Re: Using SBS for non production testing

paddy ryan <paddyryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I agree.

They are a small organisation where cost is an issue.

Downtime costs money too, as does lost data. I'd be pretty direct/blunt with
them here and might even use the phrase I used in the first reply


They see server and they see it as a place to test things.

Sure. But if they knew everything they wouldn't have you there as a trusted
consultant. The fact that they've hired you indicates they realize there is
a limitation to their knowledge.

Not ideal but i'm trying to convince them of the benefits of having a
testing environment

Yep...understood. I know what you're up against, but remember, it's OK to
say no to clients. Sometimes it's the right thing to do.

tx

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

paddy ryan <paddyryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I know this is probably not the right place for this post but no
other forum seemed relevant.

I have an SBS customer that allows people in his employment to carry
out testing of their company's products on their production SBS
server.
I know this is a big no no but i'm having trouble explaining why to
the customer.

Why would you guys seperate the testing of a company's products from
the production network and/or production SBS server?

thanks,

Pretty simple. Don't ___ where you eat.

Less vulgarly, you don't jeopardize the health or stability of your
production DC/Exchange/file&print/web/hatever boxen by using them as
a testbed. If they get hosed, it's a PITA to fix, and there will be
downtime, presuming it can be restored at all.

I find it a bit frightening that a company that makes software
doesn't know this, honestly. They need a lab/development network.



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