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Migrating Microsoft NT4 to Windows 2003 - Using HP OpenView Storage Mirroring

Overview Most enterprise environments have come to an understanding that "in-place upgrades" from one operating system to another is more problematic than beneficial. This is particularly true when skipping a generation, such as moving from Windows NT4 to Windows 2003. This white paper highlights the primary considerations of migrating "across the wire" from a Windows NT4 platform to Windows 2003.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Hewlett Packard	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	January 2004	Downloads	63
Format	White Papers
Topics	Upgrades and Migration, Windows NT - 2000 - 2003

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Windows 2000 Special: New dawn or dead end?

He intends to delay migrating his systems until he sees the results of the first wave of installation across the industry. Coyle added he was angry with the constant stream of upgrades from software vendors and said he's happy to sit back and let...

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Comment & Analysis

Microsoft Pocket PC to lock out non-ARM chips

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Mobile & Wireless

Devil's Advocate: Redmond's dilemma

Now, both of those considerations are under pressure. Budgets are being squeezed and companies are less impressed by the advantages offered by upgrades. Why is Microsoft fighting its biggest customers?

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Comment & Analysis

Windows Vista fails to convince CIOs

He said: "Migrating now would mean significant costs with very little business benefit. XP is fine, and in fact we still have some XP upgrades to do. I can't justify the extra cost of upgrading, man hours of planning and rollout, user training and...

Brampton Factor: Vista complaints

The retail price of Vista is exorbitant and the upgrades are not radically more appealing than previous versions of Windows while coming with irritating restrictions. That figure relates to third generation languages and sizeable corporate projects...

Five questions to ask before moving to Vista

The size of business is also an issue - larger companies face a huge and complicated task where it comes to migrating their entire infrastructure onto a new operating system. Microsoft's maintenance service, Software Assurance, which companies pay...

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ZDNet UK

Telecom 2.0: Mind over matter

ntl:Telewest Business believes that the role of the telco is evolving. Gone are the days when it was enough to simply focus on circuits and minutes, customers now need a far higher degree of interaction and look for suppliers who will talk business solutions with them.

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ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

In today's fast-paced world, access to real-time data has never been more important. To be successful, organizations need to be able to report and analyze corporate data quickly and easily, regardless of what applications created the data, what platform they're running on, or what database they're stored in.

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IBM

An examination of server consolidation: the trends that can drive efficiencies and help businesses gain a competitive edge

This white paper provides a starting point for organizations contemplating server consolidation. It includes an overview of server consolidation concepts and techniques and provides guidance on methodologies. It also looks at the potential cost savings associated with server consolidation and offers information on how organizations can sustain the advantage they have gained by consolidating their servers.

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IBM

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