Nicely stated...though I'll need empirical data on Shook. - WJR
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 09:55, Kim Longenbaugh <[email protected]>wrote: > I think you’ve tarred both SATA and Shook with a bad brush. In both > cases, while what you’ve said may have been true in the past is not > necessarily true anymore. > > > > SATA has become much more reliable and capable, especially the > “server-class” drives used by the SAN vendors. We have SATA drives in our > EQ arrays that have been running 24/7 for three years with zero problems. > Of course, there’s always exceptions like a bad batch or two. > > > > Mr. Shook has, I have it from good sources, made major efforts to change > his life for the better too. > > > > In both cases, people are holding on to the old and refusing to recognize > the new. (ok, I know in Shook’s case, it’s all in fun). I guess that us IT > folks are no different than anybody else, we don’t let reality alter our > perceptions of how things are. > > > > *From:* Webster [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 28, 2010 9:47 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* [maybe spam] RE: Small server > > > > Why shun SATA? > > > > SATA is a lot like Shookie Baby: > > > > Cheap > > Prone to failure > > Prone to overheat > > Never has enough cache > > Usually runs in bad batches > > > > > > Webster “who just loves to pick on Shookem and wonders why Shookem hasn’t > taken out a TRO or PRO yet!) > > > > *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]] > *Subject:* Re: Small server > > > > curious, why do you shun SATA ? > > ~ 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
