Re: Solid State Disks for Databases

On 05/10/05, Goulet, Dick <DGoulet_at_vicr.com> wrote:
> Or worse, you on the chopping block!!
>

Which is where the defensive paper work comes in. If you have written records that you've expressed your concerns and why you have them then, even if you've been ignored, it might save your job long enough for you to find another one before the company goes down the pan. I read a report a couple of years ago (I think it was in a magazine like "Business Age", although they might have been quoting another source) that indicated that for many companies losing a customer facing core business system for a day, or even jusr a few hours, could literally kill the company. It might take months or even years for the company to die but that's just the last gasps. The company might weather the direct loss of business from the outage but the loss of customer confidence resulting from an outage can kill it.

Obviously the amount of damage an outage can cause will depend on the apps affected and the company but it does seem that a lot of the time the management underestimate the damage an outage can cause.

Stephen

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