“There’s only one circumstance in which you should bring
Microsoft Windows 2000 into your company immediately, and that’s if
you’re about to start coding software that will run on Windows in
production.”
“Migrating your servers from Windows 4.x to Windows 2000 will be
a thoroughly disruptive experience, as documented elsewhere in this
issue. So much so that you may find it easier converting to NDS
for your global directory; NetWare 5.0 or the Linux/Samba combo for
file and print services; NetWare 5.0, Linux, or a commercial Unix
when it comes to your intranet and your database servers
(unless, of course, you use Active Server Pages or SQL
Server).”
“Windows 2000 offers you a wonderful opportunity. By being so
disruptive, it allows you to take a fresh look at a big chunk of
your technical architecture (specifically, the midtier of the
infrastructure layer). Who knows … there may even be a place in
there for Windows 2000.”
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