Robert Frances Group

Sunday, Feb 05

Linux 2.6 and Solaris 10 Study - An Analysis of Two Strategies for Enterprise Operating Systems

An Analysis of Two Strategies for Enterprise Operating Systems

With the release of the Solaris 10 operating system, Sun Microsystems, Inc. has made a fundamental decision to re-position Solaris as an open source alternative to Linux and to invest in Solaris on x86-based platforms. This raises a variety of questions and choices for enterprises with large Unix infrastructure investments and workloads. IT executives need to evaluate their organizations' operating system strategy, and ask the crucial question - is it better for an IT architecture to be derived from work controlled by a single corporation or by a community?

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RFG Risk Management
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Global Risks to and from Data

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Driving High Performance Through Benchmarking

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OTHER TELECONFERENCES

October 25, 2007 - Building Service-Oriented Architectures
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Emergency Planning and Disaster Preparedness:
The Critical Role of Geospatial Information

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Operational Risk Assessment and Mitigation: A "3-D" Approach

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PC Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Leasing: The Realities of Reducing PC Ownership Costs

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Business Process Management and Optimization:
Beyond Today's "Alphabet Soup"

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Adaptive Infrastructure Design:
Building the Data Center of the Future

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Risk Assessment: An Interactive Panel on
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Access Control: An Interactive Panel on Access Management

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RFG Featured
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Constructing Compliance and Governance Programs for Competitive Advantage and Efficiency

As part of RFG's ongoing series of virtual RISK events, RFG and Infosys Technologies Present:

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» RFG Podcasts

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