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Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991003257399707536

Autore

Allen, David

Titolo

Windows to Linux migration toolkit [electronic resource] / David Allen ... [et al.] ; Christian Lahti, technical editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Rockland, MA : Syngress Pub.

[Sebastopol, CA] : Distributed by O'Reilly Media in the United States and Canada, c2004

ISBN

9781931836395

1931836396

Descrizione fisica

xxxi, 490 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Lahti, Christian

Disciplina

005.268

Soggetti

Systems migration - Handbooks, manuals, etc

Operating systems (Computers) - Handbooks, manuals, etc

Electronic books.

Linux Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Microsoft Windows (Computer file) Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Risorsa elettronica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book will teach people how to migrate systems from Windows to Linux. It provides migration process planning, automated migration scripts, anti-virus / anti-spam solutions, and specific migration and deployment details for all relevant technologies. IT professionals who wish to maximize the value of their Windows to Linux migration services will find this book valuable. The book will help them fine-tune their migration services to make them more efficient, thorough, feature-enhanced, and cost-effective by utilizing migration scripts and best practices gleaned from the author's many years of real-world migrations in large and small companies. * The book and fully functioning scripts on the CD-ROM work for migrations from Windows NT or Windows 2000 to any Linux distribution. * David Allen has done over 25,000 user migrations from Windows to Linux. * Microsoft will stop supporting Windows NT in December 2004 forcing over 2 million enterprise customers to migrate from Windows NT to a new sever



operating system. Both IBM and Dell are offering enterprise servers running Linux which will allow customers to realize a 50% reduction in TCO. In 2003 Linux servers represented the largest growth segment in the Server market, and all the major research groups indicate this trend will continue through t least 2007.