[Gllug] The total cost of ownership to Ealing Council

[Chris Bell]

On Tue 01 Sep, - Tethys wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Chris Bell<chrisbell at 3966.ukfsn.org> wrote:
> 
> >   My experience has been that they had banned all unauthorised access via
> > any medium, but apparently this has been re-emphasized in further staff
> > training. Even councillors were issued with laptops and very strict
> > instructions.
> 
> I'm not talking about rules and regulations, I'm talking about
> technical solutions. The last time I had to manage a Windows estate of
> any non-trivial size, I had USB mass storage disabled on them all as
> one of the first things I did. Anything else is bordering on
> professional negligence IMHO.
> 
> Tet
> 

   I have been told that the council is conducting a full review of their IT
system, including choice of OS and contractors (may be Serco at present),
with nothing ruled out. Please contact the council if you wish to offer
advice and/or services.

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Microsoft sells you Windows ... Linux gives you the whole house.

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