Except that when they eat up the budget "addressing" non-existent risk, you remain very open to real risks.
It is worth it to try to manage that discussion in a way that will get you some more leverage and better allocation of funds. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > Risk is what your management decides it is. > > On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Jeff Cain <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I don’t think it’s worth it, especially if you’ve had little to no issues > in > > the past. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Jeff Cain – [email protected] > > > > Technical Support Analyst > > > > > > > > Sunbelt Software, part of the GFI Software family > > > > www.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > Tel: 1-877-757-4094 > > > > Fax: +1 727-562-3402 > > > > > > > > From: Holstrom, Don [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 1:40 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Do you all like fewer or more servers? > > > > > > > > I have liked SuperMicro blades for the past six or seven years but I am > > being told to go with Dell for the warrantees and the like. I know Dell > is > > two or three times more expensive, is this worth it? > > > > > > > > From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 11:27 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Do you all like fewer or more servers? > > > > > > > > Maybe get rid of the “CISCO” apps. We are using blades with ESX and its > > working quite nicely… Actually the blades are performing as good if not > > better than the stand alone DL 580’s we have for other ESX servers. > > > > > > > > Z > > > > > > > > Edward E. Ziots > > > > CISSP, Network +, Security + > > > > Network Engineer > > > > Lifespan Organization > > > > Email:[email protected] <email%[email protected]> > > > > Cell:401-639-3505 > > > > > > > > From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 11:25 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Do you all like fewer or more servers? > > > > > > > > We tried to go with server consolidation years ago (before VM was > popular) > > and kept running into issues with applications fighting with each other > on > > the same machines (particularly Cisco products). Now that we’re playing > > with VM and looking into blade servers, we’re looking at it again. Not a > > surprise, we find that there are yet Cisco applications that they > recommend > > stay on their own blade. *sigh* > > > > > > > > From: Holstrom, Don [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 8:54 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Do you all like fewer or more servers? > > > > > > > > I only have a hundred users. Been doing this for about 12 years. I always > > thought it was better to have more or less one major server per service. > > That way, if one of our services came down or needed work, I wouldn’t be > > taking down the entire system. I have a buddy with fewer users than me > and > > he has 20+ servers. Some in the air (virtual), some on the ground. I have > > seven servers running. Both of us host our web services at an outside > firm. > > Both of us use Exchange. An outside firm says we should go with only a > > couple of servers. That sure would make things easier, but… > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
