Re: [cobalt-users] Re: RaQ Backup

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jay Tingley wrote:

> Or purchase 2 Cobalt RaQ3i's (same configuration), and get Cobalt's
> StaQware ($499 until the end of June), and run them in tandem.
> 
> Everything is mirrored in realtime, with a 1-10 minute failover
> response should anything happen to the primary server, including
> FTP, email, web and DNS. You can also probably load the RaQ3 up with
> a lot more than the 250 sites to compensate, since you now have a
> full backup solution as well.

<cute>
Coincidentally, at a Microsoft presentation for ISPs yesterday Microsoft
pointed out that there's similar functionality built into Windows2000
Advanced Server.  Except it doesn't do the mirroring automatically.  And
it costs $4,000 per server.

Oh well.
</cute>

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Jeff
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