Re: Advantages/Disadvantages between platforms running Remedy

[Michiel Beijen]

** You can cluster MS-SQL servers as well if you want to, it is certainly possible and if I'm not mistaken it is often a lot cheaper in licenses. And of course you can not compare Unix servers with M$ boxes in processing power easily.
Every platform has its own advantages and disadvantages I guess.

BTW does anybody out there use MS-SQL cluster for Remedy? Any gotchas?

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Michiel

On 10/5/06, McKenzie, James J C-E LCMC HQISEC/L3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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Axton:

Answer to clustering:  Yes it is very robust and works real well.  Ask Oracle.

James McKenzie
L-3 GSI
 

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Subject: Re: Advantages/Disadvantages between platforms running Remedy

MSSQL Advantages:
- Case insensitive

MS OS Disadvantages:
- When things break a reboot is in order, when things really break a rebuild is in order
- c api development typically requires purchasing an MS compiler and learning an MS tool
- Open software sometimes has trouble working properly/reliably and is subject to breaking with MS updates

UNIX Advantages:
- people proficient in unix/linux can actually investigate and resolve issues
- Open software usually works

UNIX Disadvantages:
- expensive hardware

Linux/MS Advantages:
- cheap hardware

Some questions to ask that I can't answer:
- Is clustering more robust in unix/linux environment?

Apart from a technological standpoint, there are other things to consider:
- what skills are at your disposal in your organization?
- what skills do your remedy people have?

Axton Grams

Scott Neeb wrote:
> We have an initiative at my work entitled "Why Not Microsoft?".  We're
> supposed to ask ourselves at critical application milestones if we
> should contemplate moving Remedy to the Windows platform.  We
> currently reside on UNIX with an Oracle database, so Remedy is always
> being evaluated as a candidate for the move.  They asked me today if
> there are any advantages/disadvantages between running Remedy on
> UNIX/Oracle as compared to Windows/SQL Server.  I haven't seen any
> documentation or user comments anywhere on the internet, so I was
> wondering if any of you have any prior experience with this type of
> move, and if you've seen any advantages or disadvantages to this type
> of move as it relates to the ARSystem.  Thanks in advance.
>
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