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Comment Re:Initial cost is a small piece of the cost (Score 3, Interesting) 345

In my experience at least you need fewer admins per server with Unix than with Windows. Largely because it is easier to script and automate stuff and to some extent because those Unix admins with 20% higher pay rates actually know more about computers and can therefore fix problems faster than the corresponding Windows admins.

So you can't say it is more expensive to admin Unix than Windows just because of higher wages.

Comment Re:The bottom line (Score 1) 480

For small businesses that don't have a full time sysadmin there's also risks running your own. It might fail and take long time to fix for example. And it might go for long times without security patches.

I suppose both those things are true for larger places as well with sysadmins overloaded with work :(

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