We currently run 3 HP3000 Series 957 machines at different locations
serving the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and
Victoria. There is now a requirement to combine the databases for the
three states on to one computer. Replacing the three 957s with one
machine (probably a 969/200) may prove too high a cost for our financial
guys, so another option we may have to consider is to move the three
957s to one location and extend our use of Netbase (from Quest) to link
the computers in a 'clustering' fashion. I am not sure how widespread
the use of this technique is, or how successful. We also have a number
of other 3rd party products to consider, including Adager, Omnidex,
Backup+/iX and the Powerhouse range, which may all give us further grief
!

Any advice would be appreciated as to whether we can give serious
consideration to this type of configuration.

Simon Buckingham
Computer Systems Manager - CSR Construction Materials (NSW)

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