One of the things that has crept into the Microsoft discussion is usually Total Cost of Ownership. Microsoft likes to look at the long-term costs. They also like to look at the costs inherent in migrating from Microsoft to Linux, which is going to obviously be a complication. Dana Gardner
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![The sooner you get to a directory structure, and the more centralized you make repositories and storage in your organization, the much better off you're going to be doing business-to-business and business-to-customer [transactions] later on down the path. - Dana Gardner Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=VGhlIHNvb25lciB5b3UgZ2V0IHRvIGEgZGlyZWN0b3J5IHN0cnVjdHVyZSwgYW5kIHRoZSBtb3JlIGNlbnRyYWxpemVkIHlvdSBtYWtlIHJlcG9zaXRvcmllcyBhbmQgc3RvcmFnZSBpbiB5b3VyIG9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbiwgdGhlIG11Y2ggYmV0dGVyIG9mZiB5b3UncmUgZ29pbmcgdG8gYmUgZG9pbmcgYnVzaW5lc3MtdG8tYnVzaW5lc3MgYW5kIGJ1c2luZXNzLXRvLWN1c3RvbWVyIFt0cmFuc2FjdGlvbnNdIGxhdGVyIG9uIGRvd24gdGhlIHBhdGguIA==&author=ICBEYW5hIEdhcmRuZXIgICAg&num=6 "The sooner you get to a directory structure, and the more centralized you make repositories and storage in your organization, the much better off you're going to be doing business-to-business and business-to-customer [transactions] later on down the path. - Dana Gardner Quotes")
![Now is the time to re-evaluate the benefits of securely delivered e-mail. It is unfortunate that [the anthrax threat] needs to be a reason for people to reconsider or re-evaluate e-mail; it is a good [idea] on its own without these unfortunate circumstances. - Dana Gardner Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=Tm93IGlzIHRoZSB0aW1lIHRvIHJlLWV2YWx1YXRlIHRoZSBiZW5lZml0cyBvZiBzZWN1cmVseSBkZWxpdmVyZWQgZS1tYWlsLiBJdCBpcyB1bmZvcnR1bmF0ZSB0aGF0IFt0aGUgYW50aHJheCB0aHJlYXRdIG5lZWRzIHRvIGJlIGEgcmVhc29uIGZvciBwZW9wbGUgdG8gcmVjb25zaWRlciBvciByZS1ldmFsdWF0ZSBlLW1haWw7IGl0IGlzIGEgZ29vZCBbaWRlYV0gb24gaXRzIG93biB3aXRob3V0IHRoZXNlIHVuZm9ydHVuYXRlIGNpcmN1bXN0YW5jZXMuIA==&author=ICBEYW5hIEdhcmRuZXIgICAg&num=12 "Now is the time to re-evaluate the benefits of securely delivered e-mail. It is unfortunate that [the anthrax threat] needs to be a reason for people to reconsider or re-evaluate e-mail; it is a good [idea] on its own without these unfortunate circumstances. - Dana Gardner Quotes")
![There hasn't been a [Windows] directory before, there's just been trees and network diagrams and information about who is on your network. This conversion will require people to really do some work. - Dana Gardner Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=VGhlcmUgaGFzbid0IGJlZW4gYSBbV2luZG93c10gZGlyZWN0b3J5IGJlZm9yZSwgdGhlcmUncyBqdXN0IGJlZW4gdHJlZXMgYW5kIG5ldHdvcmsgZGlhZ3JhbXMgYW5kIGluZm9ybWF0aW9uIGFib3V0IHdobyBpcyBvbiB5b3VyIG5ldHdvcmsuIFRoaXMgY29udmVyc2lvbiB3aWxsIHJlcXVpcmUgcGVvcGxlIHRvIHJlYWxseSBkbyBzb21lIHdvcmsuIA==&author=ICBEYW5hIEdhcmRuZXIgICAg&num=4 "There hasn't been a [Windows] directory before, there's just been trees and network diagrams and information about who is on your network. This conversion will require people to really do some work. - Dana Gardner Quotes")
![The benefit goes beyond cost savings and convenience. The fact that [e-mail] is a two-way link and provides a directory entry that includes e-mail will benefit organizations in many ways down the line, particularly as Web services and context and collaboration become more prevalent. - Dana Gardner Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=VGhlIGJlbmVmaXQgZ29lcyBiZXlvbmQgY29zdCBzYXZpbmdzIGFuZCBjb252ZW5pZW5jZS4gVGhlIGZhY3QgdGhhdCBbZS1tYWlsXSBpcyBhIHR3by13YXkgbGluayBhbmQgcHJvdmlkZXMgYSBkaXJlY3RvcnkgZW50cnkgdGhhdCBpbmNsdWRlcyBlLW1haWwgd2lsbCBiZW5lZml0IG9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbnMgaW4gbWFueSB3YXlzIGRvd24gdGhlIGxpbmUsIHBhcnRpY3VsYXJseSBhcyBXZWIgc2VydmljZXMgYW5kIGNvbnRleHQgYW5kIGNvbGxhYm9yYXRpb24gYmVjb21lIG1vcmUgcHJldmFsZW50LiA=&author=ICBEYW5hIEdhcmRuZXIgICAg&num=3 "The benefit goes beyond cost savings and convenience. The fact that [e-mail] is a two-way link and provides a directory entry that includes e-mail will benefit organizations in many ways down the line, particularly as Web services and context and collaboration become more prevalent. - Dana Gardner Quotes")
