So while deciding the server for any of the above
segments, one should always:
-
List down the requirements and define the
criteria.
-
Collect technical information from
appropriate vendors on—manufacturer, MSRP, lowest price, average
user rating, overall rating compatibility, operating system,
dimensions (depth, height, weight and width), display (resolution),
CD-ROM read speed, drive controllers (IDE-ATA/EIDE/ATAPI, Wide Ultra
SCSI, Wide Ultra2 SCSI, Ultra2 SCSI, Ultra 160/m SCSI, Ultra3 SCSI),
hard drive capacity, including drives, RAID support, EISA slots,
external bays, etc.
-
Establish a test plan to evaluate the
operating system against the selected server.
-
Evaluate and compare actual installations of
the shortlisted operating systems and record the results of the test
for future reference.
-
Produce a report for management justifying
the selected server and operating system.
| Business
Practices |
| |
IBM
S/390 |
Sun
Enterprise Solaris |
HP
HP9000 |
IBM
RS/
6000 AIX |
Compaq
Alpha Tru64 |
Generic
Intel IA-32 WinNT/2000 |
| Ease of Doing Business |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Support |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| Bus. Model/Fin. Strength |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| Negotiation Opportunity |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Professional Services |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Availability of Skills |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| Application Choice |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
Balmukund Prasad, consultant, enterprise management services, Bangalore Labs
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