Server Imaging

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rs are using a generic image on the servers that may leave ports open, thus causing security issues. Also, because the work will be done internally the team will be able to track what security patches are on each server and identify the servers that need to be upgraded. Adding the security patches will be easier also, because the patches will be sent out internally rather than having to have a vendor install them.
The project feasibility analysis focused, primarily, on cost savings. The assumption was that it would ultimately be cheaper for the company to internally provide operating system installation services. The contrast in cost was measured between contract employees from Sun, Hewlett Packard, and Red Hat verses internal full time employees performing the same services. The quantifiable differences were around fifty percent the current cost of paying an outside vendor to perform these services. The resulting financial impact of implementation would, therefore, result in a significant cost savings for the company, which justifies moving ...