My first thought would be: How much unique data is there? This is to say, if the PC disk was lost, would most of it actually be rebuilt from a central reinstall image of some kind, rather than representing unique data? If so, a lot of stuff could be excluded as unnecessary.
I would then look into whether all these PCs actually store generated data, as opposed to having all data worth having actually residing on central file servers, where a single point of backup/restore would prevail. If all these PCs are unique and individually storing data, a better approach to PC implementation needs to be looked at, as backup/ restore, network loading, and the overhead of fielding possibly thousands of phone calls could be untenable... As in, who the heck came up with such a rag-tag deployment, anyway? This is all going to make for an "interesting" service agreement... one which will have to say that unless some kind of real-time backup is put into place, data will inevitably be subject to unrecoverability due to standard backup intervals. Assure that those served aren't expecting miracles, to avoid political calamities. Richard Sims
