Two good / related stories about whether Microsoft has really built a Windows Server System ready for the enterprise...
is Windows Server truly ready to supplant Unix as a mission-critical operating system and is SQL Server ready to replace Oracle or DB2? Well, not really, according to even some of Microsoft's own staunchest supporters speaking privately. ...Link: CRN: The whole shebang >
"Microsoft has become arrogant and political," said one Boston-area Microsoft partner. "They all think they're geniuses," he grumbled, adding that some people at the top may fit that description but most of those in the trenches are "ordinary at best." The simple fact is, for better or worse, Microsoft is huge now and with size comes fiefdoms. The problem is that with Microsoft intoning its "integrated innovation" message every chance it gets, it must get those groups to actually work together and not,as has happened in the past,sabotage each other. Going from clandestine but bitter turf wars to proactive collaboration is not easy.
IBM is pointing all its guns at Microsoft, including Linux and its middleware offerings, in a bid to prevent the company from moving deeper into the enterprise. ...Link: CRN: IBM revved up for showdown >
IBM Vice President Scott Hebner said the differences between the two vendors are "stark," noting that partners have a "lot to lose" if they commit to Microsoft's scattershot midmarket effort rather than IBM's sharply focused vertical industry go-to-market strategy. ... Partners and ISVs are going to have to make a fundamental strategic decision on whether to partner with IBM or Microsoft in the midmarket, he said.
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Michael G. | 6/1/2004 2:04:19 PM
When I look at features that were in cc:Mail and just recently making it the Notes client (and not all in there yet), and the features of iNotes not in the desktop client, I get the same feeling about Lotus-a collaboration software company that does not colaborate. I really wish\hope that Lotus gets on the ball and improves the client UI, including the personal address book, import\export and printing.
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Gregg Eldred | 6/1/2004 11:09:27 PM
Serious about security? Apparently, MS thought it important enough to woo away some, what I thought were key, Lotus/IBM resources to Redmond. But they will be enjoying the implementation of security as an "add-on" rather than a core piece of the software, like Notes/Domino. What I don't get is how people continue to compare Outlook to Notes, Exchange to Domino. And they want some feature that is one over in the other. What, you aren't smart enough to work with a different software package? When you go looking at new cars, you ask the Kia dealer for a BMW feature? If you don't do that, then why are you doing it in software? Are you asking MS to add OS/400 security, memory and DASD "features" to Win2K? Maybe I am getting too cynical in my old age, or losing some patience. Thankfully, I am taking a vacation next week. That is probably what I need, to regain that patience, love of life, and less ranting. :-)
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Nathan T. Freeman | 6/2/2004 9:53:44 AM
"When you go looking at new cars, you ask the Kia dealer for a BMW feature?" Yes. Air bags, traction control, ABS. Features cultivated on expensive cars, but now generally available in most models.
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Gregg Eldred | 6/2/2004 10:00:41 PM
Point well taken. I need a better analogy. :-)
- 6 Ed Brill www.edbrill.com | 6/2/2004 10:07:15 PM
Microsoft has made some progress, but they are still behind from a technological and cultural perspective. If Microsoft is serious about security, why aren't they coming out with new security management tools....?? In a recent conversation with a MS employee he refused to even disclose a roadmap for new security tools. Why isn't Microsoft pushing IIS 6.0 more since they claim it is much more secure...???