Working in the energy industry, the business units don't require us to be able to recover instantly with HA options.

The fact is that this isn't a business continutity decision but a decision based on costs of the hardware and software.

It has been a real pain for me to convince the business units to take a good look at the possibilities and make a decision for the business continuity.

No success so far.

I guess the shit really has to hit the fan before decisions like this are made based on the right reasons.