Let me turn this scenario a different way: What need does Novell serve in your environment? What processes require Novell that aren't already replicated to some degree with AD? What is the reason to keep Novell.
Frankly, you can substitute any platform (including AD) in place of Novell in the above questions. The real question is what does System X bring to the table that only System X is capable of providing, and is that enough of a benefit to offset the administrative overhead of continuing to manage two platforms? Roger ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Royal [mailto:timr@;hulabee.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 4:41 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: Novell > > > Hi there. For the time since the company started, I've been > asked to provide > reasons to switch to an Active Directory only network, and > get rid of Novell > Netware. This is in light of our netware server problems recentlya s a > result of a bad drive. The Netware folks say that Novell needs SCSI > hardware, and have estimated six grand to get everything back up. > > There are strong objections from the Novell fans to switching > to AD, citing > such issues as Win2k's speed degradatio for file access > compared to Novell, > and loss of abilities to manage users and printers. > > My question is, has anyone out there used Novell and > converted to Win2K, and > if so, what experiences did you have? Good or bad, because if > there *are* > issues, I definitely want to make sure I do the best thing. > > Thanks for any help! > > Tim > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
