[THIN] Re: OT: Dell PE 1855 Blade Servers
- From: "Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com" <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:47:52 -0800 (PST)
All I can say is this. When I make a decision it is an intelligent and informed
one. One of the largest criterion for a decision I make when it comes to
hardware and software(or any product for that matter) is the companies
reputation in the industry, their experience with a given architecture, how
long have they been and around and how long do I expect will they be around in
the future.
It is a rarity that I have made a poor decision. My ISP has never gone belly
up, my cell phone company has never changed hands and neither have my utility
companies I choose.
Compaq, Dec have changed hands, as have gateway and a myriad of other
hardware vendors. IBM has always been IBM and HP has always been HP. Both
companies have been around a lot longer then Dell. IBM has been around since
the early 1900's, HP has been around since the late 1930's and Dell only came
onto the scene about 15 years or so ago. They have a long way to go before they
catch up to IBM or HP.
JK
Roger Riggins <roger. wrote:
So you choose IBM not because they have a better product, but
because of their reputation? Just clarifying.
Roger Riggins
Network Administrator
Lutheran Services in Iowa
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-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 12:06 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Dell PE 1855 Blade Servers
Um I wasn't comparing the hardware...I was comparing the companies and
their stature in the industry.
JK
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From: roger.riggins
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 12:27 PM
To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Dell PE 1855 Blade Servers
I still don?t get it. If there is no comparison in hardware, then you
should be able to rattle off some differences that make it so.
Roger Riggins
Network Administrator
Lutheran Services in Iowa
w: 319.859.3543
c: 319.290.5687
http://www.lsiowa.org
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 11:18 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Dell PE 1855 Blade Servers
You are reading between the lines. I was mearly stating to Roger that
both IBM and HP hardware have a bigger stake in the server business and are
more committed to it then Dell ever was or ever will be. I am sure that dell
equipment runs just fine and serves your purpose but there really is no
comparison. Dell still needs to grow up and decide what kind of company it is
going to be. IBM and HP are already there.
JK
Evan Mann <emann@com> wrote:
I've got a couple 7 year old Dell PE servers still running today that
have had zero problems. On e of them is a data base server with heavy I/O and
CPU use (it's now relegated to a testing machine, too slow obviously). So my
experiences tells me that Dell can keep up just fine with the competitors in
terms of quality of equipment, uptimes, etc. My support experiences have been
top notch as well.
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