| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing Council Web Site Goes Kaput | |
| Posted by: | Niall Connolly | |
| Date/Time: | 10/06/09 14:50:00 |
| Once again - missing the point of the issue. Its not what you use, but how you use it and administer it. I fail to see why you keep banging on about Unix systems being better than Microsoft - this is not addressing the root cause of the issue - the management of the systems. I don't disagree with your basic premise that Unix is more stable than Microsoft or that Microsoft is bloatware that needs a lot processor to perform the same tasks etc etc. For a lot of reasons Unix and derivatives are better - except for one - support and accountability - neither is guaranteed with Free Open Source software. The key point is this - plenty of companies and organisations run these systems perfectly well without issues like the Ealing failure. The most pertinent question is why they were paying probably a large amount of money for a "stable" and "well managed" environment which then failed due to someone apparently using an infected storage device which then spread through the systems unhindered by appropriate controls. Microsoft is not bad software - It too is secure out of the box and if you configure it appropriately it is a stable system so please get off the Unix soapbox and understand that most problems with IT are caused by people not computers. All computers only do what you tell them to do if you give them the right instructions. As a complete aside - I have inherited systems which were written by a "lad who was on work experience from school last week" and from bitter experience invariably find that whilst they might work well - they are usually not well documented/supported. Would I trust my company database to this sort of systems development scheme - not bloody likely and neither would my company auditors / board etc....Bit difficult to explain how the key information of the company was left in the hands of a "work experience lad" now without a red face. |