo ago
I recently dropped $5.5K to set up a 140TB NAS on my home network for the same reason. Though, to be fair, hearing that they regularly have humans going through your E-Mail, private messages, and files was a pretty strong incentive, too.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
LOL! It seems like they used that as the design document, but removed all paths that lead to success.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
Honestly? As obvious as that seems, I didn't think of it. I'll try that now.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
For my own projects? This is likely the last straw for me. However, I don't dictate the providers they use at work.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
Yeah, I've considered starting with an FTC/AG complaint to see if that would get any traction, but I'm still (naively?) crossing my fingers that I can get SOME movement on Twitter.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
For my own projects, I'll sincerely look into it! Stuck with Azure for my client, though.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
It's not love, it's existing infrastructure. Do you rebuild your entire production environment every time a vendor has a billing hiccup?
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by Javin007 10mo ago
I've not heard of pine.ai. I'd be a bit nervous about giving it any of the necessary personal info it would need to 'help'. Anyone else heard of it / used it?
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by Javin007 10mo ago
There's a lot more details here I didn't include for the sake of brevity. The reason I haven't messed with it in 2 years is because the personal project I'm working on (an indie MMO) was put on the back burner. However,
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by Javin007 10mo ago
Wow. You're the second person to mention Hetzner doing this same mess. I hadn't heard of them prior to this. Their reputation is preceding them.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
Have you ever tried to just simply set up an Azure VM that you can remote RDP into? It's literally easier to just set up a fully functional active directory network in your basement.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
Not even kidding, despite being tied to Azure here at work, I'm TEMPTED to spin my stuff up on AWS and use it to convince my branch to switch to AWS for future projects. That will move their losses into the tens of thousands per month
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by Javin007 10mo ago
Agreed, but while I'm used to, "We've outsourced our customer support to a country that doesn't understand English," this is the first I've run into, "We've outsourced our customer support to absolute
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by Javin007 10mo ago
Wow. I'm not familiar with Hetzner, but it sounds like that's a good thing.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
Ah yes, Microsoft, bringing us back to the 1930's methods of financial transactions.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
It's more the hassle of it already being attached to my email/devices/phone. Honestly, I'll likely have to do this regardless before this gets resolved.
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by Javin007 10mo ago
It absolutely was not. What are you basing that on?
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by Javin007 10mo ago
:D It's a valid argument. Perhaps they're quietly trying to do me a favor? Unfortunately, my company has gone this direction, so they're stuck in my sphere whether I like it or not.
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Microsoft won't let me pay a $24 bill, blocking thousands in Azure spending
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