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How common is NT4 ?
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| Just wondering how often you guys are seeing NT4 networks? I do alot of
outsourcing for small companies , and I have yet to see any of my customers
running NT , although almost every job posting I come across requires some
NT4 experience? I well on my way to obtaining my MCSE,MCSA (win2k)but
concerned that I'm leaving NT4 out , should I be concerned?
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| Barry Anderson 2003-01-09, 2:24 pm |
| All of our servers (6 of them) are NT4. For the last 2 years, we have slowly
been migrating our workstations to W2K Pro. Eventually, we will convert our
enterprise over to W2K, but we are in no particular hurry to do so.. as the
old saying goes 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' .....
"jack" <jhopper@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Just wondering how often you guys are seeing NT4 networks? I do alot of
> outsourcing for small companies , and I have yet to see any of my
customers
> running NT , although almost every job posting I come across requires
some
> NT4 experience? I well on my way to obtaining my MCSE,MCSA (win2k)but
> concerned that I'm leaving NT4 out , should I be concerned?
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| The company I work for is still largely NT4 based. We have dozens of
servers and hundreds of Workstations. Windows 2000 is starting to be used,
but mainly on new Laptops.
There are a number of reasons why we still use NT4, here are a few:
1) We have a lot of PCs that run NT4 and Office 97 fine, but are not capable
of running Windows 2000.
2) COST!! Along with having to upgrade/replace inadequate hardware there is
also the cost of upgrading the software from NT4 to W2K.
3) As for the servers they are happily running NT4, the cost of hardware
upgrades, disruption in upgrading, and cost of the software, it is currently
not a convenient time to do it. I believe also that we would have to
upgrade NT4 client access licences to WK2 client access licences (please
correct me someone if I am wrong here), which when you have hundreds of
clients all adds up.
Of course the day will come when we will need to move forward. By the way I
am also doing my MCSE, which you can only do currently in W2K.
All I would do if you have time is get a copy of NT4 and have a play, see
how its different. Your knowldge of W2K and your MCSE/A will help.
Chris
"jack" <jhopper@charter.net> wrote in message
news:v1r82qlvvagh28@corp.supernews.com...
> Just wondering how often you guys are seeing NT4 networks? I do alot of
> outsourcing for small companies , and I have yet to see any of my
customers
> running NT , although almost every job posting I come across requires
some
> NT4 experience? I well on my way to obtaining my MCSE,MCSA (win2k)but
> concerned that I'm leaving NT4 out , should I be concerned?
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| Peter Walker 2003-01-10, 4:24 am |
| I went for an interview today. This is a *very* large international company.
They are still using NT4 and find no need to incorporate active directories.
NT4 is alive and kicking! Glad i got my MCSE+I(NT4) back then.
Best of luck!
"jack" <jhopper@charter.net> wrote in message
news:v1r82qlvvagh28@corp.supernews.com...
> Just wondering how often you guys are seeing NT4 networks? I do alot of
> outsourcing for small companies , and I have yet to see any of my
customers
> running NT , although almost every job posting I come across requires
some
> NT4 experience? I well on my way to obtaining my MCSE,MCSA (win2k)but
> concerned that I'm leaving NT4 out , should I be concerned?
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| Sally Manda 2003-01-10, 8:24 am |
| I see mainly NT4 with a few 2000 and 95/98 thrown in but NT4 is the most
popular in the schools I support.
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//sally manda
"jack" <jhopper@charter.net> wrote in message
news:v1r82qlvvagh28@corp.supernews.com...
> Just wondering how often you guys are seeing NT4 networks? I do alot of
> outsourcing for small companies , and I have yet to see any of my
customers
> running NT , although almost every job posting I come across requires
some
> NT4 experience? I well on my way to obtaining my MCSE,MCSA (win2k)but
> concerned that I'm leaving NT4 out , should I be concerned?
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| J. A. Logan 2003-01-14, 12:24 pm |
| Just about all small to medium companies that created NT4 nets, plan on
keeping them from what I see and hear. It took most of them 6 years of
tweaking to get them to run right, and they don't have the disposable
funds to constantly give MS more money. Newer start ups, and companies
just getting into networking are going with 2000, and surprise surprise
Linux.
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>Just wondering how often you guys are seeing NT4 networks? I do alot of
>outsourcing for small companies , and I have yet to see any of my customers
>running NT , although almost every job posting I come across requires some
>NT4 experience? I well on my way to obtaining my MCSE,MCSA (win2k)but
>concerned that I'm leaving NT4 out , should I be concerned?
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