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Migration
Business Critical Applications from UNIX to Windows and Itanium
2-Based Servers
Ideas
International (January 2006): Many customers are unaware
of the value that Intel® Itanium® 2 processor-based
systems running Windows Server offer over UNIX infrastructures
for hosting critical workloads. To illustrate the motivating
factors that led enterprise companies to choose this open standards-based
solution over the proprietary UNIX architecture, Ideas International
(IDEAS) conducted a study of real-world business cases. |
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Comparing
Microsoft .NET and IBM WebSphere/J2EE
The
Middleware Company (September 2004): "Comparing
Microsoft .NET and IBM WebSphere/J2EE: A Productivity, Performance,
Reliability and Manageability Analysis" by David Herst
with William Edwards and Steve Wilkes. A Microsoft-sponsored
study finds that Microsoft .NET running on Windows Server provides
better productivity, reliability, performance, and manageability
than IBM WebSphere/J2EE running on Linux. |
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Windows
Server Offers Compelling Advantages over UNIX as ERP Hosting
Platform
META
Group (Acquired by Gartner) (August 2004): "Migrating
UNIX ERP Installations to a Windows Server Environment: A Qualitative
Assessment of Business Impact" by META Group, Inc. This
study of completed migration efforts shows a positive business
impact when switching enterprise resource planning systems from
UNIX to Windows Server. |
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Independent
Audit Measures Swifter, Easier Deployment for Microsoft Windows
VeriTest
(October 2003): "Microsoft Windows Small Business Server
2003 vs. Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 Deployment." In
terms of time and complexity, deploying Windows is easier and
faster than deploying Red Hat Linux, whether installing from
scratch or configuring an original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
installation. |
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London
Stock Exchange Achieves Record Reliability
As part of its strategy to win more trading business and new
customers, the London Stock Exchange needed a scalable, reliable,
high-performance stock exchange ticker plant to replace its
earlier system. Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework, Windows
Server™ 2003 and Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 database,
the new Infolect® system has been built to achieve unprecedented
levels of performance, availability, and business agility. Launched
in September 2005, it is maintaining the London Stock Exchange’s
world-leading service reliability record while reducing latency
by a factor of 15. Read the case
study and watch the video 300
KB, 750
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The
State of Illinois saves $10.5 Million with Messaging and Desktop
Standardization
Read how the State of Illinois embarked on an ambitious process
to improve the overall effectiveness of the state government.
After considering Linux and determining it too risky, selected
Microsoft® technology—including Windows Server™
2003 providing increased security and ease of management from
IT. Read the case
study and business article or watch the video 750
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Bookseller
Gains Business Insights Across Sales Channels with New Data
Warehouse
Barnes & Noble, the world’s largest bookseller, decided
to deploy a new data warehouse using Microsoft® SQL Server™
2005 running on an HP Integrity Superdome server equipped with
Intel Itanium processors. Today, daily transactional information
is loaded faster, reports are available to managers quickly
for more insightful business decisions, and the company has
a long-term solution that is improving profitability and enhancing
relationships with its customers. |
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Infrastructure
Provider for Florist Network Selects Microsoft over UNIX and
Linux
Targeting the solution for use ultimately by tens of thousands
of shops in the Teleflora network spanning the United States
and Canada, company executives have chosen Microsoft® technologies
for development and deployment even though the larger and more
influential florists in the network are operating in a SCO UNIX
or Linux environment. Watch the video 750
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Easier
Server Administration Helps Rackspace Deliver Exceptional Service
Managed Web-hosting provider Rackspace deployed Microsoft Operations
Manager 2005 and associated management packs to help manage
the services, applications, and servers on its Intensive Hosting
networks. This lowered alerts by 33 percent, and reduced server
deployment time from 10 minutes to just one. |
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"There
were definitely financial implications for Cole Taylor
in the event of an open source lawsuit, but more importantly,
there was a risk to our organization's reputation. You
can't put a cost on the risk we would be taking in being
named in a lawsuit."
—Manuel Montejano,
CIO, Cole Taylor Bank
Read
the case study. |
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Why
They Chose Windows Server
IT professionals across several industries share the reasons—from
TCO to indemnification—why they selected Windows
Server System. (3:16) |
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Comparison
Study
Teleflora explains how they decided after a two year study
of solutions. (2:55) |
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Rackspace
Raves about Windows Security
This managed hosting company explains how Windows Server
2003 contributed to its success with a solution that really
performs. (2:37) |
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