Analyst Report
Driving Lower TCO and Rapid ROI through UNIX Migrations:
IT Decision-Maker Perspectives
Published: 9/1/2006
We looked at Linux for our UNIX database migration, but found that Windows and Linux provided similar costs, and Windows was stronger on the other key decision factors.
-IT Executive from "Driving Lower TCO and Rapid ROI through UNIX Migrations: IT Decision Maker Perspectives" Study Mercer Management Consulting

Summary
Mercer Management Consulting, a global strategy consultancy, was commissioned by Microsoft to conduct research with 30 senior IT decision-makers globally to understand why organizations are migrating from UNIX, how alternative platforms are selected, and what value companies have generated by migrating from UNIX to Windows, Linux, or other flavors of UNIX. This document summarizes the findings from those interviews.
Included in this document
  • Summary Findings
  • Drivers of the UNIX Migration Trend
  • Transformational Migrations
  • Discrete Migrations
  • Note on Methodology