On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Randall Shimizu wrote:
Migrating from Windows to Linux is a much bigger issue for larger companies.
I really don't understand this??
other than saying that the smaller companies that have any issues just stop
migrating, this is exactly reverse of all of my experiences. And just doesnt
make sense to me as a business person and as a geek.
In one way or another I have attempted to migrate 15+ small business into a
linux only solution, many have a mix now and are happy but is that really the
end goal? if so then fine, IBM has been using UNIX for years they dont need
linux, windows or anything else. why? because there not using only windows!
Last year IBM announced the Open Desktop.
They announced that they were ending their Windows contract with MS and were
moving to Linux.
Awhile back they announced that the project was put on hold due to legacy
issues.
ok so just like all things computers they hit a snag, but look at the challanges
they have taken, there not doing the "lets use redhat" ..... they are more or
less building there own.
It will be very interesting to see what they do when MS ends support for XP.
I dont see this as being all that interesting .... IBM has until 2014 to get
something worked out, in 2009 the cost of support goes up but even then thats a
LONG time, If I went up to any of my 30+ customers and said "I can give you a
solution and if it doesnt work out by 2009 or 2014 we have a backup" they would
rightly so kick me out the front door (if i was lucky), and just like my
customers IBM can bend over and buy the current M$ software whatever that might
end up being in 2009 or 2014 depending on the use of the support system. this
does not bring in the simple cost of internal helpdesks which can usually stomp
out most if not all M$ support tickets, in the last 3 years I have not had to
submit a single support ticket to M$ to support any one of the computers I
support. though early on with XP I did submit a few. usually failing WGA's due
to the same IP registering a different computer/SN on the same day an issue with
business that run M-Sat and mondays the computers tend to play catch up with M$
the bigger companies can hire out or do in-house programming to build the linux
solution, smaller companies cant do this, and why would anyone think that they
should, especially as the argument is migration for them M$ compatible software
exists that works. And while we can argue that its not as good/secure/easy to
use/customizable/......
I dont see a small company hiring a helpdesk solution, or an in-house
programmer, or ..... I see them driving down to best buy and buying a copy of
XP, vista, windows 2010 or whatever is the current M$ flavor of the month.
I really am interested in how a small company can do this better
Richard Reynolds
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