--Folks, CA Brightstor was implemented at my site but only for a while before I had to make 180 deg. turn to go back to TSM. If you need more info, please send me an e-mail and I'd be glad to answer your questions.
Prasanna Ghanekar EDS On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 12:58:50 Lisa Cabanas wrote: >FWIW, a little while ago, a CA tech person was onsite for two days with the >operators here (unbeknownst to me, like the TSM admin should know, >anyway...) checking out our operation and set up. > >Guess what-- he ended up calling the sales rep that was coming, to tell him >not to bother with the sales pitch for Brightstor, it wouldn't do anything >for us. > >The only thing storage wise they ended up pitching was a Storage Area >Network manager product-- but the gotcha there was that it was how the >product was "supposed" to work-- it wasn't actually shrink-wrapped at this >point in time;-) > > > > "Mr. Lindsay > Morris" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <lmorris@server cc: > graph.com> Subject: Re: Computer Associates - >Brightstore Resource Manager for > Sent by: "ADSM: TSM > Dist Stor > Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ST.EDU> > > > 10/29/2002 > 12:35 PM > Please respond > to lmorris > > > > > > >CA seems to buy tools / companies and market them like crazy, but not put >any energy into improving or supporting them. > >I'd be interested in hearing your take on what features this product has, >and what it costs. >--------------------------------- >Mr. Lindsay Morris >Lead Architect, Servergraph >www.servergraph.com >859-253-8000 ofc >425-988-8478 fax > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@;VM.MARIST.EDU]On Behalf Of >> Jim Taylor >> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 1:27 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Computer Associates - Brightstore Resource Manager for TSM >> >> >> Anyone out there heard of this CA product and have any experience with >it. >> We have just been bought out by a large company that has bought into CA >> tools, big time. They want me to look at this CA component that >> was written >> for TSM. My question is ' will it provide me with anything of value'? >> >> Skeptically yours, >> >> Jim Taylor >> Technology Services >> Enlogix >> * E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> * Office: (416) 496-5266 >> * Cell: (416)458-6802 >> * Fax: (416) 496-5245 >> > __________________________________________________________ Outgrown your current e-mail service? Get 25MB Storage, POP3 Access, Advanced Spam protection with LYCOS MAIL PLUS. http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus
