> Seriously, it's often similar cost to buy a refurb'd newer box, get
the
> included (hopefully cheaper) maintenance, and make the old box a
> standby until it dies or becomes way too underpowered, than to just
> keep paying maintenance. YSLFMV (Your Software Licensing Fees May
> Vary). (Don't forget to factor in depreciation and expensing tax
> benefits).
According to my experiences, the old production hardware is either
returned to its vendor as a part of a HW renewal contract or used in
less demanding role such as a development or a test server.
Usually, there is a requirement to have full support even for a standby
environment (it is part of a production environment anyway).
--
Dusan Bolek
Received on Mon May 09 2005 - 02:07:33 CDT
