Re: Virtualization - Yea or Nay

2017-02-27 Thread Douglas von Roeder via 4D_Tech
Many thanks to everyone who replied. The consensus appears to be that 4D can work well as long as the resources (dollars and expertise) are expended to make it work. I'm *all* for that. Based on the feedback here, I think I've can provide my client with a sound basis to make a technological

Re: Virtualization - Yea or Nay

2017-02-27 Thread Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech
On Feb 27, 2017, at 2:00 PM, Douglas von Roeder wrote: > The company underwent an unsuccessful virtualization effort a few years ago > (prior to my involvement) when they were using 4D 2004. The IT personnel > involved with that effort are not longer with the company and the current > staff has

Re: Virtualization - Yea or Nay

2017-02-27 Thread Benedict, Tom via 4D_Tech
Hi Doug, >My reason for posting this message is to solicit feedback on the pros and cons >of moving >an existing system to a virtual environment. The IT department at a client >site is pushing >a client to virtualize their 4D system and I've been asked to provide input. >In a short, my

RE: Virtualization - Yea or Nay

2017-02-27 Thread Dennis, Neil P. via 4D_Tech
> I would appreciate your thoughts, insights, and real-world experiences on > this topic. I'm running a v15 server with a VM Windows Server (2008 R2), SAN Disk (not SSD), 64GB memory, Xeon processor. We have concurrent usage over 130 users (and not an optimized application). All users are

Virtualization - Yea or Nay

2017-02-26 Thread Douglas von Roeder via 4D_Tech
My reason for posting this message is to solicit feedback on the pros and cons of moving an existing system to a virtual environment. The IT department at a client site is pushing a client to virtualize their 4D system and I've been asked to provide input. I have done a bit of research into the