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| DATE | 2005-03-28 |
| FROM | From: "Inker, Evan"
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] De Montfort University switches to SUSE Linux
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De Montfort University switches to SUSE Linux
Andy McCue
silicon.com
March 24, 2005
http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39128979,00.htm
Leicester's De Montfort University is ditching Microsoft and Unix for a SUSE
Linux-based platform from Novell for its server infrastructure as part of a
wider strategic plan to streamline its IT operations.
The university had been running a disparate mix of Microsoft Windows NT
domains, Novell Netware trees, Active Directory and Unix platforms because
De Montfort's network had developed at individual department level.
Roy Adams, IT director at De Montfort University, told silicon.com the move
to Linux will provide a more flexible centralised infrastructure that will
also cut IT support costs.
"The reason for moving to Linux is it is an open, very reliable system which
allows us to introduce all the elements we need to service the university on
one platform and it reduces management overhead," he said.
But Adams said the move is also about making it easier to add new web
services as part of the university's move to a more user-friendly
browser-based 24x7 system for the 27,000 students and staff.
"It will save us money by the fact we will have less to look after on the
mainframe side but it's not just about handing money back," he said.
Although the new Linux-based server platform will handle tasks such as file
and print services and centralised file storage Adams said there are
currently no plans to pursue Linux on the desktop.
As part of the switch De Montfort will also be deploying Novell's eDirectory
identity management software for secure single-sign on facilities for the
university's students and staff.
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