I am doing that exactly right now. For dollars only, I compared quotes for Novell products to Microsoft quotes from our standard vendor(s). You may wish to include costs for speciality servers (Zen/SCCM), as well as hours for migration and migration tools. I don't know if Microsoft has the Novell equivalent of a VLA or MLA, but you could purchase your licenses with software assurance.
>>> "matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5/7/2008 10:19 AM >>> Greetings to all... I work at an educational institution that is on Novell and is examining the licensing costs and options and comparing these costs with making the switch to Microsoft. I'd prefer not to go to the lengths of contacting our reseller at this time, or "opening up a can of worms" that we are indeed planning to make the move. I'm curious however about the ballpark price for a Microsoft Campus Agreement...we have about 6000 combined faculty and students, so I assume that would be the number to work with. I'm also curious about what all a Campus Agreement includes. I thought maybe some of you out there had dealt with this before and could give me some feedback. Thanks, MM ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
