Comments on: Open Source Desktops Meet Managed Services http://www.mspmentor.net/2007/11/30/open-source-desktops-meet-managed-services/ Managed Services & Cloud Services Blog for VARs & MSPs Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: George Fredricks http://www.mspmentor.net/2007/11/30/open-source-desktops-meet-managed-services/comment-page-1/#comment-286 George Fredricks Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:55:43 +0000 http://mspmentor.net/2007/11/30/open-source-desktops-meet-managed-services/#comment-286 OOps I assumed the link would be included in the post: http://userful.com OOps I assumed the link would be included in the post:
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]]> By: George Fredricks http://www.mspmentor.net/2007/11/30/open-source-desktops-meet-managed-services/comment-page-1/#comment-285 George Fredricks Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:54:52 +0000 http://mspmentor.net/2007/11/30/open-source-desktops-meet-managed-services/#comment-285 Looks like there already is a company offering a platform that enables MSPs to sell managed Linux desktops. They also have a cool client install CD that turns one computer into ten. Looks like there already is a company offering a platform that enables MSPs to sell managed Linux desktops. They also have a cool client install CD that turns one computer into ten.

]]> By: John Pugh http://www.mspmentor.net/2007/11/30/open-source-desktops-meet-managed-services/comment-page-1/#comment-66 John Pugh Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:24:09 +0000 http://mspmentor.net/2007/11/30/open-source-desktops-meet-managed-services/#comment-66 Ubuntu would be the LAST...ok 3rd choice for my business. Why? Ubuntu has NO enterprise support mechanism. Without enterprise support for my mission critical systems (all of them since they support my business) I would never consider them. Redhat and Novell's SUSE Linux would be my first choice. In addition, the enterprise providers (Redhat and Novell's SUSE) have a 5-7 year lifespan of support. Much better choices for enterprises. Ubuntu would be the LAST…ok 3rd choice for my business. Why? Ubuntu has NO enterprise support mechanism. Without enterprise support for my mission critical systems (all of them since they support my business) I would never consider them. Redhat and Novell’s SUSE Linux would be my first choice. In addition, the enterprise providers (Redhat and Novell’s SUSE) have a 5-7 year lifespan of support.

Much better choices for enterprises.

]]> By: J Folk http://www.mspmentor.net/2007/11/30/open-source-desktops-meet-managed-services/comment-page-1/#comment-65 J Folk Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:05:03 +0000 http://mspmentor.net/2007/11/30/open-source-desktops-meet-managed-services/#comment-65 Open source and managed services will continue to converge. Companies like Untangle are pushing their open source technologies into the MSP space. More will surely follow. Open source and managed services will continue to converge. Companies like Untangle are pushing their open source technologies into the MSP space. More will surely follow.

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