Re: Informix "hardware bottlenecks"

From: Brett Geer <brett@brabys.co.za> > >hehehe, lemms throw some stats at you guys: > >Our systems host the data and apps for 3 companies (opps, sorry, 4) >We run off of the same codebase since the business models are fairly >similar. I have 80 users. > >We have 5 disks active on raid5 with a hotspare, one disk died within >days of production going live on this system. The machine was still >under warranty. > >We have more users (its now a year down the line), but the systems >remain roughly the same. > >Its time to pay the maintenance fees for next year... 'NO'... >'what?' ... 'too expensive' 'what?' ... 'too expensive, move >to T&M' 'upgrades, telephonic, all that stuff' 'too expensive' > >So, we have no upgrades (I need more disks and memory), no >maintenance, just t&m > >I'm looking for another job Sounds like a good idea. I'd also make your points known in writing. When it hits the fan, make sure you have a copy handy to rub in their faces. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.