I've had a similar experience. I'm setting up a trial installation of MS Project Server 2007 and the process is bizarre! It requires 4 different licenses just to get up and running: 2 Windows 2003 Server licenses, 1 SQL Server 2005 license, and 1 MS Project Server 2007 license. Each user that wants to connect to Project Server needs a licensed copy of MS Project 2007 Professional @ $1000 each. The setup of all these servers is convoluted, poorly documented and each requires a significant level of tweaking to get reasonable performance.
It's been a long time since I've had to deal with Microsoft's products and I've forgotten what a mess it is. It's so bad that it makes setting up and configuring Oracle's stuff seem simple.
Installing Oracle on Linux is a non trivial process, but it is well documented by both Oracle and Werner Puschitz. I would recommend installing Oracle 10G-R2 rather than 9i on either CentOS 4.3 or RedHat AS4.
Much to my surprise, Sun has become the preferred source for servers in our data center. The reason is the availablity of AMD Opteron servers from Sun. These are replacing Intel Zeon based servers from HP and IBM. They're running Linux, of course.
These ERP implementations fail because each and every part of the existing process is not defined and documented. If the current processes are clearly documented, then they can be compared to the proposed ERP solution to see if it makes sense.
Our company licenses Oracle's complete system. During the latest upgrade to 11i, I looked into the possiblity of using an Oracle module for tracking prototypes in our developement lab. I submitted a complete process definition along with flowcharts and process diagrams. After about a month of communicating with various Oracle departments, they finally admitted that they didn't have anything that would fit.
A clearly defined process saved us from trying to convert our existing in-house system to something that wouldn't come close to meeting our requirements.
There is a solution:
Our business unit has two engineering labs with about 400 PCs running Win2k and about 50 running Linux. We have survived the latest virus and worm attacks virtually unscathed by using two Cisco IDS 4250-XL Sensors. These are 1U boxes that run Linux and are not to be confused with the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series IDS Module (IDSM-2) which is a blade for the 6500.
The reason for fiber: cat 5 is limited to cable runs of 100 meters but fiber's limits are measured in Kilometers.
Pulte Homes built a new 52 home developement here in Santa Clara, CA and contracted to FiberRide to handle connecting them to the internet. Each house is wired inside with cat 5 to each room. The houses are then connected to a central data center by fiber. This data center houses a Ciena optical switch which is directly connected to the internet.
Bandwidth is rate-limited at the data center and each house gets as much symetrical bandwith as the owners are willing to pay for. $29/month gets you 200kps. I'm not sure about the upper limit, but I think it's in the 8MB/ps range.
The initial cost of installing the cable runs and the data center is included with the purchase price of the house just like other utilites.
FiberRide has wired a number of other new communities using the same layout and they have several competitors which are in essentially the
same business.
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Our engineering group has a large and growing number of Linux users. Most of them have taken my advice and use the XFCE desktop because it's fast, easily configured, and doesn't get in the way. A minimalist desktop appeals to those that just want to get their work done.
The low-cost layer 3 switches now being purchased as edge devices by universities will enable rate limiting and ACLs to be applied to each individual interface.
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I've had a similar experience. I'm setting up a trial installation of MS Project Server 2007 and the process is bizarre! It requires 4 different licenses just to get up and running: 2 Windows 2003 Server licenses, 1 SQL Server 2005 license, and 1 MS Project Server 2007 license. Each user that wants to connect to Project Server needs a licensed copy of MS Project 2007 Professional @ $1000 each. The setup of all these servers is convoluted, poorly documented and each requires a significant level of tweaking to get reasonable performance.
It's been a long time since I've had to deal with Microsoft's products and I've forgotten what a mess it is. It's so bad that it makes setting up and configuring Oracle's stuff seem simple.
Installing Oracle on Linux is a non trivial process, but it is well documented by both Oracle and Werner Puschitz. I would recommend installing Oracle 10G-R2 rather than 9i on either CentOS 4.3 or RedHat AS4.
Much to my surprise, Sun has become the preferred source for servers in our data center. The reason is the availablity of AMD Opteron servers from Sun. These are replacing Intel Zeon based servers from HP and IBM. They're running Linux, of course.
These ERP implementations fail because each and every part of the existing process is not defined and documented. If the current processes are clearly documented, then they can be compared to the proposed ERP solution to see if it makes sense.
Our company licenses Oracle's complete system. During the latest upgrade to 11i, I looked into the possiblity of using an Oracle module for tracking prototypes in our developement lab. I submitted a complete process definition along with flowcharts and process diagrams. After about a month of communicating with various Oracle departments, they finally admitted that they didn't have anything that would fit.
A clearly defined process saved us from trying to convert our existing in-house system to something that wouldn't come close to meeting our requirements.
We'll never run out of oil. It will just gradually increase in price until the alternatives are more economically viable.
There is a solution:
Our business unit has two engineering labs with about 400 PCs running Win2k and about 50 running Linux. We have survived the latest virus and worm attacks virtually unscathed by using two Cisco IDS 4250-XL Sensors. These are 1U boxes that run Linux and are not to be confused with the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series IDS Module (IDSM-2) which is a blade for the 6500.
This is how it works.
Try Malinator . It works for me.
The reason for fiber: cat 5 is limited to cable runs of 100 meters but fiber's limits are measured in Kilometers.
Pulte Homes built a new 52 home developement here in Santa Clara, CA and contracted to FiberRide to handle connecting them to the internet. Each house is wired inside with cat 5 to each room. The houses are then connected to a central data center by fiber. This data center houses a Ciena optical switch which is directly connected to the internet.
Bandwidth is rate-limited at the data center and each house gets as much symetrical bandwith as the owners are willing to pay for. $29/month gets you 200kps. I'm not sure about the upper limit, but I think it's in the 8MB/ps range.
The initial cost of installing the cable runs and the data center is included with the purchase price of the house just like other utilites. FiberRide has wired a number of other new communities using the same layout and they have several competitors which are in essentially the same business.
Our engineering group has a large and growing number of Linux users. Most of them have taken my advice and use the XFCE desktop because it's fast, easily configured, and doesn't get in the way. A minimalist desktop appeals to those that just want to get their work done.
The low-cost layer 3 switches now being purchased as edge devices by universities will enable rate limiting and ACLs to be applied to each individual interface.