Am I Getting Fucked Friday, June 27th, 2025
Posted by Each1teach1x27@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 23 comments
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doofesohr@reddit
I've seen just seen a quote of a daughter company for a server. The quote is from November of last year and they sit in Mexico. They got quoted \~50k $ for a 4 Core 16GB RAM ThinkSystem SR250, \~20k for a Server 2022 license and 20k for an Eaton 5PX1500RTG2 UPS. Coming from german pricing, this seems outrageous. Am I right or is that just what prices over there look like?
Necessary_Time@reddit
I'd assume these prices are Mexican Peso and not USD. If that's USD it is absurd. If it's USD it's definitely high but not nearly as bad.
doofesohr@reddit
Turns out, you are indeed correct ;)
Each1teach1x27@reddit (OP)
u/SquizzOC u/Bad0seed
doofesohr@reddit
Turns out, the quote said $ but it was actually Pesos. And according to the exchange rate that seems to be okay.
serverhorror@reddit
Trusted VARs
LOL
FreeAnss@reddit
Ehh buying things its the company getting ducked. Salary is where YOU get fucked.
gamebrigada@reddit
Yeah but if you don't spend all the money, there might be some left over to pay you more.
If you don't trust your employer, then document how you saved them money and use it as leverage to increase your salary because you're paying for yourself.
FreeAnss@reddit
Hell fuckin no. Tried that with too many bosses. Thinking like this is dreaming. They take the money and say, “fuck you” every last one of them.
Also internal raises rarely keep up with even inflation.
gamebrigada@reddit
Find a better boss.
I'm not one of those bosses, and we do internal raises annually. Based entirely on self growth and your value to the company. You consistently save us boatloads of money, and I'll reward you accordingly.
Each1teach1x27@reddit (OP)
Preach. I wish salary help were in my wheelhouse
BackSapperr@reddit
Sophos XDR + MDR - 1000 endpoints @ $240 per endpoint $6.66/mo (3 yr contract).
Necessary_Time@reddit
SKU's please :)
BackSapperr@reddit
I'm unaware of a SKU, just know it's XDR provided under our MDR contract @ $240 an endpoint.
Necessary_Time@reddit
That will make it incredibly hard to compare, as it sounds like you have a 'monthly' contract as part of a managed service? No actual quote?
Do you have MDR already?
Is this the addition in price to add XDR or does this include both MDR and XDR in the price?
Central Managed Detection and Response Complete - 1000 Users - (Includes MDR, Central Intercept X Advanced with XDR) has an MSRP of $580.32 for 36 months. However I'm not confident this is actually the product you're getting.
$240 is a good price if it is this and covers 36 months / $240 per 1000 users.
BackSapperr@reddit
That's our offical quote. It's XDR + MDR for 1000 endpoints @ 240k over 36 months.
What you listed as the SKU sounds about right to what we have discussed, and the MSRP is on par with what our Sophos rep gave.
Necessary_Time@reddit
Then you're good - $240/user on a $580 MSRP is a very fair price for Sophos.
SquizzOC@reddit
Can't help with Canadia, but /u/unecessary_time can :D
Each1teach1x27@reddit (OP)
paging u/SquizzOC ,u/Bad0seed, u/unecessary_time
BackSapperr@reddit
Canadian :(
Hoosier_Farmer_@reddit
probably better for /r/PcBuild - but have HDD's seriously doubled in price over the past 6 months?
Looking to upgrade a DVR for a client, just need 4x 12TB 3.5" SATA - we paid $75/ea (refurbish) late last year.
PMmeyourITspend@reddit
Just finished building my first PC for a while and it seems like all those components have gone up approximately 20-60% over the last year. Every single thread I read on SSD's, GPU's, RAM and CPU's had a ton of comments that were like "should have bought last year but now is xxx a good price?
SquizzOC@reddit
Exactly! I build a new rig and set up every 3-5 years. I'm on year 4 and my average 3k spend is up to 4.8k now. So I think I'll get another year out of my set up before spending at this point.