"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
--Teddy Roosevelt
Longhorn migration will be more than a technology upgrade -- it will affect IT staff skills and knowledge, as well as the way employees work. President Roosevelt's words are sound advice for organizations adopting any new platform -- it's never too soon to plan to reduce the cost of continual change.
The beta release date for Longhorn Server has been extended, and the definition of the contents has changed. That gives IT pros an opportunity to focus on near-term changes and plan a more successful (or maybe less painful) infrastructure upgrade path. Consider Microsoft Corp.'s product cycle and what smaller bites the IT team can chew, such as Longhorn Client beta and Release 2.
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