Web farm running ASP.NET applications. Butload of blade servers running sub $500 (USD for you Brits) OS's with a Database backend.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Moir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 9:33 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] IIS 6 > > > Hey Rick, you thinking we might see a lot of small > "appliances" similar to the cobalt cube built on this or > what? I'm curious as to what sort of take up people see for > this kind of product. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Kingslan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 29 January 2003 14:26 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] IIS 6 > > > Amit - > > You are correct. But, there are two issues with this > line of thought from the standpoint of what the poster was > looking to get - which, sadly, he won't. > > 1. Web Server Edition (at least as I write now - they > changed the name 5 times - they might change this too, but I > doubt it) will not be generally available as a separate SKU > item. IOW, you will have to purchase it with a system. The > wisdom of this, IMHO, is questionable - though fact. > > 2. It is cheaper - because it doesn't do much else > other than web services. But - it still is IIS 6.0 on > Windows Server 2003. It's not going to allow you to drop it > on any OS that you want. > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
