Comments on: A response to a response to my post about Open Source Software http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/a-response-to-a-response-to-my-post-about-open-source-software/ Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:56:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: zapzep games http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/a-response-to-a-response-to-my-post-about-open-source-software/#comment-554 zapzep games Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:40:01 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/?p=433#comment-554 just love this stuxnet!…

stuxnet is the worst news of this week …..

]]> By: BrentOzar http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/a-response-to-a-response-to-my-post-about-open-source-software/#comment-187 BrentOzar Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:17:04 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/?p=433#comment-187 And I know somebody’s going to respond saying, “Open your own training department,” but in business, that doesn’t cut it. It’s more overhead, more people to manage, more space you need, and that negates the cost savings. If it’s not your core competency, go buy it off the shelf and be done with it.

]]> By: BrentOzar http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/a-response-to-a-response-to-my-post-about-open-source-software/#comment-186 BrentOzar Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:16:03 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/?p=433#comment-186 You’re right on. I flirted with open source replacements for MS Office briefly quite a while back, and business management killed it with a simple question: “Right now we send users to New Horizons to get more training on MS Office. Where do we send them for OpenOffice training?” Uh, right. MS Office it is.

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