RE: Learn from history?

["Serge van Ginderachter (svgn)" <svgn () orbid be>]

> The first thing to determine with the company management is: 
> What happens to
> the company if their network is down 1h? 2h? One day? One 
> week?  How much
> money does that represent?  If data is lost, how much does it cost to
> re-build it (resources, time spent, etc.)?

1 to 2 hours is no problem, and that's what happens most of the time.

> If you clearly assess the risks and come up with a solution showing an
> adequate cost-benefit ratio and you compare it to the possible losses,
> chances are that management will approve your proposal, 
> regardless of the
> company size (from SMB to Fortune-100).

True in theory, a hard sell in our experience.
The local market over here doesn't let you do that kind of stuff.

Btw, I'm talking about companies with (much) less than 30 or 50 users at
most.



Serge

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