Re: Real World News.."And so it goes"

["Norm" <normanmo@clark.net>]

On Wed, 15 Apr 1998 10:53:43 -0400, Linux Idiot wrote:

>>      Are we talking about Intel based boxes running the x86 version of
>> Solaris or are they actually replacing SPARC Stations for Wintel
>> boxes??  Switching to win95 on x86 boxes is bad enough, but if it's the
>> latter it should actually be fun to watch...their users are in for a
>> big surprise :-D.
>
>They are mothballing the Sparc stations and replacing them with brand
>new Wintel hardware.  And all along, we're talking about saving money???
>

     There's nothing like spending a ton of money on a downgrade. 
Hell, no wonder my long distant bills aren't getting any smaller,
they're pissing away way too much money on inferior technology.

 
>> >
>> >Although not all of AT&T has gone the way of Wintel, I find all kinds of
>> >internal documents on the Intranet that are Word. The top level of
>> >management actually put out a word based doc that all employees should
>> >have had access to.
>> >
>> >A lot of it is educational issues.  I'm responsible for a segment of the
>> >AT&T HR Intranet development.  When I suggested to one person that they
>> >should quite sending word document versions of their newsletter via
>> >email and publish it on the Intranet, she said that there would be
>> >people who could not access it.  Think about it.  We're talking about
>> >people who obviously have email and MS word.  I'm still fighting this
>> >one.
>> 
>>      This is a prime of example of the level of knowledge you're
>> dealing with.  What does she think, that users can access word docs but
>> somehow can't deal with plain text???  Geezzzz...good luck fighting
>> them, it's like they're talking a different language (she's definitely
>> speaking 'clueless').
>
>It's unfortunate.  When I took this assignment, the web server was set
>up on an NT box, sharing the box with other services.  I suggested we
>needed a separate box for the web server as a physical barrier between
>these services.  I got it, but when I suggested a UNIX based solution, I
>was told no by the tech support manager.  The reason?  
>"I don't have any people with UNIX experience/knowledge."  My answer:
>"If you have a team of carpenters, and you toilet is clogged, you hire a
>plumber or train one of your carpenters to be a plumber."  As far as I'm
>concerned, using NT as a webserver is like hammering a nail with a
>screwdriver...  I've lost that battle, but the war is about to rage. 
>I've put in for a new box, faster processor, more memory.  It's not been
>approved, but once it is, then I'm going to have a discussion with the
>tech manager and her boss (who is my boss as well).  The good thing
>about my boss is she respects my experience and knowledge.  She also
>expects you to back up what you say with factual info.  I've already
>offered to administer the box myself, remotely.  We'll see how it goes. 
>It's gotten to the point where I'm considering leaving AT&T (20 years)
>because of their whole hog move to MS products.  I want the right
>solutions for the right reasons.


     Hmmmm...if I were you I'd consider breaking one of the old SPARC
Stations out of mouthballs and use it for my webserver, lets see them
install windoze on one of them ;-)

 ...Cheers,

 ...Norm

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