On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Leland Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 04/03/2012 04:31 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: >> That's why I think using a Windows O/S while also using open source programs >> is the absolute best way to go. > > or run Linux as your primary OS and have it host a vm app like > Virtualbox, that can run windows and other OS vm(s). This would cover > all your bases, but allow you to run your servers, (eg PostgreSQL, > MySql, Apache, Sendmail, Postfix, Mailman, VSftpd, NFS, etc.), in the > environment in which they were originally developed, and still run best. > > Also, you could create an in house Linux Cloud Server and have any > computer running any OS connect to it. I've been doing this since long > before the PR "Cloud" moniker appeared in the market place. I just do > it the hard way, without the fancy Web based interface and remote IT > department handling everything. LOL > > Another option is to run Linux connected to a "Cloud", including run > your applications remotely over the web, (eg application as a service). -------------------
Sorry but that is not the cloud. Redundancy, safety and security are the cloud. -- Stephen Russell 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAJidMY+s-yirQpaT78zKVZyD2YcEkKwgXzH=1up9frbmov4...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
