Thousands of consultants around the world wake up every morning thankful that businesses continue to use crappy Microsoft products and pay people like me to try to keep them working :-)
I put in Linux boxes and applications when I can but I know when I leave a Debian install that I may NEVER see those people again unless they invite me to their Christmas party. My Windows clients are on a first-name basis and probably have me on their speed-dial. -Dave Walton On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 3:37 PM, tyler <casi...@usermail.com> wrote: > If someone is using any Microsoft products at all on a mission critical > server, they have bigger problems that no amount of redundancy will correct > IMO. > > Postgresql requires no license, but one can purchase a professional support > contract from a 3rd party. It also doesn't suffer from the severe > lack-of-professional quality that deeply permeates every product Microsoft > has ever made. > > On the other hand, Microsofts poor product quality has led me to some > interesting adventures. Yesterday Microsoft streets and trips directed me to > drive my 190D on a deeply rutted 4WD trail. I followed it for several miles, > hoping it would get better before my wife convinced me to turn around. Who > knew I could straddle and cross numerous 2 foot deep ravines in a small > European sedan without breaking anything? > > Tyler > > dave walton wrote: >> >> Load balancing, mirroring, log shipping, clustering and/or >> virtualization depending on what the server is doing and how deep the >> customer's pockets are. Microsoft does not require an additional SQL >> License for a Mirror server. The Datacenter edition of Windows allows >> for any number of VM's to run on the box regardless of version. It is >> licensed per processor. >> >> -Dave Walton >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
