White Papers_BestBothWorlds
Jamie looks for ways to reduce costs and improve efficiency in his business. His staff uses Microsoft operating
systems exclusively, but he is tempted to move them onto Linux platforms. In his environment he can save tens
of thousands of dollars in licensing fees. Plus he believes his current hardware will support Linux, whereas the
next MS upgrade will cost him memory and cpu upgrades to meet necessary response times. At the same time,
he fears everything he saves in bottom-line dollars will be lost in productivity costs if Linux-based applications
don’t perform as well as the staff’s current programs....
