For general software development - this is OK. Then there are firms that need to do development against hardware devices, and sometimes that's not possible to virtualise (either there isn't an emulator, or there isn't a way to connect the device into the VM in a reliable manner). In that case, a dedicated DEV environment is my usual answer.
Cheers Ken From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Small server I had that battle two years ago with some developers, and we created a set of VMs for them, and let them compare performance between the VMs and the physical systems. When they couldn't tell the difference in performance or usability, they were given only VMs. :) ASB (My XeeSM Profile)<http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:56 AM, David Lum <david....@nwea.org<mailto:david....@nwea.org>> wrote: +1 We have developers HERE that insist on using physical machines because of the unknown a VM brings to them....is it really too much to ask for a programmer to understand the generalities of a VM? Dave From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com<mailto:asbz...@gmail.com>] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Small server Yep. Because they are afraid of the implications. I've even had vendors tell me that when their internal tech folks are running the app in VMs. ASB (My XeeSM Profile)<http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com<mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com>> wrote: A lot of vendors say that about their apps. Some of our apps aren't supported in VM's, either. I still call them when I have problems, and they still fix the problems. In no case has virtualization been a problem. In one case, I had a rep remote into my session to assist, he never knew it was a VM. On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:11 AM, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com<mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>> wrote: Ok. Back to the drawing board. I emailed Kronos support and they say that TKC is NOT supported on virtual server. :-( I suppose I could lie to them and create a virtual server and install it there anyway, but it may be better to just either switch to a different time and attendance product or buy a physical server. :-( ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
