The SMH ran the story , and the online article ( http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/12/13/1102786990788.html ) appears with an ad for MS Small Business Server 2003 embedded in it. Wonder if MS asked for their money back ? Rod
On Mon, 2004-12-13 at 14:16 +1100, Rick Welykochy wrote: > Culled from the LINK list: > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Linux vs. Windows TCO Comparison: The Final Numbers Are In. > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > Australia -- 13th December, 2004 > > The Cybersource Linux vs. Windows TCO Comparison is back and better than > ever. In April 2002, Cybersource undertook the first study contrasting > the overall Total Cost of Ownership differences between Linux and open > source platforms on the one hand, and Windows and Microsoft platforms > on the other. We have now updated this report to accommodate the changes > in both platforms. We have also extended the model to increase its > relevance and accuracy. The final numbers are now in and available from: > > http://www.cybersource.com.au/about/linux_vs_windows_tco_comparison.pdf > > This study covers the average computer-usage requirements for an > organisation with 250 users, over a 3 year period. The costing models > include expenses such as workstations, servers, networking, IT staff, > consultancy fees, Internet Service charges, file, mail and print > servers, e-commerce servers, SQL and network infrastructure servers, > Internet and Intranet servers, line-of-business software, desktop > productivity applications, external training, printers as well as > miscellaneous systems costs. We also contrast free-download Linux and > paid-for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. > > "We know that Cybersource is identified as a Linux solution provider, so > we made great effort to prepare a balanced and open analysis," commented > Cybersource CEO, Con Zymaris. "The prices used for the study, along with > research methodology, vendor specifications, cost calculator tabulations > and final results are all included, so that these results can be > verified by others. Which is more than we can say for any of the TCO > reports that Microsoft touts in its current carpet-bombing anti-Linux > advertising campaign." > > Additionally, we made the following concessions to tip the scales in > Microsoft's favour. > > 1) We didn't modify the model to reflect research by the Robert > Frances Group which shows that Linux needed 82% fewer > staff-resources. > > 2) We have not included the costs of malware; viruses, spyware, worms, > keyloggers, adware etc. Every research point we have found suggests > that this cost is essentially and predominantly a Windows platform > cost, resulting in billions lost by business every year. > > 3) We have also not included the substantial costs which arise when > systems need to be pre-emptively rebooted or worse, crash, resulting > in unscheduled downtime. All our research indicates that Linux rarely > if ever suffers such problems and open source platforms on the whole > are extremely robust. > > 4) Finally, because Microsoft has claimed that introducing Linux into an > environment will lead to increased reliance on external consultants, > we have tripled the amount budgeted for such requirements on the > Linux models. > > "And the results make for interesting reading,' continued Zymaris. > "Standard Linux was 36% lower overall TCO than Microsoft's platforms and > applications. Even the paid-for Red Hat Enterprise Linux managed systems > were 27% lower cost than Windows." > > "We know that many organisations and many governments around the world > are looking at adopting Linux and are therefore carefully analysing the > numbers. We now provide what we think are the tools for making such a > decision easier. And the final numbers are indeed startling. We've given > Microsoft every head-start possible but Linux's cost advantage is simply > too great for most organisations to ignore," concluded Zymaris. > > > > -- > _________________________________ > Rick Welykochy || Praxis Services > > When choosing between two evils, I always like to take the one I haven't > tried before. > -- Mae West > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by a penguin, a gnu and a camel -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
