Re: PCs for staff


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Posted by Paul Anderson on November 07, 1997 at 15:18:30:

In Reply to: PCs for staff posted by Rob Pooley on November 06, 1997 at 16:52:04:


Rob:

We have been aware for some time that the Macs are underpowed and not easy to support. If you have a look at the recent strategy document, you will see that we really are considering replacing them.

However, it isn't at all clear what that replacement should be. NT is obviously a candidate, but it is extremely difficult to support effectively in significant numbers. I have spent a lot of time talking to people about NT deployment and some of the problems are mentioned in my report on last weeks LISA conference.

You also have to be careful when discussing cost. It is well-recognised that the cost of the hardware is a very small proportion of the cost of supporting a system. You need to consider the cost of providing and securing the network facilities, for example. There is also the cost of the software, which tends to be commercial, rather than free, and the cost of people's time in fiddling with their own configurations.

There are also issues about compatibility with the Unix systems used by other staff.

So, yes. The existing systems aren't that good. However, the answer isn't as simple as "buy a PC and stick NT on it!".

Paul



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