Re: [OT] No more XServe
Re: [OT] No more XServe
- Subject: Re: [OT] No more XServe
- From: Pascal Robert <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 16:09:11 -0400
Le 2010-11-05 à 15:51, Tim Worman <email@hidden> a écrit :
> I have two diverging viewpoints. Being in higher education, we've got a lot of Apple gear. We have a server room with a rack full of XServes. I've seen real technology needs languish in OS X Server - to the point where we've already considered other options.
>
> On the other hand, Apple has made it pretty clear in their docs that they like the success they've realized with Mac Minis running OS X Server. That combo is selling.
And indeed, it sells well. I went to buy a Mac Mini Server a month ago
at a local reseller and they said they sell at least 10 of them, and
that's just a small reseller in south shore Montreal. I'm pretty sure
Apple sells at least 1000 Mac Mini Server per month.
> So, they're unlikely to shut down shop on that. Mix that with, "we've only got two engineers working on Server." I don't know if Server (or any Mac OS at this point) is in it for the LONG haul. Things are changing. However, Server is selling a product Apple is happy with.
>
> Tim Worman
> UCLA GSE&IS
>
> On Nov 5, 2010, at 12:40 PM, Johnny Miller wrote:
>
>> What do you guys think (if anything) will happen to OSX Server?
>>
>> It seems to me that if there is no X-Serve there is much less purpose for OS X Server edition.
>>
>>
>> On Nov 5, 2010, at 12:34 AM, Kieran Kelleher wrote:
>>
>>> Inevitable due to
>>> 1) the ubiquity of inexpensive Linux solutions (hardware and/or VPS in the cloud)
>>> 2) the fact that all the Mac heads learned unix in the last 8 years
>>> 3) small cash-strapped workgroups are using Mac Minis
>>>
>>> That's my 2 cents ....... let the opinion commentary begin! :-)
>>>
>>> On Nov 5, 2010, at 6:27 AM, Pascal Robert wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.apple.com/xserve/resources.html
>>>>
>>>> "Xserve will no longer be available after January 31, but we’ll continue to fully support it."
>>>>
>>>> Apple will not be developing a future version of Xserve
>>>> • Orders for Xserve will be accepted through January 31, 2011
>>>> • Apple will honor all Xserve warranties and extended support programs
>>>> • Transition options to deploy Mac OS X Server include Mac Pro with Snow Leopard Server and Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server _______________________________________________
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>> Johnny Miller
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