Aberdeen Group Publishes Comprehensive Planning Guide for Implementing NT 5.0.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1998-- NT 5.0 will test IS mettle met·tle n. 1. Courage and fortitude; spirit: troops who showed their mettle in combat. 2. Inherent quality of character and temperament. -- Implementation complex and must be done right to benefit A new report written by a multi-disciplinary team of Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. It has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and belongs to the Harte-Hanks group. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen's research is used by over 2. analysts predicts that while the release of NT 5.0 will have as great an impact on enterprises as any upgrade that has ever occurred, most of the benefits will not be evident for at least two to three years. Drawing on Aberdeen research from a matrix of IT segments, Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT 5.0: A Planning Guide states that while effective implementation of NT 5.0 should achieve major gains, especially in cost-effectively extending NT across the enterprise, benefits will be slow to arrive and unevenly distributed. The report also states that careful planning is mandatory. Microsoft Windows NT 5.0: A Planning Guide is a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, third-party analysis of NT 5.0. The report is designed to educate IS buyers and suppliers and to help them create NT 5.0 implementation strategies with respect to scalability, robustness, development, administration, directory services, security, the Internet and multimedia, the desktop, and storage management. Aberdeen Chief Research Officer Peter Kastner states, "an effective NT 5.0 implementer must consider all of these areas. For example, an Active Directory implementation will be complex, and users must plan carefully in order to get most of NT 5.0's key benefits." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. lead report author Wayne Kernochan, Aberdeen Senior Vice President, "the unsophisticated enterprise that attempts to jam NT 5.0 down the throats of an already-stressed IS department will gain nothing but trouble." His advice for successful NT 5.0 implementation is to "plan early and plan often." The challenges of implementing NT 5.0 can be reduced by partnering with an experienced service provider. Aberdeen Group Vice President and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. expert Joe Clabby says, "enterprises will need considerable outside expertise to implement and benefit from NT 5.0 from companies such as Amdahl, Compaq, Hewlett Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers , Siemens Nixdorf See Fujitsu Siemens. and Unisys." The report also addresses the key criteria for finding the right NT-installation service provider. The report was compiled with input and research from more than 12 Aberdeen analysts covering IT areas including: -- Network Operating Systems -- Information Security -- Storage and Storage Management -- Thin Client/Desktop -- Internet Infrastructure -- Internet Application Development -- Workstations -- Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. -- NT Servers Systems and Network Management -- Professional Services About Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group, founded in 1988, is a Boston-based information technology research and consulting organization that closely monitors user needs, technological innovation, and market developments. It focuses its research efforts on the business impact of technology changes. For more information about Microsoft Windows NT 5.0: A Planning Guide or about Aberdeen's ongoing research on IT trends, please consult the Aberdeen Web site, www.aberdeen.com, or contact: George Katavolos Aberdeen Group, Inc. 617-854-5212 katavolos@aberdeen.com |
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