Refuse to spoof the supplier's "potential meaning"

As a technician, you have to understand the meaning behind the comments from suppliers and try to get rid of those slogans, especially those words about some cutting-edge technologies.

I will list the comments from vendors that I have made recently.

1. Unless your information is too closed, you will be able to hear that Oracle recently called its cloud computing platform a "subscription-based (SaaS) configuration model, which is easy to accept and predictable .".

However, according to the SearchCloudComputing survey, the price of Oracle's cloud computing is likely higher than that of the general pay-as-you-go cloud plan, and so far, information about this technology is not easy to implement in terms of features and availability.

2. Given that IT staff are extremely concerned about Citrix's decision to remove all versions earlier than XenApp 6.5 on January 1, July 2013, Citrix uses Extended Support Program as a technical Support product, extended the life cycle of XenApp.

Although XenApp support is indeed extended, the price is relatively high. A large European company has 2500 xenapps, and needs to point to $0.121 million every six months.

3. Microsoft introduced a new Windows 8 Metro-style touch interface, allowing the terminal to choose the preferred input method. Microsoft said: "This is why we call Windows 8 a user experience without compromising products ."

However, Metro requires users to compromise with their familiar Windows interfaces and habits, which means it may affect productivity and Desktop Security.

4. VM claims that its rival Hyper-V server virtualization product is no cheaper than vSphere, while Microsoft says VMware is more expensive. Who are they right?

For Workstations Using virtualization products, this is not a black-and-white problem. A recent searchserverconfiguralization.com Study "VMware vSphere vs. Microsoft Hyper-V: Which Is Cheaper? ", It is found that many factors affect the real budget of the virtualization environment. This is a complex formula.

5. HP's SLA products provide 99.95% availability, saying that if this standard is not met, you will apply for service credit from your account.

But be cautious about the economic promise of the SLA. HP and other shipping suppliers promise 99.9% and 99.95% normal operation time each month, but compensation is made only in a few cases if the number is much lower than this standard. Some experts believe that SLA is a marketing strategy.