On Thursday, Oct 9, 2003, at 22:47 Europe/Amsterdam, Thomas Denier wrote:
If the machine provides SERVICES to other machines, it is a server. If it is used standalone, it is a workstation/desktop. If it is a 12-processor high-end machine used as a standalone research box, it's still a workstation. If it is a 1-processor 130mhz machine used as a print server or firewall, its still a "server".
This rule gives rise to a very interesting scenario. A person in a cubicle somewhere sets up printer sharing on his or her system in order to allow the person in the next cubicle to use the printer on the system. It somehow slips the first person's mind that he needs to notify the data center of this because TSM is suddenly providing far more value to the organization. This puts the TSM administrators in the position of being software pirates without knowing it.
and now you know why I need a formal definition... if there is none, everything is a workstation in my shop.... -- Met vriendelijke groeten,
Remco Post
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