Originally Posted by SGWilko
On our two DL370's we do, yes. These servers run our SAN software/hardware - Datacore/MSA70. We've two 380's running ESX 5, and our production environment is virtual. All the VM's bar 1 are 2003 std or ent. There is a legacy VM running 2000 pro!
We are a property co. For years, the Chairman and CEO were fairly risk averse, so while we did not set the world alight, we ticked over. Then, when they sold out, we had a banker take up the CEO mantle. Straight in the job and this banker undertakes 2 speculative developments at once, in 2007. Makes you understand how this wunch of bankers led us down the financial oblivion road! So, just as the credit crunch sets in, this supposed ex banker who ought to know, puts up two buildings without so much as a pre-let.
Cue a lack of finance, even bigger lack of tenants, and our share price slips to 5p from a high of £4.40.
Amongst all this I have to get board approval for IT budgets - so while the bankers are pi55ing what is left of the pot up the wall entertaining agents who are incapable of finding tenanst even if they bumped into one in the street, I get put on the back burner to simmer gently.
We've had a hostile takeover attempt by a Seth Efrican shareholder, more money up the wall fighting this....
Then, we are finally sold to venture capitalists, who - as it turned out - overpaid for the company, and are reigning everything in.
Hence why we still use 2003 - both Server and Office, and XP on the desktops.
Every payday right now is a bonus, as they could pull the plug anytime if they so wished.....
Still, could be worse I suppose ;)