Comments on: Hmm…SUSE Linux Enterprise the Vista Replacement? http://cybernetnews.com/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan Smith http://cybernetnews.com/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/comment-page-1/#comment-87184 Ryan Smith Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:30:55 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/19/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/#comment-87184 There are 30 days of installation support for SUSE Linux Enterprise (Desktop and Server) so that would cover helping the user get it installed and perhaps an explanation of how to locate important folders. Although end users can purchase it, this enterprise version is for businesses (large and small) so it's generally a more broad deployment. In that case, Novell offers support and consulting to the implementation teams so they can help the end users. There are 30 days of installation support for SUSE Linux Enterprise (Desktop and Server) so that would cover helping the user get it installed and perhaps an explanation of how to locate important folders.

Although end users can purchase it, this enterprise version is for businesses (large and small) so it’s generally a more broad deployment. In that case, Novell offers support and consulting to the implementation teams so they can help the end users.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/comment-page-1/#comment-87123 Ryan Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:23:57 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/19/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/#comment-87123 Yeah, those are mostly the people that I deal with on a regular basis, but you're definitely right about the larger corporations. Out of curiosity does Novell provide any sort of information to people who purchase the enterprise version to help make the switch from Windows? For example, the layout of the hard drive is a little different and might be unfamiliar to users (this is the complaint I get the most when introducing someone to Linux). So do you give them info that would help them find important folders they might be looking for on their hard drive? Yeah, those are mostly the people that I deal with on a regular basis, but you’re definitely right about the larger corporations. Out of curiosity does Novell provide any sort of information to people who purchase the enterprise version to help make the switch from Windows? For example, the layout of the hard drive is a little different and might be unfamiliar to users (this is the complaint I get the most when introducing someone to Linux). So do you give them info that would help them find important folders they might be looking for on their hard drive?

]]> By: Ryan Smith http://cybernetnews.com/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/comment-page-1/#comment-87119 Ryan Smith Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:38:44 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/19/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/#comment-87119 As an employee of a large corporation, you should never have to worry about creating templates or importing clipart from MS Office. At Novell, for example, once a template is created and icons and clipart is put in a corporate library, other non-branded templates and clipart is discouraged. I can see how those things would be a regular part of home/small business users' use of MS Office. As an employee of a large corporation, you should never have to worry about creating templates or importing clipart from MS Office. At Novell, for example, once a template is created and icons and clipart is put in a corporate library, other non-branded templates and clipart is discouraged.

I can see how those things would be a regular part of home/small business users’ use of MS Office.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/comment-page-1/#comment-87108 Ryan Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:18:06 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/19/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/#comment-87108 Microsoft Office does obviously cost a lot of money (more than Windows in fact), but a lot of people I know actually use Microsoft's templates/clipart the most from it. That's something that OpenOffice doesn't offer much of. I don't think the Novell Office adds any templates though. Microsoft Office does obviously cost a lot of money (more than Windows in fact), but a lot of people I know actually use Microsoft’s templates/clipart the most from it. That’s something that OpenOffice doesn’t offer much of. I don’t think the Novell Office adds any templates though.

]]> By: Ryan Smith http://cybernetnews.com/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/comment-page-1/#comment-87099 Ryan Smith Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:54:18 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/19/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/#comment-87099 Forgot my email in the last post - rysmith at novell.com Forgot my email in the last post – rysmith at novell.com

]]> By: Ryan Smith http://cybernetnews.com/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/comment-page-1/#comment-87098 Ryan Smith Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:52:53 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/19/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/#comment-87098 You can save a lot of money just getting off of MS Office. Maybe some of your company's employees rely on unique features of MS Office but I'm willing to bet the majority use it now and again to read files and very infrequently as a text editor. At Novell, we found that we could save plenty of money just moving most people off MS Office: http://www.novell.com/connectionmagazine/2004/09/tech_talk_5.html (an older but representative story about the move) http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/solutions/novell_migration.pdf Email me if you have questions about this move. You can save a lot of money just getting off of MS Office. Maybe some of your company’s employees rely on unique features of MS Office but I’m willing to bet the majority use it now and again to read files and very infrequently as a text editor. At Novell, we found that we could save plenty of money just moving most people off MS Office: [novell.com] (an older but representative story about the move)
[dell.com]

Email me if you have questions about this move.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/comment-page-1/#comment-86827 Ryan Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:03:24 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/19/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/#comment-86827 It really depends on what company we're talking about here. For example, Base in OpenOffice.org doesn't do everything that Microsoft Access can do (in my experience), so if you need something that uses the more advanced features you'll be forking out even more money to purchase Microsoft Office to run on Crossover Office for Linux. I'm sure there are plenty of companies who could make the switch quite easily, but there are also a lot who would have a really hard time making the switch. It really depends on what company we’re talking about here. For example, Base in OpenOffice.org doesn’t do everything that Microsoft Access can do (in my experience), so if you need something that uses the more advanced features you’ll be forking out even more money to purchase Microsoft Office to run on Crossover Office for Linux. I’m sure there are plenty of companies who could make the switch quite easily, but there are also a lot who would have a really hard time making the switch.

]]> By: stopsatgreen http://cybernetnews.com/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/comment-page-1/#comment-86745 stopsatgreen Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:41:06 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/19/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/#comment-86745 A recent study in the EU found that the cost of switching to Linux and OSS could be small enough to be paid for out of one year's budget: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070112025016466 A recent study in the EU found that the cost of switching to Linux and OSS could be small enough to be paid for out of one year’s budget:
[groklaw.net]

]]> By: Planeta OpenSUSE » Hmm…SUSE Linux Enterprise the Vista Replacement? http://cybernetnews.com/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/comment-page-1/#comment-86744 Planeta OpenSUSE » Hmm…SUSE Linux Enterprise the Vista Replacement? Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:19:54 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/19/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/#comment-86744 [...] Read more and comment: http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/19/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/Related Posts: [...] [...] Read more and comment: [tech.cybernetnews.com] Posts: [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/comment-page-1/#comment-86557 Ryan Sat, 20 Jan 2007 06:25:15 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/19/hmmsuse-linux-enterprise-the-vista-replacement/#comment-86557 I agree that Linux developers have been saying this for years but I haven't actually seen one of the companies aggressively approach it this much...they have even created their own website to compare the two operating systems. I agree that Linux developers have been saying this for years but I haven’t actually seen one of the companies aggressively approach it this much…they have even created their own website to compare the two operating systems.

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