On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 11:04:43AM -0700, Mike wrote:
> Well, I have spent a few days converting a client from a bunch of hand 
> rolled scripts that rcp files all over the place, to amanda.  All the 
> while saying that this will be better, this is good, this is how it 
> should work.  Of course I couldn't complete it in a day, and there were 
> issues of configuration.  So now that I am mostly complete and am ready 
> to put this project away.....
> 
> The client comes in today and says "this is taking entirely too long (to 
> get working), and I want a single piece of media with a full backup of 
> everything and my scripts were working just fine"..
> 
> To which I say, Uhhh, I mean I was dumbfounded, stopped in my tracks by 
> such a ludicrous statement.  So.....
> 
> Does anyone have some good business case stuff or other verbage of a 
> paragraph or three that I can use to convince this person that an actual 
> backup program is better in all ways than hand rolled scripts, and that 
> a full backup on a single piece of media may look attractive, but 
> actually is not???

What I feel would be best is to identify the deficiencies
of the current system (perceived or real) and how amanda
would address them.

Then you can add the icing of what other benefits amanda
can provide.

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