I noticed that this subject has lead to questions in the direction of a
multivendor hardware installation.
 
In my oppinion, one of three conditions must be met in order to practice
this: 1) Certified hardware pieces, or 2) your company must be BIG so
vendors have a commercial interest in keeping you happy, or 3) Be sure you
know what you are doing and what the consequences might be.
 
If none of the first two conditions are met, you can be sure that if (or
when??) anything goes wrong at your installation, the vendors will just
point at each other saying "That's not my problem" - and YOU will be the
looser. This is a fact of life - I've experienced it from our HP9000
installation.
 
Personally I like the idea of some kind of certification.
 
 
Flemming Rothmann ([log in to unmask])
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