tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057869926275243678.post3130427293363374057..comments2024-03-07T17:15:19.426-08:00Comments on Lies, Damn Lies, and Startup PR: The ExpertStartupPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863632782404121915noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057869926275243678.post-8670867632241697492016-08-03T00:12:39.226-07:002016-08-03T00:12:39.226-07:00I love this video. I've seen this kind of stu...I love this video. I've seen this kind of stuff in Tech startups. Very sad but true. <br /><br />Here's a real world example: (I wish I could make this stuff up.)<br /><br />Client: We offer our customers a backup solution.<br />Me: Walk me through the configuration of your data backup strategy.<br />Client: We backup the C:\ on the servers.<br />Me: Is all of the customer data stored on the C:\ drive?<br />Client: No, it's stored on the data drive E:\<br />Me: Do you back those up?<br />Client: No.<br />Me: Why not?<br />Client: Those drives contain terabytes of data and would take up too much space on our backup appliance.<br />Me: (trying not to have a stroke) So let me be sure I understand this correctly. You offer your clients a data protection solution. That does not protect the customers data?<br />Client: Silence (I am pretty sure they are trying to figure out what I am seeing that they didn't).<br />Me: Let me restate the problem. If the E:\ drive fails or the customer deletes or corrupts its data. You have no capability to restore it. <br />Client: I guess we should change this?<br />Me: Yes, immediately. (Thinking to self: These people are criminally incompetent and their customers are suckers.)Wisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562517672026392452noreply@blogger.com