"Amer Karim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/23/2008 10:29:05 PM:
> Snippet from a support case I had opened with them for my one and only > attempt at deploying SEP at one of our clients: > > " Our product - Symantec Endpoint Protection - alone requires a server > with 2GB of memory to run the following software as part of an embedded > database install of SEPM: The Server OS, SEPM Manager Console, Sybase > Embedded Database. Additional software would require more memory. If > BackupExec was previously installed, this would have put an even greater > load on the server." So? Memory is ridiculously cheap. Aside from client install and upgrade issues (which they appear to *finally* be addressing in SEP) the management tools in NAV/SEP are top notch. Nothing comes for free. The more extensive the management tools, the more the system requirements. Me, I'd rather bump up the server's RAM and still have rich client management and reporting tools, then deal with some of the other things I have seen discussed in this list with other products. I find complaining about resource requirements these days rather tiresome. Yes, in a perfect world everyone would follow Steve Gibson's lead and program in assembly - but that just isn't happening. Heck - my laptop has 4 gig's of RAM - is that more then your server? I do find it ridiculous that in this day and age Microsoft charges obnoxious amounts for a Windows Server Enterprise license to get above 4 gig of RAM - but that's another thread... I criticize Symantec as much as anyone else - they do have real flaws. But you are going to find out, so does all other software. If you have really been reading this list the last year that's quite apparent (just look at all the threads on NOD - and it's the one spoken the most highly of!). So, you can go chase the "next great thing" or leverage your existing investment of time and experience with a product and tune it to run the best in your environment. You are going to have to do the same thing even if you switch to a new product - except you will be starting over from scratch - not just improving on an existing install and knowledge. Eric Eskam =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The contents of this message are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the U.S. Government "The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it." - P. B. Medawar ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
