All to true, but it if you don't make the pitch then you can't get the extra work.
Jon On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Charlie Kaiser <charl...@golden-eagle.org>wrote: > When we lay out similar scenarios and costs for our clients (especially the > smaller ones), it's funny how their recovery window changes from minutes to > weeks... LOL... > > *********************** > Charlie Kaiser > charl...@golden-eagle.org > Kingman, AZ > *********************** > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wjh [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:43 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: mail server DR ? > > > > Yeah, I think he believes it is just a matter of having a > > server in cold storage. And I don't think he knows we are > > talking about 450 gigs of data. > > > > Bill > > > > Jay Dale wrote: > > > > That's the rub.J > > > > > > > > From: Clayton Doige [mailto:clayton.do...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:18 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: mail server DR ? > > > > > > > > ask him how much it will cost to be down for more than > > 45 miutes ;-) > > > > 2009/10/13 Jay Dale <jd...@xpresstel.com> > > > > Too expensive for what he's looking for. > > > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > From: Clayton Doige [mailto:clayton.do...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:11 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: mail server DR ? > > > > > > > > Double Take - will have you up in running in 5 minutes > > > > 2009/10/13 Davies,Matt <mdav...@generalatlantic.com> > > > > Maybe I'm missing the point here, but 45 minute > > downtime can be achieved, but how many minutes/hours of data > > are you prepared to lose ? Given that money is a problem so > > some form of asyn replication is used. > > > > Matt > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wjh [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] > > Sent: 13 October 2009 14:38 > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: mail server DR ? > > > > Hi all, > > > > So the VP of one of our clients wants to be able to > > guarantee a 45 > > minute window of downtime if there is a critical > > failure of their mail > > server. They are using exchange 2003 enterprise in > > standalone on a HP > > DL360 with a StorageWorks connected by scsi. The > > mdbdata folder is > > 450GB. This is for less than 200 users. They currently have no > > retention policy and no limit on mailbox sizes. They > > have 100 users > > with blackberries on a BES 5.0 server. Very important > > that BBs stay > > workable. > > > > Backup Exec does incremental to disk and fulls to > > tape(LTO4) for offsite > > storage. They have a metro Ethernet connection > > providing a 100 meg > > connection to the internet at a data center. > > > > What would you consider a reasonable solution for DR > > within 45 minutes? > > They supposedly had no money for projects/capital > > expenditures remaining > > this year, but then he asked for this. > > > > Thanks for any thoughts/advice. > > > > Bill > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a > > resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > This e-mail (including all attachments) is confidential > > and may be privileged. > > It is for the exclusive use of the addressee only. If > > you are not the addressee, > > you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this > > communication is strictly > > prohibited. If you have received this communication in > > error, please erase all > > copies of the message and its attachments and notify us > > immediately at > > h...@generalatlantic.com . Thank You. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a > > resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Clayton > > clay...@alsipius.com > > http://alsipius.com <http://alsipius.com/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Clayton > > clay...@alsipius.com > > http://alsipius.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
