Oh, Rick, such a dreamer! Let's not confuse a rational pricing model for a backup product with the TSM licensing scheme.
Kelly J. Lipp VP Manufacturing & CTO STORServer, Inc. 485-B Elkton Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80907 719-266-8777 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Rhodes Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 4:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM vs. Legato Networker Comparison > Your comments on NetWorker's licensing couldn't be more spot-on. > FWIW, MOST backup products are similar; TSM is one of the very few > with licensing as simple as it is. One other, although completely > different, product with a simple licensing model is Asigra, where it's > pure capacity-based - no agent/client licensing, no CPU count, just GB > protected. This is interesting. The other day I was talking to my manager about TSM licensing and mentioned the big thread about licensing confusion. He mentioned that he would LIKE it if TSM used a simple capacity-based license. His reasoning was that it would directly tie the cost of TSM back to what we use it for, and let him more easily force issues around long/big retensions we have. Rick
