> Simply by default of the high-security risk lately of > Windows systems, daily security patches, mandatory hard > power recycling style reboots of OS and lacking > auto-patching Windows has certainly lost its edge.
Well, of course, that doesn't sound like fun. However, it doesn't have to be that way. Again, an ounce of preventative foresight is worth a pound of patches. As for "auto-patching", well, count me out. > In part, if people have to manage, watch and reboot so > much, the additional investments to move to a Linux > environment are seemingly negligible... This coupled > with a ready stream of young and energetic current > college graduates who have exposure to Linux, will lead > more businesses to move their server environment to > Linux platform. I think that's really the key to the success of Linux in the enterprise. Lots of experienced sysadmins. People use what they're familiar with, and in the enterprise right now, that's Solaris/AIX/HP-UX on the higher end, and Windows most other places. > That's my opinion and boy have I been a MS server head for > years... Also, the rollup packages and patching mechanisms > suck... Just to install a fresh box involved around 5 > reboots, since a lot of MS crappy patches require exclusive > patch operation followed by a reboot. That's true for service patches and rollups, but most patches can be run in batches, rebooting only after installing all patches, using qchain. In any case, if you do your patching on setup, is it really that big a deal to reboot the box a few times? I personally don't mind that - it's having to reboot servers in operation, which irks me no end. Fortunately, again, that's pretty rare. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ 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
