On 7/10/07, Jeff Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also allow for some temporary local storage in addition to network storage > for the same reason. Have you ever asked IT for a major corporation to > restore a file from backup? Doesn't matter if its SQL server or VFP tables, > you will not get it in time to be responsive. > > My applications are using web services, sending email notifications and ftp, > connecting to remote databases; but the desktop application is the hub for > all of the activity. > > While this may not be considered "best practices", this is what my > applications have evolved into and reliability is a key feature.
Jeff: I don't think we have any disagreement here. My clients who are running "web" apps are using an browser to view pages generated by a web server on their own network from a database server on their own (intranet) network. If their DSL connection is unavailable, the app continues unperturbed. The off-site backup doesn't work until the DSL is restored, but they can continue to function. Remote users can't access the app when the line is dark, but the in-house line-of-business app keeps chugging away. I have had clients that "had to have" internet connectivity, and they can pay for multiple connections to servers with multiple trunks to the internet, redundancy, fail-over routers, etc. For most of my (relatively small) clients, this is overkill and over-bill. Now, if only we could figure out a way to get them more reliable electrical power... -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
