Unix/microsoft’s Say

Higher costs across the board

Many older UNIX systems have become very expensive to maintain and upgrade. While newer UNIX systems are closer to the price / performance of Windows, costs for software and UNIX IT skills drive TCO significantly higher than Windows Server. Market leading TCO and business value

When faced with replacing UNIX, many customers find Windows Server-based solutions can be significantly less expensive to purchase and maintain than typical UNIX solutions. In addition, Windows Servers provide better business value through increased productivity, reduced operations complexity and broader use of IT.

Mission-Critical Needs Scalable, reliable, and secure—if maintained

UNIX systems are considered highly reliable and secure for most enterprise scenarios however as existing UNIX platforms age, customers experience a lower level of reliability, scalability and security due to hardware limitations and issues with out-of-date software. Enterprise-class reliability and performance

Microsoft has made major investments in making Windows Server truly enterprise ready. Windows Server is now considered by many customers to meet or exceed the reliability, scalability and security found in enterprise UNIX systems.

Applications, Partners and Choice Niche solutions, hard to find specialists

Since every vendor’s UNIX system is unique, there are substantially fewer IT professionals trained on each UNIX platform. In addition, not all key enterprise solutions are ported and supported for all of the various versions of UNIX. Benefit from the world’s