Michael, As per my earlier post you can have all the M.S. stuff sitting there ready to go without paying extra licence fees.
As for Totalcare I would email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and ask about Gupta. I don't think it would be a problem to have an install sittng there ready to go but turned off. Cheers, Andrew.C -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Christie Sent: Wednesday, 28 March 2007 8:48 AM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] backup! Totalcare (frontdesk) and Locum.(clinical) It's Totalcare that needs Gupta SQL Simon James wrote: > Hi Michael, > > What clinical application are you running? > > Cheers > Simon > > >> The main reason we haven't installed a backup spare server is the >> cost of the SQL licence in our case Gupta SQL. The licence costs a >> couple of thousand dollars in itself. This is in addition to the >> hardware, and installation etc etc. >> >> Dr Nigel Farrier wrote: >> >>> and having a spare machine is a good idea as a backup in itself - >>> had more than one occasion when a computer fries itself - swapped it >>> out for the backup machine in a few minutes and then had time to >>> repair it at leisure. Not only the database needs a backup but >>> consider the hardware as well. >>> N >>> >>> Cedric Meyerowitz wrote: >>> >>>> Tim >>>> >>>> An addendum to my last post. >>>> For most GP's the cost of buying a standalone PC to test backups is >>>> not that great. Buying one will last many years as all it will >>>> have on is an OS, your medical software. Nothing else. >>>> >>>> Cedric >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> On Behalf Of Tim Churches >>>> Sent: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 3:51 PM >>>> To: General Practice Computing Group Talk >>>> Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] backup! >>>> >>>> >>>> Cedric Meyerowitz wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Doctors should ask if they don't know. Most if not all GP's has a >>>>> PC at home (or their kids has one). Install your software at home >>>>> & test backup-restore there. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I really don't want to think about the security and privacy hazards >>>> associated with restoring a database chock full of highly >>>> confidential, fully identified patient medical data onto a >>>> teenager's home PC... Or any home PC, for that matter, given that >>>> the degree of physical, anti-virus/anti-trojan and firewall >>>> protection afforded to home PCs rarely meets the standard required >>>> for general practice computer networks. >>>> >>>> Does anyone else see a problem with what Cedric is suggesting? >>>> >>>> Tim C >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Gpcg_talk mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Gpcg_talk mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gpcg_talk mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gpcg_talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gpcg_talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk > > _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
