MSSQL Advantages: - Case insensitive MS OS Disadvantages: - When things break a reboot is in order, when things really break a rebuild is in order - c api development typically requires purchasing an MS compiler and learning an MS tool - Open software sometimes has trouble working properly/reliably and is subject to breaking with MS updates
UNIX Advantages: - people proficient in unix/linux can actually investigate and resolve issues - Open software usually works UNIX Disadvantages: - expensive hardware Linux/MS Advantages: - cheap hardware Some questions to ask that I can't answer: - Is clustering more robust in unix/linux environment? Apart from a technological standpoint, there are other things to consider: - what skills are at your disposal in your organization? - what skills do your remedy people have? Axton Grams Scott Neeb wrote: > We have an initiative at my work entitled "Why Not Microsoft?". We're > supposed to ask ourselves at critical application milestones if we should > contemplate moving Remedy to the Windows platform. We currently reside on > UNIX with an Oracle database, so Remedy is always being evaluated as a > candidate for the move. They asked me today if there are any > advantages/disadvantages between running Remedy on UNIX/Oracle as compared > to Windows/SQL Server. I haven't seen any documentation or user comments > anywhere on the internet, so I was wondering if any of you have any prior > experience with this type of move, and if you've seen any advantages or > disadvantages to this type of move as it relates to the ARSystem. Thanks > in advance. > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org
