ndows NT or UNIX - to utilize across the board was of major importance. Since the company decided to migrate to using one operating system, there were issues that will play a role in determining whether to use Windows NT or UNIX as the company's operating system. One of the first issues was the operating system would provide easy access and manageability. The system should support the company's tolls of the engineering trade as well as enhance the company's business applications. Stable communication between all the company's offices and clients would also be a high priority.The Team conduct benchmark tests on various LAN and mainframe configurations to determine which OS to upgrade the now cumbersome and outdated system. [could flow into John's paper].The decision to go with Windows NT was based on several reasons. First, Windows NT has the robustness and ease of use sought for by the company. This would make the transition from DOS-based applications much smoother. "Besides the familiar Windows interface, Windows NT can run all popular Windows applications, including Office, the popular productivity suite of applications." Manageability was another area in which NT proved to be more efficient. NT allows the system administrators to oversee a network that is not a jumble of differing hardware characteristics. The Windows NT platform supports a vast array of hardware and software configurations aided by a suite of tools to support desktop and network management. The User Manager and Server Manager allows the system administrators to centrally manage all user accounts and servers from one location (San Diego). On the other hand, with a UNIX network, it would necessitate a system administrator be located at the branch locations to manage the local network due to the disparity in equipment. This problem would cause headaches when one network was not in synch with the others. Centralized manageability would increase the stabili...
