RES: RE: FYI: ISA on SBS

From: "Tiago de Aviz" <Tiago@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 20:00:25 -0300
I agree 100%, Amy. Most of my customers are in this same scenario, too.
 
Tiago de Aviz
SoftSell
(41) 340-2363
www.softsell.com.br
 
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De: Amy Babinchak [mailto:Amy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Enviada em: segunda-feira, 14 de julho de 2003 16:25
Para: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
Assunto: [isalist] RE: FYI: ISA on SBS
 
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I wouldn't call these good people risk takers or cheap skates nor on the
verge of bankruptcy. On the contrary these are the multitudes of quiet
small businesses that make our economy tick. They are willing to invest
in technology but only up to a point. They are paying me a monthly
stipend to not only manage the network and make it safe but to also
recommend to them technology that is going to give them the most bang
for the buck. Remote access to the network, wireless technology and
using the web to interconnect databases may be big in the tech mags but
in the real world it's still in its infancy. The web technology being
used by small businesses is also very limited. My clients that use SQL
only use it internally. The website is simply a brochure and a contact
point and is housed elsewhere. Although they know that their SBS server
has the capability of being a web and email server as well they don't
use it because they like the idea that someone with a server farm with
high internet speed is handling that end of things. Just now are they
starting to bring email in house and the reason is spam filtering. 
 
This should be a needs based industry. Just because we really like ISA
server, and I do, doesn't mean that everyone needs it. I can't in good
conscience recommend something just because I think it might be a little
better than they way we are doing it now. They wouldn't go for it
anyway. Something has to be a significant and measurable improvement to
get businesses to move on it. Additional security is a hard sell because
it is so hard to measure. Not a single client of mine has come down with
nimda, code red, or even any of the latest hot viruses simply because I
pay attention to security issues and patches. This is what they pay me
for. Believe me if I thought that these businesses were is dire straits
without a separate ISA box I recommend one but I just can't do that at
this point. 
 
Amy Babinchak
Technology Consultant
Harbor Computer Services
 
 
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