Top Reasons Open Enterprise Server

Why Open Enterprise Server Excels at Mixed IT

If you’re thinking of migrating to exclusively Windows, there’s something you should know. As attractive as it sounds to be an “all Microsoft” IT shop, getting there is a grueling process that saps money and productivity in ways you won’t even know about until it’s all said and done. You could be getting more value and spending far less utilizing a mixed IT approach.

Nobody got fired for migrating to an all Windows IT environment, right? Wrong! Behind that Look what you get with crowded Windows landscape, you’ll find numbers that have scuttled more than a few careers. Open Enterprise Server: Microsoft may be ubiquitous, but ubiquity is not excellence or cost efficiency. And settling for “good enough” for uniformity’s sake doesn’t make good budget sense. So before you adopt an all-Windows approach, take a hard look at the real numbers you’ll be paying. Then explore what Files that follow users anywhere you will gain—what only Micro Focus® Open Enterprise Server can give you—against the cost Printing from anywhere without and downtime that come with a uniform Windows environment. wrestling with drivers Free for virtualization Here are ten solid reasons for building a mixed IT environment with Open Enterprise Server: Support for mixed IT, including No exploding licenses. Beware of the hidden costs in the guise of standardization. Windows, Mac, , iOS and If you move to all Microsoft servers, you’re not just buying licenses for processors Android 1. anymore, but a baffling array of cores—even if you don’t have that many cores in your Less complicated licensing server! This doesn’t even take into account the client access licenses (CALs) you’ll And maybe a half a million dollars need. Buy huge numbers of Windows licenses based on cores, and CALs for your in savings (at least) servers. Buy even more CALs for your users or your devices. Suddenly, the number of licenses you have to manage and account for are ballooning like crazy. Who wants to deal with that? With Open Enterprise Server, you don’t have to deal with bizarre calcula- tions and rules regarding how many licenses you need. It’s simple and straightforward.

The math adds up. The cost of buying Windows alone for 1,000 users may cost you nearly $100,000 USD (or more) in core licenses and CALs—just to deliver file and print 2. services that could be delivered for less. Any other Microsoft solutions that require a server (like messaging, databases, or web applications) will also cost you at least an- other $100,000 for each solution. There may be certain servers that must run Windows in your environment—but Open Enterprise Server can deliver enterprise-grade file and print services (and yes—even virtualization) for a fraction of the cost. Why pay more and manage huge numbers of licenses when you can offer comparable services for less?

Less hidden costs. Depending on what kind of services you want to deliver, it may take up to 8 times the number of servers to run an all-Windows environment as it does 3. to run an all Open Enterprise Server environment. Of course—mixed IT is the name of the game, and Open Enterprise Server plays well in mixed IT environments. Plus—you may have to switch other applications as a result of a Window-only approach. Is con- formity worth the hidden costs? You save yourself money with Open Enterprise Server because it works seamlessly with Windows, Mac, or Linux servers. Affordable virtualization. The days of easy virtual machine licensing are gone for Windows. Now, if you need additional licenses beyond the two provided in each 4. Standard edition license, you must re-license your entire Windows server. That can get very complicated and may quickly force you up to the more expensive Data Center edition of Windows Server 2016. But what if you could do most of your virtualization for free? Open Enterprise Server comes with virtualization included, so you can easily expand your virtual environment without necessarily increasing the amount of server licenses you need to manage and pay for. Open Enterprise Server also supports KVM, as well as works with VMware and Hyper-V. Exploring alternative virtualization strategies and how they can work well in your mixed IT environment makes sense with Open Enterprise Server.

More BYOD. Your employees and partners want to use their own devices … which may not work quite as well in strictly a “Windows only” IT environment. By including 5. Open Enterprise Server, you can support most devices when delivering file and print www.microfocus.com services to your business. iOS, Android, or Windows mobile devices? No problem with Open Enterprise Server. Of all the smart phones and tablets your people are BYODing, how many can you support with an all Windows approach?

Less downtime. No one likes downtime. It eats up your IT staff’s time and impacts end-user productivity. In today’s world—end users need reliable file and print services Micro Focus and increased downtime can really eat into your business’s bottom line. However, UK Headquarters 6. United Kingdom Windows experiences 128% more downtime than Open Enterprise Server. If you need +44 (0) 1635 565200 to deliver more reliable file and print services on a platform that’s simpler to license and works well in mixed IT environments—then Open Enterprise Server is for you! U.S. Headquarters Rockville, Maryland Better flexibility. When it comes to flexibility, no one’s better than Open Enterprise 301 838 5000 Server. Not only does it work well with Windows Server and Active Directory—but it also 877 772 4450 works with MacOS, and Linux. Why paint yourself into a corner by going with an all- 7. Additional contact information and office locations: one-flavor approach to IT that may or may not allow you to change your strategy? Open www.microfocus.com Enterprise Server delivers flexible file and print services no matter the mix of server operating systems in your environment, giving you the ultimately adaptable data center.

Client or Client-less? Depending on your strategy, you may want a desktop client for end users to access their files, or you may want them to connect natively. Open 8. Enterprise Server can do both for Windows, Linux or MacOS, so it’s perfect for any mixed IT environment, server or desktop. Can your all Windows environment easily do the same?

Easier Enterprise Printing. No one likes printing problems, or calling the help desk to resolve them. With Open Enterprise Server, you get iPrint—a cross-platform printing 9. solution that allows users to print to any corporate printer anywhere in the world, with walk-up release of the job for greater security. No matter if you’re running Windows, Mac, or Linux—Open Enterprise Server makes enterprise printing simple, hassle-free, and affordable for you and your end-users.

Enterprise File Sharing. Your users want to share their files—and have those follow them everywhere. However, many cloud solutions either lack proper security 10. or IT has not way to shut off access to them when users find their own solutions. But secure, enterprise file sharing across multiple platforms is easy with Open Enterprise Server. With the entitlement to Filr included in Open Enterprise Server, you get secure ways to share files with cloud-like ease—while still keeping files on-premises and firmly within IT’s control. It doesn’t matter if you want to access with Windows, Linux, or Mac—or through mobile devices!

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