If you are able to talk with your bosses AND they agree to let you use Linux if you agree to use the company's choice of application here are two recommandations:
If they really want you to use M$ Office instead of OpenOffice, you can always turn to the Codeweavers Tools.
The other solution is connecting to a Windows Terminal Server from you Linux workstation (using rdesktop). The performance is Ok. You will be able to do all the M$ required job, from your confortable Linux destop
Both solutions are much better than having to revert to a complete M$ desktop.
Use IDE-Raid: 3Ware will do the job for you!
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When we installed our server almost 2 years ago, we were REALLY pleased to found out that our brand new 3ware Escalade 6800 was detected automatically at the first boot of the Debian installation;)
The 3Ware Escalade is indeed supported directly in the kernel since 2.2.15!
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What language are you using?
I've been using Ubuntu for a while, in English, in French and even in Japanese...
You should look at the forums, I'm sure you will find the answer to your problem there.
If you are able to talk with your bosses AND they agree to let you use Linux if you agree to use the company's choice of application here are two recommandations:
If they really want you to use M$ Office instead of OpenOffice, you can always turn to the Codeweavers Tools.
The other solution is connecting to a Windows Terminal Server from you Linux workstation (using rdesktop). The performance is Ok. You will be able to do all the M$ required job, from your confortable Linux destop
Both solutions are much better than having to revert to a complete M$ desktop.
Go to 3Ware
It is really well supported in Linux (and been since a while) as well as in M$. It supports Hot-Swap and Hot-Spare...
The 3Ware Escalade is indeed supported directly in the kernel since 2.2.15!
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"I am feeling weird today, are you?" -The Great Mushkins