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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Sep 4, 2008 04:02
Gizmo. wrote:
>> Doug wrote:
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>>> How about a remotely controlled reset? Or, instead of having
>>> employees widely dispersed and totally car-dependent why not
>>> instead disperse the servers into their homes? Where there is a
>>> will there is always a way.
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>> I work for an IT multinational on a government contract. The servers
>> contain sensitive data. Which do you think the government would
>> prefer; that the servers be installed into various employee homes,
>> or (as they are now) into a secure data centre with high security
>> fencing, very restricted access and lots of security guards? You
>> really are a nob...
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> The routers I'm currently installing for a couple of clients cost
> $1.1M USD each. I'm guessing my home contents insurers aren't going
> to be overly chuffed when I have to increase my level of cover. And
> even less to cover consequential losses due to outages impacted SLAs.
>
> I'll take a stab here ... Doug hasnt really thought this latest idea
> through (again).
To be fair, he can't think it through when he's got no idea what he's
talking about.
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