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Re: SAP R/3 Alpha Unix or Intel NT ?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (mjhuzen)
Fri Dec 5 08:37:41 1997
To: sapr3-soft@MIT.EDU
Date: 5 Dec 1997 07:25:02 -0600
From: "mjhuzen" <mjhuzen@pi.net> (by way of SAP Moderator <sap-request@realtimeusa.com>)
Hery Santoso (by way of SAP Moderator ) wrote in message
<666b6a$ahb$1@photon.netconcepts.com>...
>We have plan in our company to implement SAP R/3. We had standardized our
>platforms to Intel base and our servers O/S to Ms Windows NT. But the SAP
>implementor team recomended us to use Alpha Unix instead of Intel NT
>platform. We tend to keep our standard to use Intel NT combination with
some
>concerns:
>Single platform--> easier support,
You're right about that one, but it is even with a single platform depending
on the supplier of your (hardware) platform.
>hardware investment saving --> intel base is cheaper,
Right again.
>future investment protection.
I think (and we feel) this is the main reason to choose for Intel NT.
In my firm (a Dutch watercompany) we've installed SAP on IBM 704 Intel
servers with NT (4.0) as operating software platform. Although we've had a
few problems with the hardware (mainly coupling up the servers through a
specific controller to our mainframe of which we are using the tape-robot as
a backup device), everything is now in working order. And we are preparing
to go live on Januari the 5th 1998 (it's the first working day in the new
year).
Although a complete IBM (mainframe)environment we didn't choose to go to
Unix (and RS/6000) because of the foreseen (predicted ?) growth of NT and
decline of Unix. We think we've made the right decision for the
server-platform now and in the foreseable future and that this decision is
giving us the possibility to grow with our SAP-implementation even if we are
going to use IS-U (SAP's Information System - Utilities).
>So I am asking anybody to comment.
These were my five cents, if you have more (specific) questions yoy may
always contact met through e-mail (mjhuzen@pi.net) or by phone
(*31765727531).
>Thank you,
>Hery.
You are welcome!
Arjen (M.J.) Huzen
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