Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 04/06/06 07:30
davemateer@gmail.com wrote:
> Chung
>
> Many thanks for the reply.. I'm actually thinking of using IIS6 as a
> webserver. I'm interested why you stuck with Apache?
>
> The varchar 255 limit... any workarounds you know of?
>
> rlee0001 and Steve
>
> Hmm, not sure I agree. One of the reasons I'm moving from Linux to a
> Windows environment is the TCO. This is a sub 1000 person company with
> only 1 linux webserver, and a 1 other IIS webserver. All other boxes
> Windows based (including the SQL server). So the cost of having to
> maintain expertise in Linux, and of disaster recovery is fairly high.
>
> Dikkie Dik
>
> Yeah we've got most of our app running through Stored Procs and Views..
> although some is still on a 2 tier level. I've got some very complex
> SP's which run.
>
I use Linux for three reasons:
1. More reliable (fewer crashes and fewer worms and viruses)
2. Faster with the same hardware
3. No licensing fees for most of the software.
As for Chung's comments (later) about $50K for licensing software being cheaper
than hiring a Linux person. That's true if the only thing he did was monitor
the web server. But it's not a 40-hour a week job. Linux specific stuff might
be 8-10 hours per month. The rest of the time that person could be doing other
work.
And I'd love to make $50K/yr. for a few hours a month of work.
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