Desire to be helpful? On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:23 AM, William Robbins <dangerw...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Those can be a bother. Sorry about your...well you know. > > - WJR > > > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 13:21, Don Ely <don....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> After the side effects of the pills took over... >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:17 AM, William Robbins >> <dangerw...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> When did that start? >>> >>> - WJR >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 13:14, Don Ely <don....@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I try to provide substance every once in awhile... >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Jonathan Link < >>>> jonathan.l...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What a mensch! >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Don Ely <don....@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Oh good grief, here's a list for starters... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> - Look at inititial cost for the hardware, this part should be >>>>>> simple >>>>>> - The cost of support annually, you'll want annual maintenance and >>>>>> it would serve you well to know what those costs are long term >>>>>> - Scalability for your environment, since storage is tiered these >>>>>> days, you will want to know how well your chosen solution can scale >>>>>> for the >>>>>> business needs >>>>>> - Life Cycle of the hardware, some vendors EOL their stuff pretty >>>>>> quickly forcing you into a hardware refresh or increased support >>>>>> costs, see >>>>>> bullet #2 above >>>>>> - Ask for customer references, it's always nice to hear from >>>>>> others how they feel about their purchase, its usability and their >>>>>> regrets >>>>>> - And the hardest one of all... Management of the SAN, some >>>>>> vendors will let you try before you buy... And until you manage your >>>>>> own >>>>>> SAN, you have no idea how easy or difficult it will be. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Paul Hutchings < >>>>>> paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Jonathan, relatively new yet but I know it's a bit of a sticking >>>>>>> point and I've no intention of this being a "what SAN" thread, however >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> cheapest to buy isn't necessarily the cheapest over a longer term - >>>>>>> that's >>>>>>> what I'm asking, how the heck do you begin to try and work the long term >>>>>>> costs out (money out the door, not talking things like my time). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ~ 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ~ 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 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ~ 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> ~ 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 >>>> >>> >>> ~ 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 >>> >> >> ~ 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 >> > > ~ 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 > ~ 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
