Go with Linux and Oracle or MySQL or PostgresSQL. Competes with high end Unix Systems at a much lower budget for durability. If he has the money to pay for high-end systems then send him there. If not, then look at the practical alternative for cost effectiveness go with X86 systems and Linux servers. If not, then place material on 2000 servers. It is a security issue that will need to be looked at from budget, value of information and capability of S/W. I have been running an X86 Solaris with Oracle on it and it has not required a reboot in a year except for patches. I have MS 2000 servers that due to upgrades every week are being rebooted @ least once per week. I have a Linux system that is only rebooted when upgrades are added and this is a lot less frequently than Windows systems. Windows systems stay up longer if they are running automated Defragmentation S/W. Not required for Linux or Solaris.... Sun systems are fine but have to be organized better and are much more expensive to utilize, overall....personal opinion on this one!
-----Original Message----- From: Christopher P. Maher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 11:58 AM To: CF-Server Subject: PC Server Stability I have a potential client who is questionning the stability of PC servers versus other options. His specific comment is: "one of the issues that has had a lot of play is that of the stability and downtime of PC Server Systems vs. Mid-range and up Unix systems" We are recommending a CF system running on Windows 2000 with a SQL 2000 database. I would appreciate ideas for how to reply to his comment. Thanks, Chris ------------------------------------ Christopher P. Maher, FCAS, MAAA Maher Associates, Inc. Actuarial and Computer Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.maherassociates.com ______________________________________________________________________ Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source Step by Step ColdFusion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201758474/houseoffusion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body or visit the list page at www.houseoffusion.com
