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Absolutely! If one of the solutions to the Y2K problem is to buy new hardware (servers and PCs) which are Y2K compliant, then it makes a lot of sense to go that route.
a) you solve your Y2K problem, at least internally
b) if one company (DELL for instance) gets the whole order, then you end up with an improved hardware and software commonality and compatibility, and a corresponding increase in ease of administration.
c) you upgrade your overall platform, hardware, software, and service in the bargain, likely at not much (if any) greater cost than just tasking out the Y2K problem.
d) and your service and hardware provider is a major Fortune 500 Company which isn't going to disappear in the months or year after 1/1/2000, but will be there to assist you -- because it is in his interest, too.
That is a very rosy prospect, I must admit. Can anyone fill in the blanks...
1) For whom might this be feasible? How large a network are DELLs servers capable of running? What are their current limitations?
2) If a company (such as Eastman recently did) converts their entire operation to DELL (or any other PC and server manufacturer), how much of the Y2K problem is solved? and what remains to be done?
3) What are the relative up-front costs of converting a company's entire technology system to a DELL as compared to using a purely software solution? ... and how do the long-term costs compare?
4) If an institution is currently networked using a mainframe, is it even possible to move the operation to a DELL server? Where are the limitations? What are the difficult or insurmountable hurdles?
I'm afraid there is too much I don't know about the whole scenario, but I welcome your input! <vvvbg> Just throwing this out so we can try to get a feel for the problem and how DELl fits in.
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