Random rambling about technology, BlackBerry, Lotus Domino, accents and the pursuit of happiness.http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/en-usTue, 6 Jan 2009 09:38:38 AM -0400 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:38:38 AM -0400 Darren Duke For those not reading Planet Lotus, Domino and Notes 8.5 is available and there are a few download issues http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/for-those-not-reading-plant-lotus-domino-and-notes-8.5-is-available.htm?opendocument&comments#01062009093838AMHOSK77.htm Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:19:04 AM -0400 Andy Dennis For those not reading Planet Lotus, Domino and Notes 8.5 is available and there are a few download issues http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/for-those-not-reading-plant-lotus-domino-and-notes-8.5-is-available.htm?opendocument&comments#06012009081904HOSHMG.htm Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:58:02 AM -0400 David Leedy For those not reading Planet Lotus, Domino and Notes 8.5 is available and there are a few download issues http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/for-those-not-reading-plant-lotus-domino-and-notes-8.5-is-available.htm?opendocument&comments#01062009075802AMHOSH8B.htm Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:59:59 AM -0400 Darren Duke For those not reading Planet Lotus, Domino and Notes 8.5 is available and there are a few download issues http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/for-those-not-reading-plant-lotus-domino-and-notes-8.5-is-available.htm?opendocument&comments#01062009065959AMHOSG42.htm Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:48:56 AM -0400 Ulrich Krause For those not reading Planet Lotus, Domino and Notes 8.5 is available and there are a few download issues
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As you stated, before you know it you are hip deep in Microsoft licensing and they invariably make it worth you wild to move to Exchange (indeed occasionally they will even pay services companies to do the job, so it is gratis to the client). Again an irony as we are seeing a lot of MS clients forgo Software Assurance except for server OSs and SQL servers. Office and Windows SAs are falling like flies.

SharePoint itself is nothing special. It just filled a need to share office documents. Now it is getting into the realm of bloatware. It is just J2EE by another name. It is not RAD, it is not an environment where you can solve business needs with a small application and has a somewhat "limited" security model. There is a good post here on the "differences" in the real world here.

The integration with Microsft SQL Server Reporting Services is where I see a big increase in use. Again "free" integration.]]>
As you stated, before you know it you are hip deep in Microsoft licensing and they invariably make it worth you wild to move to Exchange (indeed occasionally they will even pay services companies to do the job, so it is gratis to the client). Again an irony as we are seeing a lot of MS clients forgo Software Assurance except for server OSs and SQL servers. Office and Windows SAs are falling like flies.

SharePoint itself is nothing special. It just filled a need to share office documents. Now it is getting into the realm of bloatware. It is just J2EE by another name. It is not RAD, it is not an environment where you can solve business needs with a small application and has a somewhat "limited" security model. There is a good post here on the "differences" in the real world here.

The integration with Microsft SQL Server Reporting Services is where I see a big increase in use. Again "free" integration.]]> http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/it-can-cost-up-to-1000-per-user-to-move-from-notes-to-exchange-microsoft-corp.htm?opendocument&comments#01052009075843AMDDUH8S.htm Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:53:05 AM -0400 Idan Zuckerman It can cost up to $1,000 per user to move from Notes to Exchange
Found Darren's blog during a google search and I find this thread quite interesting.

At Mainsoft we are seeing Lotus Notes shops migrating to Exchange as the final stage of a process that begins with adopting WSS 2/3 as a 'free' collaboration platform. Once this is done, sometimes without central IT being aware of it, SharePoint slowly becomes a silo of strategic information that, a year or two later, demand the attention of central IT and the CIO.

By then SharePoint is an important IT asset and the decision to migrate becomes easier.

I am curious to learn what is your opinion about this, based on your own experience.

Jim - you mentioned being faced with a migration scenario. Is it related to SharePoint adoption?

Thank you.]]>
Found Darren's blog during a google search and I find this thread quite interesting.

At Mainsoft we are seeing Lotus Notes shops migrating to Exchange as the final stage of a process that begins with adopting WSS 2/3 as a 'free' collaboration platform. Once this is done, sometimes without central IT being aware of it, SharePoint slowly becomes a silo of strategic information that, a year or two later, demand the attention of central IT and the CIO.

By then SharePoint is an important IT asset and the decision to migrate becomes easier.

I am curious to learn what is your opinion about this, based on your own experience.

Jim - you mentioned being faced with a migration scenario. Is it related to SharePoint adoption?

Thank you.]]> http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/it-can-cost-up-to-1000-per-user-to-move-from-notes-to-exchange-microsoft-corp.htm?opendocument&comments#01052009075305AMHOSH58.htm Mon, 5 Jan 2009 03:14:16 AM -0400 Sean Cull Lotus Notes client on CentOS 5.2 crashes and a possible fix
thanks for this, I am hoping to install the new Notes8.5 on CentOS so this could be really useful

Sean]]>
thanks for this, I am hoping to install the new Notes8.5 on CentOS so this could be really useful

Sean]]> http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/lotus-notes-client-on-centos-5.2-crashes-and-a-possible-fix.htm?opendocument&comments#01052009031416AMHOSBNY.htm Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:47:40 AM -0400 Darren Duke More 8.5 goodness....this time client side post number 9. } post number 9.

I may try to fire up a VM with 8.5 B2 today to check.]]> post number 9. } post number 9.

I may try to fire up a VM with 8.5 B2 today to check.]]> http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/more-8.5-goodness....this-time-client-side.htm?opendocument&comments#01032009064740AMHOSFUD.htm Sat, 3 Jan 2009 02:57:23 AM -0400 Michael More 8.5 goodness....this time client side
I don't see in in the reviewer's guide or anywhere.

Thanks]]>
I don't see in in the reviewer's guide or anywhere.

Thanks]]> http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/more-8.5-goodness....this-time-client-side.htm?opendocument&comments#03012009025723HOSBCE.htm Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:02:50 PM -0400 Mary Beth Raven More 8.5 goodness....this time client side
I cannot guerantee anything, but we do have an official, approved requirements for "draggaing a mail message tothe desktop to save as a file" for Notes Next. i cannot primise it will actually make it in, but we ARE listening.]]>
I cannot guerantee anything, but we do have an official, approved requirements for "draggaing a mail message tothe desktop to save as a file" for Notes Next. i cannot primise it will actually make it in, but we ARE listening.]]> http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/more-8.5-goodness....this-time-client-side.htm?opendocument&comments#01022009100250PMHOS5LB.htm Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:28:59 AM -0400 Darren Duke BackupExec for Linux Servers on CentOS http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/backupexec-for-linux-servers-on-centos.htm?opendocument&comments#12302008022859AMDDUAST.htm Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:20:18 AM -0400 Mpoed BackupExec for Linux Servers on CentOS http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/backupexec-for-linux-servers-on-centos.htm?opendocument&comments#12292008122018AMHOS8A9.htm Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:18:37 PM -0400 view ost file Mail file size Domino vs Exchange....and the winner is.....
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"]]> http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/mail-file-size-domino-vs-exchange.htm?opendocument&comments#12252008111837PMHOS73P.htm Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:18:42 AM -0400 Darren Duke Looking for Notes Admin CBTs http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/looking-for-notes-admin-cbts.htm?opendocument&comments#12162008071842AMDDUGFZ.htm Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:49:15 PM -0400 Bri Allison Good news and bad news for conference presenting (and blowing my own trumpet) http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/good-news-and-bad-news-for-conference-presenting.htm?opendocument&comments#15122008164915HOSTLC.htm Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:41:46 AM -0400 Tim Lorge Looking for Notes Admin CBTs http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/looking-for-notes-admin-cbts.htm?opendocument&comments#12112008094146AMHOSK96.htm Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:31:22 AM -0400 Keith Brooks Looking for Notes Admin CBTs
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Howard at TLCC does a nice job and is down the road from me.]]>
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Howard at TLCC does a nice job and is down the road from me.]]> http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/looking-for-notes-admin-cbts.htm?opendocument&comments#12112008093122AMHOSK2N.htm Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:05:05 AM -0400 Stuart McIntyre Looking for Notes Admin CBTs
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I've been really impressed with them so far - high quality and at a good price...]]>
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I've been really impressed with them so far - high quality and at a good price...]]> http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/looking-for-notes-admin-cbts.htm?opendocument&comments#12112008090505AMHOSJJ8.htm Fri, 5 Dec 2008 01:15:59 PM -0400 Rob Axelrod Phaffing around with 8.0.2 and -c issue....a workaround
1. Not publishing hot fixes to fix central the day they are made public. CCH1 for 8.0.2 was out for weeks before it showed up on the web. Granted, I opened a ticket through ESR and they sent it to me right away but the only reason I knew it existed was because someone mentioned it on their blog.

2. Not publishing SPR's. For the second time in less than a month I spend hours troubleshooting a problem only to open a ticket and be told that "oh yeah, there is an SPR on that" if it had been in the public KBase I would have solved the problem in minutes and saved them a call and saved my client $$$$. I can't imagine why Lotus wants people calling support, calls have to be fantastically costly

OK I ranted a bit.]]>
1. Not publishing hot fixes to fix central the day they are made public. CCH1 for 8.0.2 was out for weeks before it showed up on the web. Granted, I opened a ticket through ESR and they sent it to me right away but the only reason I knew it existed was because someone mentioned it on their blog.

2. Not publishing SPR's. For the second time in less than a month I spend hours troubleshooting a problem only to open a ticket and be told that "oh yeah, there is an SPR on that" if it had been in the public KBase I would have solved the problem in minutes and saved them a call and saved my client $$$$. I can't imagine why Lotus wants people calling support, calls have to be fantastically costly

OK I ranted a bit.]]> http://blog.darrenduke.net/Darren/DDBZ.nsf/dx/kerfuffle-around-8.0.2-and-c-issue....a-workaround.htm?opendocument&comments#12052008011559PMHOSPF2.htm