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<P><FONT SIZE=2>By the way, if you have to work through a purchasing departement that only looks at the cheapest price, but<BR>
you want to go with a specific vendor because of the superior solution and technical expertise, then you can<BR>
engage the sales engineer / sales person in defining a uniqueness about the solution that cannot be met<BR>
by the other vendors, it's called writing a 'sole source justification' letter. That way you can make sure to<BR>
get the best value in terms of performance / technical ability and support. even if your institutions purchasing<BR>
departments metrics are not taking that into consideration.<BR>
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Michaeld<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: Rahul Nabar [<A HREF="mailto:rpnabar@gmail.com">mailto:rpnabar@gmail.com</A>]<BR>
Sent: Fri 9/25/2009 11:34 AM<BR>
To: Michael Will<BR>
Cc: Jeff Layton; Beowulf Mailing List<BR>
Subject: Re: [Beowulf] posting bonnie++ stats from our cluster: any comments about my I/O performance stats?<BR>
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On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Michael Will<BR>
<mwill@penguincomputing.com> wrote:<BR>
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> Some will have quite technically skilled sales engineering resources, and<BR>
> Jeff Layton for sure is somebody with deep<BR>
> technical experience.<BR>
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Absolutely. Jeff has been a great help so far. Even before he<BR>
responded to my questions here I've been an active follower of his<BR>
articles on the Linux Magazine. Great stuff!<BR>
<BR>
><BR>
> Then consolidate the designs and base your choice of vendor not just on the<BR>
> cheapest price of components but on how qualified<BR>
> the design was, because a lot of value is in getting the right solution and<BR>
> ongoing support, not just the right parts. Let all vendors<BR>
> know why you choose design / vendor X so they can adjust their offerings in<BR>
> the future to fit your needs.<BR>
><BR>
<BR>
Great advice Michael! It is very much appreciated. I've been getting<BR>
such good advice on this list that I wouldn't know what to do without<BR>
it. Advice from guys like yourself, Jeff Layton and Joe Landman have<BR>
helped me a lot and I am myself amazed at how much more (I think) I<BR>
know now than just a few months ago!<BR>
<BR>
Thanks again!<BR>
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--<BR>
Rahul<BR>
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