If the money that they'll be saving in licensing costs is more than the sum of the costs of:
1. Purchasing/licensing new software 2. Purchasing support for the new software 3. Purchasing/upgrading/changing hardware (if necessary) 4. Training/Replacing the entire IT staff 5. Training all of the users 6. Lost productivity during the period the users go through the learning curve Then it is a sound business decision. It is quite possible that this new IT director has NOT considered all of the above. You need to do the following: 1. Cancel this IT Director's subscription to PC Magazine 2. Try to beat some sense into him 3. Try to keep him away from Vodka (which can be challenging in the good old Suomi) The only alternative is to do what Missy has so wisely suggested. Serdar Soysal -----Original Message----- From: Smith Joseph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 3:25 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Trying to keep Exchange (et al) in our org All, Our corporate standards include an NT4 domain and Exchange 5.5 (and has for several years now). We have 13 plants located in various countries around the world. Our corporate HQ (located in Finland) has hired a new IS director who has given us a directive that, in lieu of the anticipated AD/Win2K/E2K rollout, we will be changing our backend infrastructure to novell e-directory/lotus notes/linux servers! Now, I am as open-minded as the next guy about the prospect of padding my resume with all sorts of new applications, but that seems a bit drastic. Apparently, it all comes down to money. Besides, I love my E55sp4 server; it NEVER gives me any problems. Has anyone else experienced this? Which would be more painful short-term? long-term?: the AD/Win2K/E2K or Novell/Lotus/Linux? I get the impression that this is a knee-jerk reaction to Microsoft licensing costs. Any thoughts, experiences, or warnings concerning this migration would be appreciated. Sincerely, Joseph Smith MCSE (NT4 + 2K), CCNA, Network+ Network Administrator Perlos, Inc. 5201 Alliance Gateway Fort Worth, TX 76178-3729 Work: 817-224-9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
