[Veritas-bu] What are you NOT backing up?

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I wouldn't smell anything of the sort=2E It's a great tool that we've not=
=0D=0Afound anything else to match=2E=0D=0A =0D=0AWe're evaluating them soo=
n as well=2E=0D=0A =0D=0A~Kate=0D=0A =0D=0A-----Original Message-----=0D=0A=
From: veritas-bu-admin@mailman=2Eeng=2Eauburn=2Eedu=0D=0A[mailto:veritas-bu=
-admin@mailman=2Eeng=2Eauburn=2Eedu] On Behalf Of Lewick,=0D=0ATaylor=0D=0A=
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:30 PM=0D=0ATo: David Rock; veritas-bu@mail=
man=2Eeng=2Eauburn=2Eedu=0D=0ASubject: RE: [Veritas-bu] What are you NOT ba=
cking up?=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AI smell a vendor partnership=2E=2E=2E=0D=0A=0D=
=0A  _____  =0D=0A=0D=0AFrom: veritas-bu-admin@mailman=2Eeng=2Eauburn=2Eedu=
 on behalf of David Rock=0D=0ASent: Wed 5/18/2005 5:13 PM=0D=0ATo: veritas-=
bu@mailman=2Eeng=2Eauburn=2Eedu=0D=0ASubject: [Veritas-bu] What are you NOT=
 backing up?=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AHow many times have you been asked this=
 question?=0D=0A=0D=0A "What are we NOT backing up?"=0D=0A   or the ever po=
pular,=0D=0A "What do you mean we're not backing up clientA?!? Didn't you k=
now we=0D=0A added it last month?"=0D=0A=0D=0AUsually, this is being asked =
by someone that doesn't understand the=0D=0Aquestion, or the amount of pain=
 you have to go through to get the=0D=0Aanswer=2E You could do a bpcoverage=
, but that is time-consuming and=0D=0Adoesn't tell you anything about clien=
ts you don't know about at all=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AWe just got a look at Aptare's=
 new Discovery module for Storage Console=0D=0Aand it looks like it address=
es these and other questions=2E It's using=0D=0Abpcoverage, but it's also p=
ulling different data from SNMP and other=0D=0Asources to give an overall p=
icture of what's out there that you don't=0D=0Aknow about because departmen=
t X didn't think to tell you=2E Which, of=0D=0Acourse, won't matter when th=
ey ask for a restore on a box you aren't=0D=0Abacking up=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AIt d=
efinitely has some potential=2E I would recommend getting a=0D=0Alivemeetin=
g with Aptare to take a look at it if you are in an=0D=0Aenvironment where =
what you don't know CAN hurt you=2E ;-)=0D=0A=0D=0A--=0D=0ADavid Rock=0D=0A=
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12-19052005>I =0D=0Awouldn't smell anything of the sort=2E It's a great too=
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homa =0D=0Asize=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =0D=0Averita=
s-bu-admin@mailman=2Eeng=2Eauburn=2Eedu =0D=0A[mailto:veritas-bu-admin@mail=
man=2Eeng=2Eauburn=2Eedu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Lewick, =0D=0ATaylor<BR><B>Se=
nt:</B> Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:30 PM<BR><B>To:</B> David =0D=0ARock; ve=
ritas-bu@mailman=2Eeng=2Eauburn=2Eedu<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Veritas-bu] W=
hat =0D=0Aare you NOT backing up?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>=0D=0A<DIV id=3DidOWA=
ReplyText33321 dir=3Dltr>=0D=0A<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I=
 smell a vendor =0D=0Apartnership=2E=2E=2E</FONT></DIV></DIV>=0D=0A<DIV dir=
=3Dltr><BR>=0D=0A<HR tabIndex=3D-1>=0D=0A<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>Fr=
om:</B> veritas-bu-admin@mailman=2Eeng=2Eauburn=2Eedu on =0D=0Abehalf of Da=
vid Rock<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 5/18/2005 5:13 PM<BR><B>To:</B> =0D=0Averitas-=
bu@mailman=2Eeng=2Eauburn=2Eedu<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Veritas-bu] What are yo=
u =0D=0ANOT backing up?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>=0D=0A<DIV>=0D=0A<P><FONT size=
=3D2>How many times have you been asked this =0D=0Aquestion?<BR><BR>&nbsp;"=
What are we NOT backing up?"<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; or the ever =0D=0Apopular,<BR>=
&nbsp;"What do you mean we're not backing up clientA?!? Didn't you =0D=0Akn=
ow we<BR>&nbsp;added it last month?"<BR><BR>Usually, this is being asked by=
 =0D=0Asomeone that doesn't understand the<BR>question, or the amount of pa=
in you have =0D=0Ato go through to get the<BR>answer=2E You could do a bpco=
verage, but that is =0D=0Atime-consuming and<BR>doesn't tell you anything a=
bout clients you don't know =0D=0Aabout at all=2E<BR><BR>We just got a look=
 at Aptare's new Discovery module for =0D=0AStorage Console<BR>and it looks=
 like it addresses these and other questions=2E =0D=0AIt's using<BR>bpcover=
age, but it's also pulling different data from SNMP and =0D=0Aother<BR>sour=
ces to give an overall picture of what's out there that you =0D=0Adon't<BR>=
know about because department X didn't think to tell you=2E Which, =0D=0Aof=
<BR>course, won't matter when they ask for a restore on a box you =0D=0Aare=
n't<BR>backing up=2E<BR><BR>It definitely has some potential=2E I would rec=
ommend =0D=0Agetting a<BR>livemeeting with Aptare to take a look at it if y=
ou are in =0D=0Aan<BR>environment where what you don't know CAN hurt you=2E=
 ;-)<BR><BR>--<BR>David =0D=0ARock<BR>david@graniteweb=2Ecom<BR></FONT></P>=
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