Re: US DOI Hardware

From: Rodney R. Fournier [MVP] <rod_at_die.spam.die.nw-america.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:07:57 -0500
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Not sure this is the right place for this discussion, but I would contact the vendors directly. I know in working with NASA the vendors have been great to work with no matter how you purchased the hardware.

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Rodney R. Fournier

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<gunfighter_at_gmail.com> wrote in message news:1188485989.972984.170440_at_x40g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> Seems like a possible waste of taxpayer dollars, but the US Department
> of Interior just pulled the plug on $20M plus of brand new storage
> equipment and blade servers. You can read the press release here:
>
> http://www.prweb.com/releases/egenera/blade-servers/prweb550135.htm
>
> Looks like a ton of storage gear and blade servers. Does anyone have
> any experience with the pros/cons/legalities of procuring support for
> hardware coming out of botched GSA purchases like this?
>
Received on Thu Aug 30 2007 - 10:07:57 CDT