I try to provide substance every once in awhile... On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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 > ~ 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
