Open Systems Formal Evaluation Process
Brian William Keves
Systems And Network Management
Abstract
System Administrators and Architects are faced with an abundance of
products that can be used to solve a problem or fill a need. Some of
these products are not truly compatible with existing or Open Systems
hardware and software. They can even be proprietary solutions
re-packaged to grab a slice of the "open systems" market. Separating
the chaff from the true performers will continue to be an increasingly
difficult problem.
This difficulty, combined with an increasing trend towards enterprise
wide client/server technologies, shows a definite need to qualify
procurement techniques and practices. This paper gives administrators
the information to successfully organize or re-organize internal
policies and procedures to perform appropriate evaluations of Open
Systems products.
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