Saville said Windows 2000 attracted him for three reasons: "One is scalability but the second and third elements - that are key elements to us - are the remote system administration and the installer technologies that Windows 2000 offers.
Greater scalability (93 per cent) was the second reason quoted, followed by reduced total cost of IT (91 per cent). The ability to make and sell products to achieve a steady revenue stream is secondary.
Systems that 'do not scale' have some inherent limitations that prevent the system from expanding to meet greater volumes of useage. A system with a high degree of scalability can be 'scaled up' for increased performance when necessary, or 'scaled...
Mark Lindsay, Lotus product manager at BT Ignite, said: "The idea is to offer a comprehensive platform with a range of scalable applications on a secure server. BT 's broadband division, BT Ignite, pinpointed another target this morning when it...
Other important issues for RMC were flexibility and scalability. Virtual network operator Vanco has signed a £7.7m deal with building materials firm RMC to design, implement and manage a wide area network (WAN).
Head of IT infrastructure at Nationwide, Peter Stafford, said the organisation's IT infrastructure has had to evolve at an exponential rate to keep up with demand so the most efficient and scalable tech is needed to support this.
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