Ten years ago we operated all file shares from a single 100 GB drive array, but used only about 30% of that. (Almost exact!)
Now we have three file servers and a total of about 9 TB available and are using about 3 TB of actual user data, although some shares are replicated via DFS Replication so that's a guess without even looking. (so you and I are running neck and neck here!) Of course we also had only one web server, now we have four. Same with SQL Servers, used to be one and now that is five. They just sprout like weeds! On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Holstrom, Don <dholst...@nbm.org> wrote: > Me too. When I arrived here eight years ago, we had 32 gigs of data. Now we > have over 2 TBs... > > Just buy larger servers... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Wimberly [mailto:swimbe...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 12:17 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: document sprawl > > I have attempted to tackle this issue before, I like to call it "encourage > spring cleaning!" but my words always seem to fall on deaf ears. > > Lately every time I bring it up we end up buying more hard drives for the > server! I give up. Maybe I'm just too cheap? > > > > On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Jeff Brown <2jbr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> In regards to email, we were able to establish a retention policy that >> messages in the Inbox, Sent Items, and Deleted Items folders are all >> deleted after 90 days. Exchange mailbox manager allowed to do that >> weekly. Don't manage other folders. Not perfect, but it helped. >> >> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Don Guyer <don.gu...@prufoxroach.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> I'd be interested in a solution to this. Been fighting it for years >>> to no avail, other than running a "data inventory" program (such as >>> TreeSize) and doing a manual compare. >>> >>> >>> >>> Don't forget all of the email attachments saved along with the >>> original email. >>> >>> >>> >>> J >>> >>> >>> >>> Don Guyer >>> >>> Systems Engineer - Information Services >>> >>> Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group >>> >>> 431 W. Lancaster Avenue >>> >>> Devon, PA 19333 >>> >>> Direct: (610) 993-3299 >>> >>> Fax: (610) 650-5306 >>> >>> don.gu...@prufoxroach.com >>> >>> >>> >>> From: S Powell [mailto:powe...@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 11:17 AM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: document sprawl >>> >>> >>> >>> Hello Everybody </Dr. Nick> >>> >>> >>> >>> I'd like to pick your brains about how you deal with document sprawl, >>> I was reading in another thread about how users would use their >>> "Recycle Bin" as their archive. <shudder> >>> >>> we have users that will keep tens of copies of the same document in >>> various locations around their "My Documents"; as well as in tens of >>> locations within our "shared" folders on the network ... >>> >>> >>> >>> User education only goes so far when it comes to "please don't do >>> that" as they nod and then keep doing it. >>> >>> I think we've moved beyond being nice and we've found ourselves >>> >>> mired in needing a sledgehammer. I'd just like to wrap it in a bit >>> of velvet. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thoughts, Policies, procedures etc, would be helpful in this. >>> >>> >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> >>> >>> ./s >>> Google.com Learn it. Live it. 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