Re: upgrade to Windows??
From: Gerry Hickman (gerry666uk_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 02/08/05
- Next message: Kingstonsean: "RE: Getting Outlook 2003 to display Contacts for e-mail Addresses"
- Previous message: Brian Tillman: "Re: Import NK2 file into contacts"
- In reply to: Menuz2: "upgrade to Windows??"
- Next in thread: Menuz2: "Re: upgrade to Windows??"
- Reply: Menuz2: "Re: upgrade to Windows??"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 21:04:12 +0000
Hi,
First thing you should do is find a better Vendor. But if you have to
run this, you could look into using MSDE (if the data is private to the
app). This is what Veritas use in their Backup Exec product. SQL server
and MSDE are glossy on the surface but look out for those Sybase
inspired DLLs!
You certainly do NOT need to switch to using Exchange for mail, and this
should be on a separate server anyway. You don't say what you're using
for User accounts or what o/s the client boxes are running. These
factors would make a big difference when working out a future platform
strategy.
Menuz2 wrote:
> Hello all:
>
> I have a small business network. Currently I use Linux (Slackware) as a mail
> server and it works great. Unfortunately, I am in the process of purchasing
> a critical business application that uses an SQL server and the vendor only
> support MS SQL Server. While I could screw around and try to make this work
> with MySQL/ODBC (this is an ODBC app), I really don't want the headaches of
> having to admin this especially if there are problems. So the question is,
> do I buy an new box with the Small Business Server on it, do I buy a copy of
> just SQL Server 2000 (which seems to be more expensive that SBS!), or do I
> just try to make this work with MySQL. Also, if I go with SBS, should I
> switch to Exchange for email and WebMail, etc. Right now I am Linux with
> Apache and Cyrus IMAP.
>
> Opinions appreciated. Thanks in advance,
>
> Nuz
>
>
-- Gerry Hickman (London UK)
- Next message: Kingstonsean: "RE: Getting Outlook 2003 to display Contacts for e-mail Addresses"
- Previous message: Brian Tillman: "Re: Import NK2 file into contacts"
- In reply to: Menuz2: "upgrade to Windows??"
- Next in thread: Menuz2: "Re: upgrade to Windows??"
- Reply: Menuz2: "Re: upgrade to Windows??"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Relevant Pages
|
