My (just recently employed me) company is currently going through some technical woes, and it could be time to start shopping for new tech support. They are currently running a dinasour shop with a netware 4x, exchange 2000 and 100+ DOS terminal stations (plus a handful of XP for the support staff).
Our current tech support seems to sware by M$. When I asked about *nix option, his opinion was that we'd end up "in the same boat as we are now".... i'm guessing a supportless environment is what he meant?
Anyway, I'm hoping for some recommendations for a vendor that might help steer us in the right direction, capable of working with netware, M$ and Linux and most importantly able to chose the best tool for the job. (located on the west side, near 51st ave and Bell.)
We've used a consultant that does NetWare servers and is good. He is a Novell guy through and through, so he'll lean that way. We use NetWare (6.5) and (SuSE) Linux where I work with XP clients. The directory and print services is very hard to beat on NetWare.
He wouldn't mind discussing your needs. Here is his info:
Gary Christensen
Desert Lans Ltd.
480-752-9369