Every company that places a high level of importance on computer security will avoid this.
And that would be nearly every company.
Every company that places a high level of importance on computer security will avoid this.
And that would be nearly every company.
rant on
You would think so, but you'd be wrong. I've watched with great interest for years and an insane amount of resources are put into getting around the fact that microsoft software is a virus magnet at all levels. You can't even freaking send attachments in many places without jumping through extreme hoops, because the companies are still stupid enough to use an operating system that thinks making a file executable based on its name is a good idea. The company I work for provides a laptop for me. The resources consumed by this laptop running virus scanners, malware scanners, firewalls and other crap is insane. Add to that, some MSCE (Must Consult Someone Experienced) thinks it makes some kind of sense to kick off a full system-wide virus scan during the middle of the working day. And a backup of user data 8 times a day. (If I want to back something up, I'll put it on a network fileshare, thankyouverymuch) Then you've got all the required installation of patches, and related stuff, with far too many of those requiring a reboot. (It's freaking 2013, the only thing you should be rebooting for is kernel patches, and there are even ways around that on real operating systems, unlike MS-windows.
When you add it all up, the cumulative waste of user productivity is staggering. Add to that crap like "sharepoint" - where perfectly good data goes to die, and I sometimes wonder how anything gets done.
Yet all of this is just accepted as the way things are. ... Like it is somehow normal to have to reboot a computer every few days. WTF?
No, companies will drink the cool-aid, and jump right on board. I've seen decisions from multiple large corporations that are the primary reason I have no hair. "No, we can't use product X because it doesn't come with a multimillion dollar licensing fee to microsoft. It couldn't possibly be better, more robust, and more sustainable, if it's free."
rant off