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    How many offline backups do you have?

    Backed up to a server in house, then periodically, important stuff, is dumped into an S3 bucket.
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    Hardware for VM hosting

    I have 3 white box hosts running at home in my basement. CPU is generally not an issue, unless you have some specific use case. Two are i7-4770 and one is E3-1231v3. I have ran them in several configurations with several VM's, never a CPU issue.
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    remote access question, attention network gurus

    Basically a box with KB, Mouse, and Video connection accessible through a network port. It would be the same as you physically being there on the computer.
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    8 port switch that wont fry

    If it is that critical....I would be running redundant switches, NICs, and PSU's. Even if you go with a "cheap" switch, you could run two to help minimize any effects of a loss.
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    Good enough for ESXi???

    RAM will be your most immediate issue. Minimum requirements: ESXi 5.1 = 2GB ESXi 5.5 = 4GB That is just to install the hypervisor.
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    i3, i5 or i7

    I have Xeon, i7, and i5 systems in my lab. None of them have a CPU issue. The more concerning limitations are RAM and storage IOPS. Use SSD's and lots of RAM. As said above, the use cases will dictate what you really need in processing strength. My first virtual setup was i5, 16gb RAM, and...
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    group policy on workgroup LAN?

    You can use gpedit.msc locally on any Pro or higher machine. You can export that list. You can also use USMT.
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    Folder Redirection and Offline Files

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj649078.aspx
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    Hit a major snag with Office 365 and domain accounts

    You need a Microsoft account linked to your domain account to use the store. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/connect-microsoft-domain-account
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    Post Your Speedtest 2015

    Taken during a peak time. The down speed gets up to about 53 off peak.
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    Americans Still Prefer Landlines at Work

    I think it just depends on your business and needs. I work for a large enterprise where communication is critical. We have great cell reception in our buildings. All of our larger buildings have repeaters on every floor. We have 3 ISPs for redundancy. Also several UPS's, and generators to keep...
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    Apple 'Failing To Protect Chinese Factory Workers'

    This is the response I see from Apple, "it's wrong to have poor conditions, but we have no choice because our suppliers condone it." Translated, "We really don't care as long as our profits continue to grow and we keep enough legal separation."
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    4G WWAN cards, and why are they pretty much non-existent?

    all of our outside technicians use toughbooks with gobi 4g cards
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    Vista backup onto new Windows 8.1

    why not use windows easy transfer
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    ESXi 5.5. U1/2 hangs randomly at install time

    I just built the setup listed below. When I went to load ESXi on it, I was having problems also. After some research, I found that people were having to update the BIOS, Even though it showed as the same version number and date. I re-flashed mine and now it works fine. -RaidMax CobraZ case...
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