Re: SAP recommends NT

[Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@xxxxxxxxxx>]

That's is a GOOD deal of what has been discussed in the past on this list - the
MYTH that NT is cheaper, and I would question the size of server you would have
to have to support 450 users (that would scare me <BG>)...

As far as "everyone goes NT" - ya, maybe everyone HAS NT, but are they using it
LIVE, AND are they running there core business apps on NT. I'd say doubtfull...

I am sure others can provide the figures for Fortune 500 and 1000 sites and the
penetration of the AS/400,,,

Good luck !!

Chuck

rwagner@zeunastaerker.de wrote:

> Chuck,
>
> we (the IT department) investigated the SAP platforms S/390, AS/400, UNIX
> and NT. We voted because of
> technical advantages for AS/400. But SAP does not understand that we take
> anything else but NT into consider!
>
> The reasons are very simple:
>
> 1.) NT is cheap
> 2.) NT's performance is enough (we plan 450 users)
> 3.) NT is the mainstream (everyone goes NT). SAP sells more than 50% on NT!
>
> If you talk to a NT representative you will hear much of goodies that will
> come in the future (when wolfpack is available
> NT will be very high available) and things of other systems that were bad
> in the past (TCP/IP on AS/400 had much of
> problems some years ago).
>
> Everytime you have an technical argument that votes against NT you will
> hear an answer like:
>
> _So much people are working on it: In the near future it won't be a problem
> any more_
>
> Tomorrow we receive an AS/400 S30 as an aducation and test machine on an
> try+by basis. I hope it does a godd
> job and we can stay on this platform
>
> Greetings
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> Reinhold Wagner
>
> Zeuna Staerker GmbH & Co. KG
> Biberbachstr. 9
> D - 86154 Augsburg
> Germany
>
> Tel.: +49 821 4103 490   Fax.: +49 821 4103 7490
> eMail: rwagner@zeunastaerker.de
>
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