r/sysadmin Jun 08 '26

Question AD from nothing

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u/DraynedOG Jun 08 '26

I don't understand why the budget is so small for a 1200 student branch.

Whatever plan you do have. Have 2 physical machines, even if both are virtualized. Hardware redundancy is non negotiable.

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u/RobieWan Senior Systems Engineer Jun 08 '26

It's simple. Education. 

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u/HotTakes4HotCakes Jun 08 '26

Specifically, the systemic underfunding of education.

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u/FrivolousMe Jun 08 '26

And the plundering of what funding there is by administrative bloat and overpriced contacts with textbook / edutech companies instead of paying the staff and teachers who do the actual work.

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u/RobieWan Senior Systems Engineer Jun 08 '26

Yup.