At 11:14 AM 9/25/2003 -0500, you wrote: >TCO is a nebulous gremlin to pin down, but certainly the security failures >exposed in the Microsoft OS over the past few months must be making those >decision makers question that investment. > >Dustin, as a Microsoft/Linux integration guru, do you see a business >opportunity to address Microsoft OS weaknesses with Linux where appropriate?
I tend to concentrate on server technologies so I can't address the entire spectrum of Microsoft solutions. I think it can be taken for granted though that on the server-side that there are viable alternatives. So sure, there is a business opportunity. To take hold of those opportunities you should be able to offer Linux as a solid and reliable solution on its own merits, and not just as a "we aren't Microsoft" solution. --- Dustin Puryear Puryear Information Technology, LLC http://www.puryear-it.com Providing expertise in the management, integration, and security of Windows and UNIX systems, networks, and applications.
