We are a mixed environment and find benefit from running Microsoft AD for single sign-on, Exchange and for some 3rd party software packages which require Microsoft AD for user/group sync and MSSQL for their database. However, we also leverage Linux for web services, SMB PDF, systems monitoring and a variety of other small tools. I find a mixed environment gives you the best of all worlds. It all depends on what your needs are vs. what you are willing to sacrifice. I believe if you are 100% Microsoft or 100% Linux, you "may" be missing out on a feature/application which you could find beneficial to your organization. One example of such is here, if we were 100% Microsoft, I'd have to use IIS (yikes) and I'd lose the benefit of Apache on Linux. What was I able to do? Integrate!!: http://www.turnpike420.net/linux/Apache_PHP_FreeTDS_MSSQL2000.txt If I was a 100% Linux shop, I wouldn't have a tool such as Exchange (which our organization feels is beneficial) or other tools such as Adobe InDesign or Photoshop. But oh, I can have those on OSX... yes, but not if I'm a 100% Linux shop. :) It's a give and take and with a little knowledge (ok, probably a lot) integration CAN work and you get the best of both worlds.
yeah! David McD On 8/1/06, Jason White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Anyone care to share any insight or reference material on questions that management is asking? We are a mixed shop with a lot of MS servers, a growing list of Linux servers, and a declining list of UNIX (migrating to Linux) servers. - TCO for Linux vs UNIX vs Microsoft from a server perspective? - Forrester/Gartners perspective on Linux, UNIX & Microsoft? - Financial Industry's perspective of LINUX, UNIX & Microsoft? Thanks for any ammunition you can provide... Jason -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
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