Rob Sutherland is an independent consultant in Toronto, specializing in providing support, analysis, and implementation assistance to small and medium-size companies moving into open source. For the past 25 years he has worked as a programmer, systems analyst, and IT support person for clients ranging from startups to state and federal governments. You can find out more about Rob at www.cheapersafer.com.
At the end of 2004, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows NT. At that point,
anyone using Windows NT will have several choices: follow Microsoft's upgrade
path to Windows 2003, continue to use Windows NT without Microsoft support,
or switch to Linux.
Switching to Linux is the cheapest, safest alternative, according to such
companies as Tramp Trampolines and Polyscientific Enterprise Sdn. Bhd, a
distributor of chemical and industrial products. Both of these companies made
successful migrations from Windows NT to Linux and are happily using Linux as
a desktop today, bringing them cost savings and greater stability.
This article examines the Windows-to-Linux path for organizations using
Windows NT as a desktop. We'll look at the first step, taking stock of the
current situation, and then look at the choices that have to be made based on
that. Then we'll look at the mi... (more)
Rob Sutherland is an independent consultant in Toronto, specializing in providing support, analysis, and implementation assistance to small and medium-size companies moving into open source. For the past 25 years he has worked as a programmer, systems analyst, and IT support person for clients ranging from startups to state and federal governments. You can find out more about Rob at www.cheapersafer.com.
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