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If that's true, yes, Windows Server has been irrelevant for some time. It wouldn't explain the remapping of Office, though.
by ynniv 9y ago
If that's true, yes, Windows Server has been irrelevant for some time. It wouldn't explain the remapping of Office, though.
- mbesto 9y agoOffice is Office365 rebranded - which just means the lock-in is a monthly subscription instead of a license. The lock-in is further exploited because email is the cornerstone of any business productivity suite and it'll be hosted on Azure now (which is a huge lock-in to their ecosystem).
- majewsky 9y ago> Windows Server has been irrelevant for some time. Most definitely not. There are a ton of Microsoft Certified Somethings that will refuse to administrate Linux servers unless their life depends on it. Source: I work at SAP's internal cloud unit. We have to support Windows VMs (begrudgingly, if I may say), even for payloads that could run on Linux.
- mixmastamyk 9y agoInflexible workers will be separated from their jobs eventually, its just a matter of time.
- majewsky 9y agoWhat makes you think that? Those inflexible workers are also those who make the purchasing decisions. A shop full of Windows admins will not switch to Linux unless forced to (and vice versa).
- mixmastamyk 9y agoAnd many will eventually be outsourced. In fact, systems administration as a profession is on the downswing due to the cloud. This site itself is largely focused on "disrupting" inefficiency with automation.
- vetinari 9y agoNot only due to cloud; even if you have local bunch of immutable OS instances like CoreOS or RHEL atomic running containers, you don't need a big staff babysitting server OSes.
- mixmastamyk 9y agoYes, conflated cloud and containers in my head when writing that comment.