What a mensch! On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Don Ely <[email protected]> wrote:
> Oh good grief, here's a list for starters... > > > - Look at inititial cost for the hardware, this part should be simple > - The cost of support annually, you'll want annual maintenance and it > would serve you well to know what those costs are long term > - Scalability for your environment, since storage is tiered these days, > you will want to know how well your chosen solution can scale for the > business needs > - Life Cycle of the hardware, some vendors EOL their stuff pretty > quickly forcing you into a hardware refresh or increased support costs, see > bullet #2 above > - Ask for customer references, it's always nice to hear from others how > they feel about their purchase, its usability and their regrets > - And the hardest one of all... Management of the SAN, some vendors > will let you try before you buy... And until you manage your own SAN, you > have no idea how easy or difficult it will be. > > > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Paul Hutchings < > [email protected]> wrote: > > >> Jonathan, relatively new yet but I know it's a bit of a sticking point and >> I've no intention of this being a "what SAN" thread, however the cheapest to >> buy isn't necessarily the cheapest over a longer term - that's what I'm >> asking, how the heck do you begin to try and work the long term costs out >> (money out the door, not talking things like my time). >> >> ~ 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
