A
akjump
Guest
Wow. Thanks everyone for your replies. I was hoping that I got positive replies like yours, but one can never tell when you ask a Windows v Linux v Unix type of question. We would have liked to move off SCO for a while, but other factors outside our control kind of held us back, as has the version of Progress that we are using. In terms of knowledge and expertise within the IT department, we have 1 man who is good at Unix, and myself who is only average at Unix (I can get by with what I need to do on a daily/weekly basis). Yes, I agree that most of these skills will be transferrable, although it is always the small percentage of differences that cause the problem. We have talked about moving over to Linux for a while, but due to excessive work loads, it has never really gone any further. With Windows, almost everyone in the IT department has some level of knowledge, and the Hardware team ALL have a very good knowledge, which is why we have thought it worth finding out more about the DB performance side. We have a meeting on Wednesday this week to discuss it in detail with our IT Hardware Manager. Some of you have said that performance is good and comparable, but even if we need a server that was 10% bigger in terms of hardware, if knowledge in the platform is higher and shared amongst many people, then this could be better in the long run. Thanks again, and please continue to post replies if you have anything else to add.
Continue reading...
Continue reading...