Substance abuse? On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:14 PM, 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
