Gartner Group has clarified its advice for when users should consider moving to Microsoft Vista, saying that organisations still running Windows 2000 should consider upgrading as soon as Vista ships.
Companies shouldn't rush to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista, according to analysts at Gartner, who believe most could safely hold back until 2008.
Companies planning on waiting for Vista's successor may face software support issues and a rushed migration, analyst firm Gartner has warned.
Windows Vista may not be a mystery anymore, but most IT departments are finding plenty of application testing is required before they'll be able to deploy the software, according to research giant Gartner.
The wait for Microsoft's delayed Windows Vista could be even longer than expected, according to a research report issued this week.
Software giant claims businesses will rush to upgrade to Vista, but analysts paint a different picture.
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When Microsoft releases its SQL Server 2005 database on Nov. 7, it will have been five years since the last version debuted. If Windows Vista arrives as scheduled next fall, it too will follow its predecessor by five years.
Organisations considering a change of productivity suites may do well to follow the example of Queensland University of Technology, which has taken a cautious approach to Microsoft Office 2007 and instead focused on sprucing up its back-end messaging environment.
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