On 11/3/05, Neil Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Forwarded for your information. I am not associated with this > organization nor do I endorse them. I simply thought that some of you > might be interested in participating in this survey. > > --------- forwarded message ---------- > > Hi Neil, > > I am a Senior Analyst for Enterprise Management Associates > (www.enterprisemanagement.com), a leading IT analyst firm, covering > Systems Management technology. We are doing an in-depth research paper > on Linux server management, and would like your help to survey the > members of the Kernel-Panic Linux User Group (KPLUG). > > We have posted a web survey, and I would like you to forward this > email to your members, asking them to complete the survey. Each survey > should take about 10 minutes. The URL for the survey is: > > http://www.emausa.com/surveys/ema_lsurvey.htm > > The proposition I am researching is that the total cost of ownership > (TCO) for large-scale commercial Linux systems is declining due to > availability of more powerful management tools; and that Linux TCO is > equal to or less than that of Windows. > > It is in reaction, in part, to 2004 studies from Meta Group, Yankee, > and Microsoft claiming Linux has higher management costs, and higher > TCO, than Windows. My research aims to find out if the availability of > better management tools has further reduced the cost of Linux > ownership. > > In return, we would be happy to provide any respondents with the > completed report. We think this will be a very significant paper, > which will help you and your members present independent validation of > Linux cost advantages. > > I would appreciate your help. Please let me know if you have any > questions or comments. > > Thanks, > > Andi. > > > -------- end forwarded message --------------
he just invalidated his survey. -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
