Don't forget the licensing and mandatory upgrade costs and fees. John
> -----Original Message----- > From: Robert L Sowders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 6:57 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Tomcat on windows platform? > > > Take it from someone who knows, > > First off, for all those Windows faithful flamers out there, > don't get me > wrong, I do both at my site. Both OS's have their place. > But I spend > more time and money on the Windows segments which actually > comprise less > of my architecture than my Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD machines. > > I don't want to start the OS wars again, or a flame contest. > Most Unix > shops will just sit back and smile when someone says their > thinking of > going to windows to solve some problem. > > But,,, From personal experience. > > If you go the Microsoft route you will end up spending the > same if not > more on administration fees. Toss in the requirement to > purchase beefier > hardware to get the same performance, not to mention the > creep that comes > with anything Microsoft. By creep I mean, you start with one > server, then > someone gets the bright idea to do .NET or install AD, or horror of > horrors, do both, so everyone can work "seamlessly" on the new IIS > webserver. Which BTW has now turned into a farm. Then you'll end up > doing Microsoft exchange for email. Ahhh the nightmares of > security too. > That by itself is almost a full time job. IIS probably has the worst > reputation and track record of any internet server ever made. You'll > spend lots of time running around fighting email worms and > system upgrades > to cover newly discovered security holes, only to have your > entire site > brought down by some script kiddie in Sweden, if not > completely erased by > some worm. > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
