On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 09:36:23 +0200, Arnaud Lesauvage <thewild@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am the only IT here, and my boss asked me to find a way to have > the database always online, without my intervention. > Last time I went on vacation, the server crashed and no one was > able to repair it. Your boss should either cross train a current employee or hire an additional employee. What happens if you get hit by a bus? It sounds like no one else there will know what's going on. A person brought in after you are gone is going to take a significant amount of time to figure things out and the business may have serious probelms while that is happening. On the plus side you should be in a good position when it comes to salary negotiations.