[Cialug] Iowa Public Schools - Linux Terminal Server

[Daniel Wittenberg]

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On Fri, 2005-04-08 at 15:34 -0500, Josh More wrote:
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> As far as hiring a migration firm goes, it depends on what you want
> done.=20
> In my firm (I am the Linux migration contact here), we can contract in
> several=20
> modes and generally settle on an agreement that gets the job done and
> fits=20
> the budget.  A *good* firm is more about the relationships than the
> money.=20
> So they will work with a limited budget school as well as a high-
> profile fortune 500=20
> company.=20
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> Sadly, the word "consultant" has gotten a bit of a bad rap from folks
> that charge $300=20
> per hour to walk in and tell you that you need to run X instead of Y
> without considering=20
> why you were doing Y to begin with.=20
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> Regarding the terminology of 'integration' vs 'migration', I view them
> both to be important=20
> aspects of the process.  As always, the first order of business is to
> determine what needs=20
> to be done and why, before the how is ever discussed.=20
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> --
> -Josh More, RHCE, CISSP
> morej@alliancetechnologies.net
> 515-245-7701=20
> =20

I'd have to agree here.  We also work with schools on these types of
issues as we also know Linux/MS/Mac.  What you said about relationships
is very true, too many consulting companies focus on the 'money now'
aspect without thinking about future relationships.


Dan

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Daniel Wittenberg
RHCE/IBM Certified Specialist
President/CTO
The Starken Group
http://www.starken.com

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