After the side effects of the pills took over... On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:17 AM, William Robbins <[email protected]>wrote:
> When did that start? > > - WJR > > > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 13:14, Don Ely <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> > > ~ 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
