Oh, Rick, such a dreamer!  Let's not confuse a rational pricing model
for a backup product with the TSM licensing scheme. 


Kelly J. Lipp
VP Manufacturing & CTO
STORServer, Inc.
485-B Elkton Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719-266-8777
lipp AT storserver DOT com

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Richard Rhodes
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 4:20 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM vs. Legato Networker Comparison

> Your comments on NetWorker's licensing couldn't be more spot-on.  
> FWIW, MOST backup products are similar; TSM is one of the very few 
> with licensing as simple as it is.  One other, although completely 
> different, product with a simple licensing model is Asigra, where it's

> pure capacity-based - no agent/client licensing, no CPU count, just GB

> protected.

This is interesting.  The other day I was talking to my manager about
TSM licensing and mentioned the big thread about licensing confusion.
He mentioned that he would LIKE it if TSM used a simple capacity-based
license.  His reasoning was that it would directly tie the cost of TSM
back to what we use it for, and let him more easily force issues around
long/big retensions we have.


Rick