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by rmg

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I am in charge of outfitting my company with new technologies and software for our new corporate website. I am having a dificult time choosing between the type of servers, scripting languages, databases, and software programs to use. Can anyone help with some success or failure stories they have experienced with different technologies and software?(i.e. ASP versus JSP, Oracle versus Sybase, Lotus Notes? Domino? IBM?) Why did you ultimatley choose what you did in the end? What were your constraints? Any help os greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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by dbarker

Ryan, every system is unique and you have asked the $64,000 question that has no single "right" but many "wrong" answers.

I set my systems up by working backwards. Not what to install and use, but what information am I trying to provide and is going to be taken out of the system, and who is going to support it.

I set up systems all over the NorthWest and the primary consideration is of facilities location for the hardware and to a lesser extent who is available to support it manpower wise.

Software is always a problem as there are many choices that have very little differentiation. It usually comes down to whom I can get to write/support the package.

The answers to the following questions should narrow down your search:

1. what is the end-user going to use the system for?
2. where is the system going to be deployed from and what hardware will the facility support?
2. what software is available to support the end-user requirements and what operating systems does it/they require?
3. what hardware is required to support the software and usage requirements (don't forget bandwidth)?
4. what technical support is available to support the hardware and software requirements.

It's never easy, and by the time you get it operational there will be a newer and better version available. good luck!

don

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