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6/18/2025, 8:34:39 PM
>be me
>lead on tiny software dev team
>have been collaborating using our company file server for version control and SQL
>it worked perfectly
>write the program, custom industrial software
>catbox the MDF and LDF files and attach them to customer-provided server
>do some set up
>battlecruiser_operational.wav
>simple as that
>company got bought out
>you can't have a fileserver anymore, we use Box for files, you have to migrate
>version control borked, now we ad-hoc it in a cloud folder
>SQL borked, now we pass database scripts back and forth on Teams
>THISCANNOTCONTINUE.hevc
>get in meeting with new parent company's IT director
>"no, you can't use SQL ports, we locked those down on your new office network because reasons"
>what the fuck, what do we do now
>"well, Anon, we have a supplier, we go through them"
>supplier: "We have to set up Azure SQLaaS also it will take us 3 months to set up and cost $900/month"
>baseline price for our custom industrial software is $25000, dev cycle is around 4 months
>we will be 1 month behind schedule as is
>also forced to pass an extra $3600 expense on to the customer
>this WILL lose us contracts
>i'm morbin', my team is morbin' PM is morbin', customer PM is morbin'
>bitch about it to some engineers over a few beers
>mention how I wish I could just ask the company to buy a NUC or something for ez offline access to a shared database and dev environment
>one of them bought a dinky little celeron-powered fanless chink box for some job he ended up not needing it for
>fuckit.avif
>his generosity will not be forgotten
>install pirated windows
>put it on a closed LAN
>install SQL Express
>install our custom version control solution
>point our laptops' wifi to the shitbox router, keep office LAN plugged in
>instant dev environment
>new company's IT dept has no fucking clue, because it's not even on our network
>lead on tiny software dev team
>have been collaborating using our company file server for version control and SQL
>it worked perfectly
>write the program, custom industrial software
>catbox the MDF and LDF files and attach them to customer-provided server
>do some set up
>battlecruiser_operational.wav
>simple as that
>company got bought out
>you can't have a fileserver anymore, we use Box for files, you have to migrate
>version control borked, now we ad-hoc it in a cloud folder
>SQL borked, now we pass database scripts back and forth on Teams
>THISCANNOTCONTINUE.hevc
>get in meeting with new parent company's IT director
>"no, you can't use SQL ports, we locked those down on your new office network because reasons"
>what the fuck, what do we do now
>"well, Anon, we have a supplier, we go through them"
>supplier: "We have to set up Azure SQLaaS also it will take us 3 months to set up and cost $900/month"
>baseline price for our custom industrial software is $25000, dev cycle is around 4 months
>we will be 1 month behind schedule as is
>also forced to pass an extra $3600 expense on to the customer
>this WILL lose us contracts
>i'm morbin', my team is morbin' PM is morbin', customer PM is morbin'
>bitch about it to some engineers over a few beers
>mention how I wish I could just ask the company to buy a NUC or something for ez offline access to a shared database and dev environment
>one of them bought a dinky little celeron-powered fanless chink box for some job he ended up not needing it for
>fuckit.avif
>his generosity will not be forgotten
>install pirated windows
>put it on a closed LAN
>install SQL Express
>install our custom version control solution
>point our laptops' wifi to the shitbox router, keep office LAN plugged in
>instant dev environment
>new company's IT dept has no fucking clue, because it's not even on our network
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