What kind of disk subsystem did you go with for the new server? We are waiting on parts for a new SBS to run time matters 11 ent for a small office.
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 13, 2012, at 10:42 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > That’s is how I sold my client on an SBS swing to new hardware, along the > lines of: > “if your average employee compensation is xx/hr and they are waiting nn > mins/day for the machine to boot and nn/mins/day while the server is > processing something the cost is $$/employee/day. If new hardware/software > cuts the total employee “wait” time by nn mins/day then multiplying that by > xx/hr you gain $$/day of production. > > My client wanted to upgrade 10 of their 17 PC’s (their PC’s are 24yrs old) to > speed things up –but it was their SBS server that was getting flattened (SATA > drives running Exchange and SQL!), I said if they spent that money on a new > server instead (old was is a PE840) the’d see ROI in under six months. > > Yesterday was their first day on the their new server and one maintenance job > they would run at the end of the day went from 20 minutes to just under 5. > That alone is 1hr 15mins/week gained for that one employee. ~$100/mo saved > right there. > > If employee’s are idle waiting for the system to do something, that’s > generally time they are not adding value. > > Dave > > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 6:39 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: PC lifecycle? > > You have to work the numbers. How much downtime/lost productivity. It's > dependent on the situation. As I said, our computers are in the hands of > revenue producers. When they're down, they aren't billing their time. They > either have to make it up (morale issue) or it is lost productivity (money > issue). At current billing rates, it doesn't take long for an hour or two of > downtime to justify some additional upfront expense. If these are office > drones, it's a bit harder to justify it from a cost-benefit perspective. > > YMMV. > > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Harry Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > To those who interface directly with your CFO/CEO or are the decision maker, > what reasoning/justification did you provide in order to shorten the length > of the refresh? I'm at a place that looks to refresh close to 5-6 years, and > that's even a fight sometimes. I know there is a wide range of IT Pros here > so curious to see if any actually had to "fight" for a 3-4 year refresh or > you've been lucky enough to work for a company which pursues an aggressive > refresh policy. > > Also, those that buy a refurb with 3 yr maintenance -- what's your target > margin of savings compared against buying a new machine? In other words, if a > new machine would cost $800 what's your target price for a refurb? > > > On Monday, March 12, 2012, Brian Desmond <[email protected]> wrote: > > My customers vary from 3-5, err’ing to the left. Whatever the choice, they > > generally have maintenance on the hardware. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Brian Desmond > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132 > > > > > > > > From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 12:13 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: PC lifecycle? > > > > > > > > How long do you folks keep PCs and laptops in your organizations? > > > > 4? 5? 6 years? > > > > My oldest are a few from 2006. > > > > I am thinking I should start replacing after they hit 5 years (4 years if > > heavy user/issues). > > > > I know it will depend on the business environment…I’m just trying to get > > some idea as to what others do. > > > > Thx > > > > . > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
