Fodder - I hear your pain and do agree to a certain extent - but I do know hardware !!
I will be getting someone in to check up the networking side of things
Not quite sure where you think I don't understand the needs of the business though?
backup solutions, raid etc has all been considered and is already being done in any case - I have indemnity insurance as well
I do accept that this is heading into the regions that I would prefer not to cover, so may just hand it over once i've built the platforms
edit - ah, extra info whilst I was typing - come back to that in a mo