techbeck Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) So, our IT Director is leaving the company and said he will approve whatever we want, within reason. Wanted to get some ideas from people on what to get that will help in IT. Basically looking for networking and PC technician kind of tools/gadgets/accessories that will be helpful. Tools/tool kits as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted November 5, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 5, 2019 Gives you some ideas... https://www.ifixit.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipsylalapo Supervisor Posted November 5, 2019 Supervisor Share Posted November 5, 2019 4 hours ago, Mindovermaster said: Gives you some ideas... https://www.ifixit.com/ Love iFixit stuff. I have this that I bought on one of their Black Friday sales - https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Pro-Tech-Toolkit/IF145-307 With regards to some ideas, something to help you think, have you ever seen something online that you thought, "That would be cool, but I can't buy for reason x". Seems like now would be the perfect time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikedOut Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Do you have a suitable test environment? Could be a good time for a refresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Well, I just added 2 Surface Pro 7s for myself and a coworker. Been looking at the iFixit stuff as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 4 hours ago, StrikedOut said: Do you have a suitable test environment? Could be a good time for a refresh. This is very important. This will only help you. 26 minutes ago, techbeck said: Well, I just added 2 Surface Pro 7s for myself and a coworker. Been looking at the iFixit stuff as well. Get a few large TVs and use them for monitoring if you don't have something in place. Also, see if you can hire a JR admin to help out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 I have environment already. So that is set. Plenty of monitors to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 4 hours ago, dipsylalapo said: With regards to some ideas, something to help you think, have you ever seen something online that you thought, "That would be cool, but I can't buy for reason x". Seems like now would be the perfect time That is the problem. When I have no budget, I can think of a ton of stuff. When I have money, I got nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikedOut Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 What about licensing. Are there any areas that cause you any headaches? Such as license management, asset management or network analysing? Tools for this are usefull/critical. Another area is the users peripherals. Are the desktop sets in decent condition? Could some users benifit from ergonomical desinged hardware? Do you have monitors on stands or on monitor arms? Could this be a time to add multi monitor support? We all envy your position!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, StrikedOut said: What about licensing. Are there any areas that cause you any headaches? Such as license management, asset management or network analysing? Tools for this are usefull/critical. Another area is the users peripherals. Are the desktop sets in decent condition? Could some users benifit from ergonomical desinged hardware? Do you have monitors on stands or on monitor arms? Could this be a time to add multi monitor support? We all envy your position!! Well, we are thinking IT only here. Not the rest of the company...haha. We just got new $2500 laptops for everyone in the Dept. Already have dual 27" monitors, and some other things. Licensing is controlled by corporate so no worries there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 How about this: If you've budget but no firm needs - why not invest in some of those online training schemes? They tend to be an annual subscription, so you can use them as you see fit? Don't spend for the sake of spending (yeah, I know how budgets work - don't spend it and you lose it next year)... StrikedOut 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, Human.Online said: How about this: If you've budget but no firm needs - why not invest in some of those online training schemes? They tend to be an annual subscription, so you can use them as you see fit? Don't spend for the sake of spending (yeah, I know how budgets work - don't spend it and you lose it next year)... Already ordering some training for the dept. So that is set. 🙂 Dick Montage 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DonC Subscriber² Posted November 5, 2019 Subscriber² Share Posted November 5, 2019 I'd be working out my reasons to preorder the Hololens 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmeunit Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 If you don't already have Fluke tools and such: https://www.amazon.com/Ideal-Industries-R158003-Network-Tester/dp/B00L2TUGKW https://netool.io/ https://www.pockethernet.com/ I love the EZ RJ45 Crimper from Platinum Tools, also. LANTopoLog 2 for seeing switches and devices on a networks. https://lantopolog.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, DonC said: I'd be working out my reasons to preorder the Hololens 2. May be hard pressed for that as we do need to justify things a little. No need for a Hololens at my work unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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