FilePro running on Unix vs Windows

[Bill Campbell]

On Wed, Dec 15, 2004, Cindy Youngman wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>My company, Floors, Inc. has asked me to research the possibility of us
>moving our system to a Windows based network platform. We are currently
>running under Unix 4.8 with 256 users (bumping our limit).  We have data
>files up to 1.6 gigs large (6.5 million records).

I would never put *ANY* mission-critical data on a Windows machine becuase
of the many long-standing security and reliability problems inherent in the
Windows design.  Furthermore, with 1.6gb already, you're not too far from
the 2gb limit in Windows (I might suggest Apple's OS X Server, but I don't
think FilePro runs on it :-).

I would strongly consider moving from your Unix platform (SCO presumably
although 4.8 isn't one of their system designations), to either Linux or
FreeBSD, neither of which have any per user licensing or limits.  FilePro
licensing is another issue.

There are links to a few articles on Windows security and reliability on
our web site.  Of particular interest is the 2nd link by Nicholas Petreley.

	http://www.celestial.com/Security/Windows/

Bill
--
INTERNET:   bill at Celestial.COM  Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC
UUCP:               camco!bill  PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way
FAX:            (206) 232-9186  Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676
URL: http://www.celestial.com/

It's very glamorous to raise millions of dollars, until it's time for the
venture capitalist to suck your eyeballs out.
		-- Peter Kennedy, chairman of Kraft & Kennedy.