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Re: Apple's Xserve: The Server World's Ugly Duckling?
Posted by: Walaika Haskins 2007-04-18 08:14:13
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Released in 2002, Apple's Xserve marked the end of the company's hiatus from the enterprise server market. Five years later, it is clear Apple has not given up on its ambitions to offer an alternative to Linux and Windows-based x86 servers. However, the fight for Apple is far from won. Despite the Xserve's struggles, Apple has continued to expand the Xserve line and has rolled out new models in addition to the Xserve G4. January 2004 saw the arrival the G5 and in August 2006, the company launched an Intel Xeon-based Xserve.
Re: Apple's Xserve: The Server World's Ugly Duckling?
Posted by: ebernet 2007-04-18 11:07:40 In reply to: Walaika Haskins
"Another hangup for CIOs and IT managers, according to DiDio, is the inability to justify the perceived costs associated with any Apple hardware. "They were high-priced, and you couldn't cost-justify it.""
Bull. Apple offers BY FAR the most cost effective server out there both in terms of straight hardware (more than $1000 less than an equivalent Dell) to software (SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than any Windows solution, with an unlimited license thrown in with the hardware, and even cheaper than enterprise class Linux's such as Red Hat).
I know you are quoting here, but someone needs to bring up the complete inaccuracy of that statement. In the Server space, Apple is THE acknowledged price leader. It is misinformation like this article not calling people like Laura DiDio on her complete lack of information the continues to hold back Apple in the SMB server space. Please call out these inaccuracies of the so called experts you call on in future articles like this.
Note, I am NOT talking desktop or laptop prices. I am talking specifically server prices. They are by far the least expensive server offerings out there.
Bull. Apple offers BY FAR the most cost effective server out there both in terms of straight hardware (more than $1000 less than an equivalent Dell) to software (SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than any Windows solution, with an unlimited license thrown in with the hardware, and even cheaper than enterprise class Linux's such as Red Hat).
I know you are quoting here, but someone needs to bring up the complete inaccuracy of that statement. In the Server space, Apple is THE acknowledged price leader. It is misinformation like this article not calling people like Laura DiDio on her complete lack of information the continues to hold back Apple in the SMB server space. Please call out these inaccuracies of the so called experts you call on in future articles like this.
Note, I am NOT talking desktop or laptop prices. I am talking specifically server prices. They are by far the least expensive server offerings out there.
