IT Employment

Ask something
Discussion Locked

Future of Novell

0 helpful
7 replies

by identcc

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.
I've been reading and hearing from a lot of people lately that Novell, while not gone yet, is on its last leg. Personally, my experience is that a large majority of companies of all sizes are using NT/2000 for their networking needs, while the remainder of the market is split between Novell and UNIX/Linux. What is everyone else out there seeing and hearing?

7 replies

by tbragsda

People have said that about Novell for years. NW and NDS are better products than most people know. GroupWise ZEN, this is a great co, and is not going anywhere.

Look in any enterprise and you will find Novell products.

by dbgirl

In my area, the majority of companies & Government agencies are using Novell. Most network administrators in the area are very vocal about the superior quality of Novell over Microsoft.

by identcc

I don't want to give the impression that any NOS is better or worse than anyone else. Microsoft advocates say NT/2K is the best, as do the Novell and UNIX folks. It's true that each "flavor" has its voices, but I just wonder if the writing is on the wall for Novell.

by jmoore

Over the past couple of years it's been my experience that Novell is on it's way out. I like Novell but it's a fact. Every company I've been involved with has migrated, or in the process of migrating to a much slower more complicated system(Microsoft). The only reason I can see for it is clever marketing by MS!

by tbragsda

Again, it was said years ago, and they just keep getting better.

Novell and NetWare will be alive long after im out of this business.

This discussion is closed to new replies.