Windows 2000 servers cheaper to run than Unix

vnunet.com | at | by Mike

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A new survey has found that Intel-based servers running Windows 2000 and trusted with key back-office applications are significantly cheaper than Unix servers. The cost of running back-office servers on Windows and Intel technology is around half that of Unix servers, a new report has found. According to the survey of US medium and large sized enterprises, over a three-year ownership period, companies can expect to see 46 per cent lower costs associated with acquiring, maintaining and running a Windows 2000 server over a Unix/Risc machine.

According to the survey, buying an Intel based server running Windows 2000 costs around $1.3m less than its Unix equivalent. Companies surveyed showed the average cost advantage across a mix of two-way and four-way servers to be 58 per cent in favour of the Windows machines.