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Linux versus Microsoft: Review and Analysis. Pablo Picasso. Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. Problems. The staff has brought the following issues to the attention of our managers computers crashing loss of data data inconsistencies . Recommendation.
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Pablo Picasso Computers are useless.They can only give you answers.
Problems The staff has brought the following issues to the attention of our managers • computers crashing • loss of data • data inconsistencies
Recommendation • Upgrade the Vista operating system to Windows 7 Professional • Continue our relationship with Microsoft • Take a deeper look into an open source alternative and develop a plan to make a change
PCLinuxOS Windows 7 Professional Desktops Side by Side
Server Operating Systems Windows Server 2008 Red Hat Linux
Microsoft and Open office Word Works With Wine
Microsoft and Libreoffice Wine May Cause Wineing
Microsoft Licensing Costs No annual renewal fees for our current Microsoft Products. We have invested $9315.00 in Microsoft products since 2010.
Open Source Software Licensing Both Red Hat and Communigate require annual renewal of license. The estimated annual renewal fees are $983.82
Cost Comparison Windows 7 Pro and Linux • Purchasing Open Source Software Licenses • Initial purchase of license $3897.00 • Annual renewal fees estimated $983.82 • Training for IT Staff begins at $6035.00 • Purchasing Windows 7 Professional licenses • Licenses are $139.31 each totaling $2089.65 • No annual renewal fees • No training required
Conclusion • Continue relationship with Microsoft • Windows 7 Professional gives us three to five years of service • Licenses total $2089.65 • Comprehensive Review of Open Source Software • Will licensing costs become a burden • Benefits of training our IT Staff to use Linux