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Win2k Migration: Getting the biggest bang for your buck

By Joanne Cummings

Win2k is the answer to many NT shops' prayers. Users and analysts agree that the OS is more stable than NT. But not all migrating orgs will reap an equal share of rewards. (09 Apr 2002)



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NEWS:
>> Aberdeen Group: Microsoft Windows 2000 operating environments have an edge (DM Review) 08 Apr 2002
>> Migration, security, and the economy top 2002 management scene (SearchWindowsManageability) 19 Dec 2001
>> Microsoft moves to help ASPs (InternetNews) 21 Nov 2001
>> Companies reluctant to take on Linux (ZDNet) 07 Nov 2001
>> Linux adoption stories not what they seem (Wininformant) 31 Oct 2001
>> Lindows unites Linux and Windows (ZDNet) 23 Oct 2001
>> Microsoft winds down Windows NT sales (CNET) 02 Oct 2001
>> Users rip MS license changes (ZDNet) 20 Sep 2001
>> The Van 2.2 eases Windows upgrades (SearchWindowsManageability) 05 Sep 2001
>> Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 to begin testing (Wininformant) 20 Aug 2001
>> Study reveals slow Windows 2000 server adoption (ServerWatch) 05 Jun 2001
LINKS:
>> Best Web Links-->Migration-->Deployment Costs
>> Best Web Links-->Migration-->Migration Advice
>> Best Web Links-->JUNK BIN-->Interoperability
>> Best Web Links-->Active Directory & Network Administration-->AD Replication
>> Best Web Links-->Active Directory & Network Administration-->DNS
ADVICE:
>> Domain Namespace Design
TIP :With Win2k's flexible Active Directory comes complexity. Here are six steps for effective namespace design.
>> Calculating thin client costs
TIP :Terminal Server or Citrix could save you some bucks, but that's not always the case. Find out how to properly evaluate TCO.
>> Can Windows take on the enterprise back end?
TIP :Microsoft is touting Datacenter Server as its answer to UNIX in the big-iron data center market. Does Datacenter deliver?
>> The care and feeding of Active Directory
CHATS :This Q&A addresses the planning, design, maintenance and troubleshooting of Microsoft's trademarked Active Directory, a ...
>> Planning a Win2k Migration Strategy
CHATS :If Win2000 migration is on your IT agenda for 2001, this Q&A will give you a heads up the problems and issues you will face.

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