NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DAVE KEARNS ON NOVELL NETWARE TIPS 10/12/04 Today's focus: Novell's Linux migration: The real numbers
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When I want the real "inside skinny" on a company's activities I turn to a group of people that I dub, for want of a better term, "thought leaders." These are the folks within the company who understand what the company is doing and where it fits in the grand scheme of things. Sometimes it's someone in the executive suite; sometimes it's someone manning the help desk. The person could be in engineering or even marketing. Some of the best are in press and public relations (but some of the worst are, also). One PR guy who has been around long enough, has the technical savvy and knows the ins and outs is Novell's Kevan Barney. He is, as they used to say in the Saturday matinee cowboy movies, a "tall drink o' water." Barney is the living embodiment of the term "unflappable." No matter what the situation - a new CEO, another odd acquisition, less than stellar financials, etc. - Barney almost always has the answers I need to understand what's happening in both Provo and Waltham. And when he doesn't have the answer immediately, he tirelessly tracks it down for me. He's more of a Barney the dinosaur (but not as purple) and not at all like Barney Rubble. I really should have asked him about the Linux desktop project. But, with one thing and another, I neglected to speak to him before going to press. As it turns out, the numbers reported in the magazine were right (1,500 desktops migrated by the Oct. 1); it's the target that was wrong. Novell's target all along has been 2,500 desktops by the END of October, not the beginning (maybe "October" means something else to the Brits and Aussies. After all, in the Roman calendar it was the eighth month). Barney assures me that as of right now, more than 2,000 desktops have been migrated and there's a chance that the target of 2,500 might be exceeded by the end of the month. Glad we could clear that up. He was also full of assurances about the future of NetWare and Open Enterprise Server (OES). A number of you have asked about OES and its file system - would the superior Novell file system be available on the Linux kernel? Barney was adamant that Novell Storage Services (NSS) would be shipped in the initial offering of OES and would run on the Linux kernel. More than anything else, it seems, Novell's file system with its rich panoply of file and folder rights is the one thing that might hold back a migration for current NetWare shops. But if NSS will run on Linux, then anyone even considering moving from NetWare to Windows is making a big mistake. That's me speaking, not Barney, but I'll bet he agrees with me. _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Dave Kearns Dave Kearns is a writer and consultant in Silicon Valley. He's written a number of books including the (sadly) now out of print "Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Networks." His musings can be found at Virtual Quill <http://www.vquill.com/>. Kearns is the author of three Network World Newsletters: Windows Networking Tips, Novell NetWare Tips, and Identity Management. Comments about these newsletters should be sent to him at these respective addresses: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Kearns provides content services to network vendors: books, manuals, white papers, lectures and seminars, marketing, technical marketing and support documents. Virtual Quill provides "words to sell by..." Find out more by e-mail at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Novell Want to add Linux to your NetWare environment? You're invited to the Novell / IBM "Expanding Choice" seminar. See how Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) gives you the flexibility of open source and the power and reliability of proven networking services - so you can move to Linux at your pace. 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