You are exactly right. We have old (hardware & Software) servers just
for the purpose of restoring old data. The servers and software are on a
shelf.

Argument has been made that a project could/should be to migrate the old
data to new data platforms. 

With the amount of data we handle for Congress, etc.. That could be a
full time job for someone. We have access to the data now, we just need
to keep people on staff who understands Banyan Vines Servers,
Beyondmail, at one point "Happy!mail", Shark!mail and now finally
Outlook and Exchange.

Did I mention Banyan Vines File Services backed up to Legato Networker
since 1988?

Semper Fidelis et Paratus! /ALE

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blackburn, Marvin [mailto:mblackburn AT glenraven DOT com] 
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 4:39 PM
> To: Legato NetWorker discussion; Albert Eddie Contractor AFRPA CIO/IT
> Subject: RE: [Networker] Moving away from Networker
> 
> How do you recover data from 10 years ago?  For example, how 
> would you get data out of a an oracle 6 database?
> you would have to have the appropriate application, hardware 
> to run it on etc.
> 
> I'm not trying to be funny, we have requests to do this also. 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Legato NetWorker discussion
> > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Albert Eddie 
> > Contractor AFRPA CIO/IT
> > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 3:03 PM
> > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: [Networker] Moving away from Networker
> > 
> > Because we are required to have access to our data for 10+ years, 
> > could you imagine the archive data migration job if we changed 
> > products? (Yes the agency has been using Networker for that 
> long back 
> > on the Banyan Vines Servers from the Mid-90s)... /ALE
> > 
> > > [Siobhan Ellis>] Enterprise Backups products are becoming a 
> > > commodity. If you look at the top ones, you'll notice the 
> > > functionality is very similar.
> > > The only differentiators, often, are a specific piece of 
> > > functionality that someone may want, or ongoing support 
> costs (You 
> > > think NetWorker support costs are bad, look at 
> NetBackup!). It's a 
> > > sad thing, as I am a big supporter of NetWorker, but often the 
> > > reason someone doesn't change is it is just too hard. But having 
> > > said that, why change? Because you'll just get more of 
> the same. No 
> > > product is perfect, and no release is perfect. You change 
> to another 
> > > product, I guarantee you'll have headaches.
> > 
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