Re: Re: Meets this Summer & Fall

From: andy levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Mar 01 2003 - 23:09:50 EST


jdurling@bellsouth.net wrote:
> I am just surprised that you are running that large of network and rely on a
> resller for mission critical parts. We use Compaq instead of Dell but when
> something goes down I either have parts in around four hours myself or if it
> looks to be more serious I have ther service group onsite in two. Only get
> parts when I know what went down and it's simple to replace.
>
> Please don't think I am busting your chops I am just surprised at what I
> read.

I don't recall the exact details of the situation as it was a year ago,
but ulitmately we had to restore everything from tape. The whole thing
wasn't my department - we don't do server hardware/base OS/DB stuff, I'm
just a programmer. But I still have to answer to the end-users why
their site is down.

-- 
-andy

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