For my opinion no one can realy give you a cost comparison nor say TCO will be better in on or another way. Ok: IBM, HP, SUN and so on will do this. But I never saw that this "master plans" fits into reality ! They're looking good on high gloss paper. Not more.
See, this depends on too many individual things like: - structure of the company - what's the goal of the company ? - IT-skill of the people - open-minded people (no one ever had spcified what you pay dumb,blinded people) - how many servers you have to consolidate ? - how is the structure of the servers ? - is there a company-wide standard for application, server-installation, development ? (no standards - no consolitation) - how is your managment minded ? - how do you handle support and problem-managment ? Many companies offer now software for Linux. BUT "intel-Linux" :) We had so many requests to companies for Linux-Products but most of the things you really need to be productive you're not getting now. Things like "linuxcare" and other "managment" software you get for linux. But your not making money with "managment-tools" and middle-ware. Also you need strong matured software for enterprise environments. Well, for me it's not possible to give you a detailed answer. Sorry ! But if one out there, please let me know ! Martin -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Daniel Casey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Freitag, 5. Dezember 2003 16:09 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: server consolidation I am curious to know who out there has been able to use Linux/390 to actually replace production based servers (Windows or Unix)? What types of servers have been replaced or are being targeted for replacement (file, web, e-mail, print, etc.)? And finally, can anyone point me to a cost comparison (TCO?) document online or make one available? Thanks.
