I'll remind you that you said the CEO said you have a few days to restore data in the event of a disaster... You don't have any requirement to ensure data is always available...
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:50 PM, John Aldrich <[email protected]>wrote: > Because, as has been drilled into me on this list, I don’t really know what > I *need* from a D/R perspective. I'm looking to get an independent > consultant to help me figure that out. I know what I'd *like* and I think it > could do the job, but that may not be the most effective method of ensuring > the data is always available. :-) > > My original thinking was get 2 SANs and mirror them, but then I wasn't sure > that the bandwidth would be there, so after getting pummeled here trying to > get folks on this list to do the heavy lifting for me, I've decided the > proper thing to do is hire an independent 3rd party to come up with a D/R > plan. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 2:44 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: re: Consultants > > Not sure if it differs in the US but I'm a bit unsure why you're talking > about "hiring" consultants? > > Why not just invite in a bunch of VAR's, go through your needs and ask them > to quote on a solution? > > And to echo others thoughts, manufacturers will obviously have an agenda, > resellers will have an agenda (to sell you something just from a bit wider > pool), and even the best meaning consultant will have a certain bias based > off what they're familiar with (not to say it won't be a good solution, but > you take the point). > > I wouldn't expect you to have to be paying anyone a bean to get some > detailed options. > ~ 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
