At last, the big zamboni hits the playing field

[Strata Rose Chalup <strata@virtual.net>]

Microsoft is finally abandoning the zero administration lie.  A friend
forwarded me a long and highly entertaining post about Windows 2000 and
the new "datacenter" versions, high uptime, etc-- a post full of
extremely precise language along the lines of "chocolate frosted sugar
bombs belongs on the same table with any good breakfast".  The "yes!!!"
moment came here, though:

> To get the highest level of availability from any operating system,
> including Windows, requires an IT environment built around sound
> operating guidelines and staffed by well-trained employees. 

There it is, finally, in black and white.  Lest that someone think it
only applies to their data center versions, they go on to say:

>								To help
> customers build such an environment, Microsoft and third parties offer a
> collection of training and support programs suitable for the full range
> of businesses, from small one-office companies to distributed global
> enterprises. These programs cover operations training, system support,
> and for best practices guidelines for system design, installation, and
> maintenance.

Ah, to have lived this long!  I don't carry a grudge against Microsoft
itself, unlike a number of colleagues I know.  Nonetheless, it has
always intensely irritated me to see the "zero administration" lie
spread every time (for instance) the sales guys come in to try to
Exchange-ify a perfectly healthy mail environment.  It's so nice to have
something I can actually cite, from Microsoft itself, to combat The Big
Lie.

_SRC

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