Those can be a bother. Sorry about your...well you know. - WJR
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 13:21, Don Ely <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ~ 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
