"...I work myself out of some positions because I completely automate the functions I provided. But I can always provide value in another arena."
This is the mindset of how I work! I try hard to "eliminate my position" because I view it as one measure of success - the less things *I* have to do to have some function happen, the less it costs whomever is paying me and I get the next challenge to work on. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Vipre console hangs server on reboot The situations are not congruent. I don't sell hardware. That's not my business. The only hardware that I buy is for my employees, myself, and our lab. But if one of my customers (that would be management or end-user in your case) asks me the ballpark figure for a server or a workstation or a laptop - I can certainly answer that question. That's part of the value I provide. I can even compare/contrast against upkeep of older hardware & software vs. upkeep of newer hardware & software; including both soft-costs and hard-costs. It's MY JOB to provide value. Over time, I work myself out of some positions because I completely automate the functions I provided. But I can always provide value in another arena. In my opinion, that's the basic tenet of any service professional. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Vipre console hangs server on reboot Steve, let me ask you this -- you want to go out and buy a brand new Ferrari, but you know you can't afford it. Are you REALLY going to go to all the trouble of spec-ing it out and pricing it, if you know there's not a snowball's chance in hell of being able to buy it? I seriously doubt it. If/when management wants a price for a new PC, I can get them one in a very short time by going to the Dell Premier website. That at least gets them a very good estimation of what it's going to cost (might be able to knock a few bucks off here and there, but it's pretty close to what it's going to cost.) I, for one, see no need to go through the heartburn of configuring a new desktop machine that Management isn't going to approve. ~ 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
