Perhaps it is done under the pretentious, "If you have to ask how much it is, you can't afford it.", thinking. My thinking is, "If you can't provide even a base price (optional packages are fair game) then I may not bother calling someone." In fairness, even though VMware does put pricing on their site, it is still a bit confusing to me with all the options and base app requisites. I found chatting with their one Sales Rep to be very helpful, and plan to call him a few more times to make certain I am making a good investment decision on their ESXi/vSphere solutions. I do not need their Big Kahuna options, just the bare essentials (ESXi Server, client interface to manage the ESXi Server(s) and guest machines, and backup/data recovery. For me the high-availability and ability to manage all ESXi Servers with guest machine migration and single point updates is not necessary. I am glad they offer those in layers, but it is still confusing. I am glad it is not just me that is confused by it all. But, I am also getting a better handle on their terminology as I get deeper into their apps.
Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Allen > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NF] Suggestions on how to automate VM Server client > backups? > > I don't understand why companies do that. Its like shopping here in > France, > many shops and especially markets don't put prices on anything. I just > walk > on by. Obviously so high price they don't dare advertise it. > > Allen > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On > Behalf Of Malcolm Greene > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NF] Suggestions on how to automate VM Server client > backups? > > Dave, > > > No contest really. Parallels do a copy of Doubletake backup software > (released last month) that will back up the VM environment in real time > so > you have real time server mirroring - or snapshots. > > Do you remember pricing? I couldn't find pricing info on the site and > over here in the US they want you to fill out a big form and send you > to > a sales partner - smells complicated and expensive. > > Thanks for the recommendation! > > Malcolm > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
