It's kind of mixed here. Big ticket items that we asked for in this years budget were nixed long ago, but items that are needed have been getting approved and purchased. Training budget got axed for this year also. Just got 2 new servers for Exchange 2007.
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a two edged sword here, I can spend as much money as I want, > however, revenue must be tied to it but I'm on the sales side of the house. > My operational counter parts are spending steadily, as the majority of the > items\services needed are priced very well during these times. We're > actually addressing this very same topic in a panel discussion format in > January '09 and I'm searching for a couple of extra panelists. You > interested, Alex? J > > > > Shook > > > > *From:* Alex Eckelberry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:20 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* So... how is the recession affecting your buying decisions? > > > > You're all the admins who actually buy the stuff that people like Sunbelt > (and many, many others make). How are you seeing the recession impact your > buying decisions? > > > > Are you being told to hold off until "later"? Is it business as usual? Or > is it a bloodletting? Are you still buying cheap stuff but not buying > expensive stuff? Etc., etc. > > > > Maybe I'm opening the Pandora's Box here, but I think we need to all look > at the situation realistically. > > > > Alex > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
