I suggest you take a look at Tom Bihn - I've had two of his Trager bags for over 5 years, used daily and not treated all that well, and they continue to look good but not shout "expensive toy here!"
They're a bit pricey [$100+] but as I said, I beat the crap out of them and straps, zippers, material deals well with it all.
Assuming that your data haven is successful [that is, that there _is_ a long term future for the concept], I suspect that a multitude of global organizations will attempt to "muscle in" on your market. How will you compete with, for instance, IBM or GEISCO, which can not only buy much larger islands, but can afford multiple backup locations as well?
Well, actually they [big companies] ARE criticized for their treatment of employees. Microsoft recently got pilloried in the press [and the courts] for their more than cavalier treatment of what they strategically refer to as "temp" workers.
Further, providing signing bonuses, pool tables, etc. in exchange for 80 - 100 hour weeks doesn't usually [sometimes in retrospect] seem such a bargain.
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Interesting how your sig:
"Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
relates to your message....
I suggest you take a look at Tom Bihn - I've had two of his Trager bags for over 5 years, used daily and not treated all that well, and they continue to look good but not shout "expensive toy here!"
They're a bit pricey [$100+] but as I said, I beat the crap out of them and straps, zippers, material deals well with it all.
http://www.tombihn.com/
Assuming that your data haven is successful [that is, that there _is_ a long term future for the
concept], I suspect that a multitude of global organizations will attempt to "muscle in" on your market. How will you compete with, for instance, IBM or GEISCO, which can not only buy much larger islands, but can afford multiple backup locations as well?
Well, actually they [big companies] ARE criticized for their treatment of employees. Microsoft recently got pilloried in the press [and the courts] for their more than cavalier treatment of what they strategically refer to as "temp" workers.
Further, providing signing bonuses, pool tables, etc. in exchange for 80 - 100 hour weeks doesn't usually [sometimes in retrospect] seem such a bargain.