Attention: TDR Forum Junkies I wonder why I stay in IT.
Parent company issues statement, that no one is allowed to have anything
other than MS operating systems on desktops, laptops and servers. The
statement also reads if another OS is found on the network measures will be
taken to block, remove, contain or disable the system. IT director signs
this without asking anybody in Eng. and IT.
IT director pushed through a P. O. for an application called Business Objects
Business Intelligence. The platform is supposed to gather all finacials from
direct business units wether in excel, access, sql, as400, erp and combine
into one dbase. The P. O. was for $750k.
The CD's arrive and it is a flavor of Linux. I started to build the system
as IT director walks in and sees the screen. Tells I can not have Linux on
the network due to Document she signed. I state it is the software she
bought, Plus we have VMWARE running the majority of the two local sites. By October 2005 all sites will be VMWARE.
IT director calls parent company to explain. Parent company says you signed
Document you will run only windows, shut down all non MS systems. I was asked how long it would take to get rid of VMWARE.
Well we have over 30 virtual servers, to put on standard hardware we would
need 30 servers @ ~$7500 Each. I asked why and was informed of the signed
Document. I asked if that included the Engineerings VAX machines and soon to be setup Sun workstations.
The document is now under review.
Parent company issues statement, that no one is allowed to have anything
other than MS operating systems on desktops, laptops and servers. The
statement also reads if another OS is found on the network measures will be
taken to block, remove, contain or disable the system. IT director signs
this without asking anybody in Eng. and IT.
IT director pushed through a P. O. for an application called Business Objects
Business Intelligence. The platform is supposed to gather all finacials from
direct business units wether in excel, access, sql, as400, erp and combine
into one dbase. The P. O. was for $750k.
The CD's arrive and it is a flavor of Linux. I started to build the system
as IT director walks in and sees the screen. Tells I can not have Linux on
the network due to Document she signed. I state it is the software she
bought, Plus we have VMWARE running the majority of the two local sites. By October 2005 all sites will be VMWARE.
IT director calls parent company to explain. Parent company says you signed
Document you will run only windows, shut down all non MS systems. I was asked how long it would take to get rid of VMWARE.
Well we have over 30 virtual servers, to put on standard hardware we would
need 30 servers @ ~$7500 Each. I asked why and was informed of the signed
Document. I asked if that included the Engineerings VAX machines and soon to be setup Sun workstations.
The document is now under review.
