I read the full case study at microsoft.com 
(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/wpnas/productinformation/casestudies/scotprovpress.mspx) 
-- it kinda went like this:

Used Mac OS 9 servers = corruption, crashes, etc .. no good.
Evaluated other solutions, only solution available was Linux (mid-2001)
Linux worked except for fast Sherlock searches
Apparently used the Linux solution until October 2002 (they didn't list 
an interm solution) (1+ years)
Switched to Windows NAS that had Sherlock comaptibility (Oct 2002)
Article dated Feb 2003 (4 months)

Its interesting to note that they never said anything about having 
issues of crashes, corruption or other issues with the Linux box, just 
no Sherlock compatibility. I'm curious on how well the Microsoft-based 
NAS solution has held up over the past 1+ years and if it is  
meeting/exceeding expectations.

On a possible positive gain for Linux -- a local private school deployed 
a W2k3 based network last summer. This summer they are planning on 
migrating to Linux with intent to having all servers + desktops deployed 
on Linux within the next 2 years. I find this rather interesting because 
their setup is fairly current with W2K/WinXP desktops and W2k3 servers 
(x3). I talked with the main IT guy at the school last night, discussed 
benefits (LTSP, centralized administration, remote admin, virus/spyware 
issues, etc..) and have requested that he documents the process and 
eventually create a case study stating the current infrastructure, 
reason for changing, why Linux was selected, deployment issues, and 
ultimately the level of satisfaction in the solution. I'll keep all of 
you posted. :)

Joe


Michael Havens wrote:

>A loss for Linux.
>

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