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| DATE | 2004-12-04 |
| FROM | swd
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] What would the definition of enterprise
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Absolutely! I have been thinking of the correct answer and Ron's is it.
I work at SIAC. The outfit that runs the NYSE. One would think that SIAC would
"know" "enterprise computing". Yet, the backbones of the NYSE run on
TANDEM(!) and HP-UNIX, with a whole lot of Red Hat Linux, and Windows 3.1(and
up), thrown in for "user friendly" interface.
It's all a mess but it works about 99.999% of the time.
On Saturday 04 December 2004 03:40 pm, Ron Guerin wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 19:06, Steve Milo wrote:
> > I would like to try to bring some kind of meaningful definition to this
> > phrase or redefine it. So I have a few questions.
> >
> > What would define enterprise level computing?
>
> The term "enterprise computing" refers simply to computers used to run
> your enterprise. That's all it's ever meant, and frankly, although most
> people presume it means a _large_ enterprise, that's not the case. I've
> been around since that sad term fell into use, and I can tell you that
> it never meant large, but it did imply that the system being spoke of
> was of critical importance to its owner.
>
> It's about as useful a term as "user friendly" and the sooner it falls
> into disuse, the better. As you've noticed, people have started to give
> it some kind of mystical aura, ie: "It's not ready for the enterprise!",
> which is a completely nonsensical sentence, devoid of any meaning
> whatsoever. (no two enterprises have exactly the same needs, so there is
> no such thing as "the enterprise".) Anything and everything is
> "enterprise ready", so feel free to argue vigorously anytime that
> expression is used to justify something, because it means whatever you
> want it to mean.
>
> - Ron
>
>
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