Described are techniques for synchronizing system times. A request is sent from a first system to a second system to obtain a current remote system time. A first time value denotes a time when the request is sent. A response, including the current remote system time, is received from the second system. A second time value denotes a time when the response is received by the first system. An average of the first time value and the second time value is determined A difference between the current remote system time and the average is determined. It is determined whether the difference is more than an endurance value. Responsive to determining the difference is more than the endurance value, the difference is used to convert a remote system time of the second system to an equivalent local system time of the first system.